Maritime Warfare Officer (MWO) Exam 2 Practice

Focusing on stopping propulsion and movement hinges on how engine control affects thrust. The command to stop all propulsion shuts down the main engines and disengages the propellers, producing zero thrust in any direction. With no thrust, the ship will come to a stop relative to the water, though inertia and external forces like currents or wind can keep it moving briefly before it settles.

Disengaging drive (neutral) removes thrust as well, but the vessel can continue to drift due to momentum because nothing actively resists the movement. Steady means maintain the current speed and course, not stop. Full ahead is the opposite, increasing forward thrust to move forward.

So the all-stop command is the correct way to cease propulsion and movement.