Yaw mitigation technique involves which approach?

Yaw mitigation technique involves which approach?

• A. Increase speed
• B. Turn broadside to the seas
• C. Reduce ballast
• D. Small course changes until the bow stops oscillating back and forth

Answer: (D)

Yaw is the rotation of the vessel about its vertical axis, and yaw oscillations occur when waves push the bow from side to side. To dampen this motion, make small, progressive course changes. This gentle steering disrupts the wave interaction and gradually reduces the bow’s back-and-forth swing until it settles, limiting energy being fed into the yaw and stabilizing the heading. Increasing speed or turning broadside to the seas would typically amplify the yaw, while reducing ballast affects trim, not yaw directly. So, small course changes until the bow stops oscillating is the effective approach.

Yaw is the rotation of the vessel about its vertical axis, and yaw oscillations occur when waves push the bow from side to side. To dampen this motion, make small, progressive course changes. This gentle steering disrupts the wave interaction and gradually reduces the bow’s back-and-forth swing until it settles, limiting energy being fed into the yaw and stabilizing the heading. Increasing speed or turning broadside to the seas would typically amplify the yaw, while reducing ballast affects trim, not yaw directly. So, small course changes until the bow stops oscillating is the effective approach.