You are aboard a right-handed single-screw vessel
with headway on. The engine is put full astern and the rudder hard left. What will the bow do?

Question

You are aboard a right-handed single-screw vessel
with headway on.  The engine is put full astern and the rudder hard left.  What will the bow do?

Accepted Answer

It will swing to the left, straighten out and then swing to the right as the vessel
loses way.

Deck 2014: Deck General