You are proceeding at a slow speed with your starboard side near the right bank of a channel. If your vessel suddenly sheers toward the opposite bank, the best maneuver would be __________.

Correct Answer: Option B — full ahead, hard right rudder

When a vessel sheers toward a bank, the hydrodynamic pressure between the hull and the bank pushes the bow away. Applying full ahead and hard right rudder uses the propeller wash against the rudder to force the stern away from the bank, effectively correcting the sheer and regaining control.