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During the night watch the 3 rd Officer didn’t check the compass error and the vessel went off the course a bit. The next day the vessel sat aground on the shoal bar which was supposed to be 5 miles away on the vessel’s port side. What was the cause of the grounding?

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Choose the correct option. 
  During the night watch the 3 rd  Officer didn’t check the compass error and the vessel went off the course a bit. The next day the vessel sat aground on the shoal bar which was supposed to be 5 miles away on the vessel’s port side. What was the cause of the grounding?

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negligent attitude of watchkeeping personnel

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weather conditions, i.e. strong wind and currents in the area

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lack of OOW competence

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navigational equipment failure

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