Which description corresponds to the Shift hand signal?

Which description corresponds to the Shift hand signal?

• A. Raise the hand that is on the side toward the new direction across the body, palm to the front; then swing the arm in a horizontal arc, extending arm and hand to point in the new direction
• B. Extend the arm in front of the body, hip high, palm down, and move it through a wide horizontal arc
• C. Face the unit being signaled, and extend one arm 45 degrees above the other arm
• D. Execute the signal, are you ready

Answer: (B)

The Shift signal is shown by extending the arm in front of the body at hip height with the palm facing down, then moving the arm through a wide horizontal arc to indicate changing direction. This motion is clear, stable, and visible from a distance, making the new heading unmistakable without verbal cues. Other descriptions describe different signals: raising a hand toward a new direction across the body and swinging the arm in a horizontal arc implies a different cue related to direction change, while facing the unit with one arm at a 45-degree angle above the other doesn’t match the standard single-arm shift gesture, and a prompt like “are you ready” is a verbal readiness cue rather than the shift signal itself.

The Shift signal is shown by extending the arm in front of the body at hip height with the palm facing down, then moving the arm through a wide horizontal arc to indicate changing direction. This motion is clear, stable, and visible from a distance, making the new heading unmistakable without verbal cues.

Other descriptions describe different signals: raising a hand toward a new direction across the body and swinging the arm in a horizontal arc implies a different cue related to direction change, while facing the unit with one arm at a 45-degree angle above the other doesn’t match the standard single-arm shift gesture, and a prompt like “are you ready” is a verbal readiness cue rather than the shift signal itself.