Now, if only I could find an episode where Worf gives another ship more than 1 second to respond to a hail ..
I want to find an episode when the Captain accepts one of Worf's suggestions.
There were a handful of exceptions, like the Mutara Nebula fight
That's because Nick Meyer admitted he was making a submarine movie when he directed Star Trek II. Subs move in three dimensions underwater. There's even a spot in the novel where Kirk is thinking about telling the helmsman "Dive! Dive!".