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Forum: General Cruising Forum 11-20-2009, 02:47 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,684
Posted By Nausikaa
Uwe, On a well run merchant ship you will...

Uwe,

On a well run merchant ship you will have an officer on watch together with a seaman lookout and another seaman ready to take over from the autopilot but probably carrying out other suties...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 11-16-2009, 07:23 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,684
Posted By Nausikaa
I have to agree with you. Unfortunately you are...

I have to agree with you. Unfortunately you are absolutely right

Aye // Stephen
Forum: General Cruising Forum 11-16-2009, 04:54 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,684
Posted By Nausikaa
Which serves to underpin my point - all the...

Which serves to underpin my point - all the pieces of technical equipment found on a ship's bridge are AIDS to navigation only. They are not infallable.

Aye // Stephen
Forum: General Cruising Forum 11-09-2009, 08:28 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,684
Posted By Nausikaa
The points mentioned above are not really an...

The points mentioned above are not really an indication of the "situpidness" of AIS but rather of the operator. You hit the nail right on the head regarding lack of training and experience. Anyone...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 11-09-2009, 03:10 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,684
Posted By Nausikaa
Unfortunately, my friend, I find that all too...

Unfortunately, my friend, I find that all too easy to believe. After having spent a very large proportion of my life on the bridge of merchant ships and thereafter coast guard cutters and warships, I...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 11-09-2009, 05:06 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,684
Posted By Nausikaa
Coyote, You missed my point I think. The...

Coyote,

You missed my point I think. The examples I took were "text book" examples of collissions. One does not have to go far back at all to find instances of collissions at sea. Indeed, the...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 11-07-2009, 02:13 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,684
Posted By Nausikaa
Indeed, but this was not a case of one vessel not...

Indeed, but this was not a case of one vessel not knowing the proximity of the other but, in all probability, of two masters wanting to get close by the other vessel to give them "a wave". It is not...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 11-07-2009, 09:56 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,684
Posted By Nausikaa
Woe there! No ship collisions? Would it be...

Woe there!

No ship collisions? Would it be that you were right. Unfortunately, collisions between ships are an all to common event and the list is long..... really long.

I suppose the classic...
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