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Re:Navy Returns to Compasses and Pencils to Help Avoid Colli... by yardie on Monday October 02, 2017 @12:07PM (#15384964)
As a transoceanic sailor I'm still shocked by how little our Navy knows about seamanship. Complete disregard for colregs, disregard for other vessels in confined spaces, and just general lack of knowledge on navigation. From talking with other sailors our Navy is like the elephant in a china shop. An angry, armed elephant deathly afraid of little mice.

USCG on the other hand are pretty great. Ocean rescue gives way to drug enforcement so I know not everyone has a good experience with them. My few interactions with the Coast guard have been courteous and uneventful.

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Re:Navy Returns to Compasses and Pencils to Help Avoid Colli... by GCU-Empiricist on Monday October 02, 2017 @01:18PM (#15385788)
The difference there is the level of detail in annual or semi-annual colregs certification exams; In the navy you have a multiple guess exam. I have been told, in the coast guard you answer the question and then write the full rule or applicable paragraph of the rule longhand.
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Re:Navy Returns to Compasses and Pencils to Help Avoid Colli... by matwood on Monday October 02, 2017 @02:57PM (#15386784)
Sounds like I had more instruction on water navigation in my HS drivers ed class than some officers in the Navy are getting. Not a good place to be when piloting large vessels in potentially tight and dangerous conditions.
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