Navy Returns to Compasses and Pencils to Help Avoid Collisions at Sea

Re:Navy Returns to Compasses and Pencils to Help Avoid Colli... by Theodores on Monday October 02, 2017 @01:07PM (#15385677)

We had a video posted from a merchant vessel not so recently. They have a 4-8 watch, a 8-12 and a 12-4 watch where juniors learn on the 4 to 8 watch, which happens twice daily. This works pretty well compared to the U.S. Navy. I don't hear a lot about merchant seamen needing more training budget or needing to use pen and paper.

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Re:Navy Returns to Compasses and Pencils to Help Avoid Colli... by rtkwe on Monday October 02, 2017 @03:42PM (#15387249)

They also have a much simpler ship to deal with.

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Re:Navy Returns to Compasses and Pencils to Help Avoid Colli... by coldcode on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @08:34AM (#15391939)

More fancy things but its still a boat in the water with a rudder and propellors that's moving.

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Re:Navy Returns to Compasses and Pencils to Help Avoid Colli... by rtkwe on Tuesday October 03, 2017 @09:16AM (#15392155)

So is a pontoon boat but that doesn't mean there's much useful comparison to extract between them.

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