Children Of The Magenta Line - was mentioned on another thread by @Binbag_the_Saylore [Children Of The Magenta Line] I watched this video before here, I think @dbeierl might have posted it. The video is about levels of control of an aircraft so it’s aviation but is relevant to maritim…

[image] yacht_sailor: Figuring all the turning error formulas in your head flying with the vacuum system inop is such a pain in stressful circumstances My ATP examiner was obsessed with this aspect of the test and kept it going for much longer than necessary. He finally gave up in frustration…

[image] Lee_Shore: It wouldn’t hurt sailors operating with bare bones nav equipment to understand magnetic compass precession, turning, dip, and acceleration/deceleration errors and how to compensate. Sir !!! Are You sure ??? as for a brief moment I though I missed sth about magnetic compa…

Here’s ChatGPT as Andy Clark again: #> ## Why Mariners Might Doubt This Many professional mariners are deeply skeptical of the idea that visual navigation and collision avoidance skills—especially the kind used in high-traffic areas—can be meaningfully learned in just five days. They often believ…

As a very young naval officer standing at the con with the gyro repeater and a hand held range finder doing officer of the watch manoeuvres with ships 500 metres apart bridge to bridge at 24 knots I believe I absorbed the necessary skills.

This lack of key skills didn’t start with ECDIS. I know people here don’t like to hear it but before ECDIS there were a few captains that apparently never had an opportunity to improve their ability to navigate in restricted waters.

[image] Hogsnort: 500 metres apart “Yards” surely? Yes. Those were the days. When you have a sports car, you should drive it like a sports car.

I stand corrected. Those 42 feet made all the difference. The Loch class frigates were a bit more lethargic but at least you had the wind in your hair.

was the norm when I was a junior mate.

I will take steaming at close quarters in formation with a pile of ships that i have a general sense of their ability and in very good communication with; over a heavy traffic situation with limited sea room with a bunch of ships I know nothing about, and who we are not in communication with.

I agree and it is probably why Houston pilots are so relaxed. When I retired it was a jungle out there particularly off Chinese ports such as Shanghai.

Aviation Video - Children Of The Magenta Line - #86 by Kennebec_Captain - Marine Safety

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