Not OSVs, but on other vessels I have sailed with captains who were not “naturals” on the sticks, and in at least one case did seem to want to flee the wheelhouse to avoid having to take responsibility for a situation.
While I know it’s the captain’s job to train those coming up, my mates often had to be pretty forceful to wedge themselves between the sticks and me. That’s one of the few fun parts of the job, if you ask me.
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