Now, let’s have that worthwhile professional discussion. When it is better to use joystick instead of paddles on a Z-drive boat? When is it better to use joystick on a rudder boat? Is there anything wrong with using hold heading when backing? What’s the better overall vessel for handling in Fourchon…Z-drives or CPP & rudders? When is is appropriate to use full DP (surge, sway & yaw all in) when in Fourchon?
I personally like joystick on a rudderboat because one hand controls all the axis of movement but that doesn’t work with a z-drive boat since it takes too much time for the drives to rotate. Leave one Z-drive in strictly manual control and all everything else in joystick?