I think he is correct. High-Gs require either tensing all your lower body muscles to try and reduce bloodflow or a G-suit that does the same. No legs, no issue 
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I think typical of this owner. At least 3 detained in US in the last year. Two in the last month.
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“right is rarely wrong”
but
“sometimes a little left, saves a lot of right”
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a wise man - my father - used to tell me - " do something - even if it’s wrong"
we have all been there - standing on - and feeling uncomfortable - a round turn can change a lot of that
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I had to bang a round turn to avoid swapping paint once. Heeled her over and set off alarms all over the place but… it worked. Weak in the knees and pissed as hell afterwards!
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[USS Harry S. Truman Arrives in Greece for Repairs Following Mediterranean Collision](https://gcaptain.com/uss-harry-s-truman-arrives-in-greece-for-repairs-following-mediterranean-collision/
The previous collisions show a pattern of bad practice, poor training, and conditions that might make a ship prone to collisions, it is very unlikely to be bad luck and coincidence if the ship has a record of hitting things.
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Rule 17 (c)
A power-driven vessel which takes action in a crossing situation in
accordance with subparagraph (a)(ii) of this Rule to avoid collision with another
power-driven vessel shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, not alter course
to port for a vessel on her own port side.
Not exactly “Never” but strongly worded while leaving all options open.
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Yea. I was being a bit facetious.
I agree and that will be the captain’s problem to justify as well as the decision to leave the AIS off.
There is nothing like a round turn in a container ship at 27 knots by a young third mate at 10:00 to clear the mess room.
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A 21 knot cross channel ferry full of passengers having a meal is a little messy after a round turn in my experience.
A year or so back a fresh third mate banged a few round turns off Florida on a Maersk ship late on his evening watch for no reason whatsoever. That was an interesting conversation with the Master… but I digress.
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Can someone explain what a “round turn” is? Thanks!
just turn the ship through 360 deg.
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How many have U done in Houston Channel ?
Same as a round turn on a bitt – full circle.
exactly 1/2 !!!
or more like
20 degrees left - bounce off the bank
20 degrees right - bounce off the bank
repeat
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I can se that disrupting meal time! Not sure about the new third mate though, would you be doing that for fun and wasting fuel???
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Having learned nothing from the similar incidents involving the two ships that had collisions in heavy vessel traffic areas with numerous foreign vessels around them too, (off Singapore and Tokyo Wan) our US Navy officers have once again chosen to NOT use an AIS transponder while everyone else around them was. Yes, I know, it’s pure speculation at this stage, we can all agree on that.
But certainly, when ANY large naval vessel opts to justify this practice for “security” reasons (especially where they are, we get it), they place themselves in a vulnerable position that history has demonstrated repeatedly … they are not up to the challenge. (Hold on, here come all the angry replies from the current and/or retired Navy crowd)
We can agree to disagree, even among civilian mariners. Many will write, “AIS is not intended to be used as an anti-collision device” which is true. But it sure as hell helps, doesn’t it?
Again, we can choose to disagree, but “obviously” the US Navy has a well established record (as do other European nations) of NOT using an AIS system as one of many tools available to help themselves in times of heavy traffic that resulted in a collision. It’s a pity. An expensive one when Americans consider they don’t have the luxury of losing any more combatants to the already long list of Navy Ships that are out of service in shipyard or at a lay berth for months at a time for maintenance. This, while decommissioning even more hulls simultaneously.
One thing is for certain … our adversaries have well learned that you do NOT need any hi-tech gear or equipment, any of the latest “gee-whiz!?” electronic/digital hardware or drones or even a stealthy submarine … to take out a US Navy ship. Nope.
The fastest, easiest, cheapest, most effective way to take out a Navy ship anywhere is to simply overwhelm the OOD on watch in the middle of the night by surrounding his ship with “unfriendly” foreign hulls that don’t even have to move very fast … and converge on the Navy ship in such a way that a collision is easy to effect. It’s inevitable. Given the choke points around the world, where Navy ships must navigate through to get to their theater of operations, I wonder if anyone has even considered this reality?
The Chinese are in control of the greatest number of civilian hulls operating everywhere, all types of ships. Making the effort to “create” a collision scenario wouldn’t be much of a challenge for them.
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Turning off AIS in heavy traffic areas always amused me. Are they attempting to hide from the other ships the fact that they are an aircraft carrier? Does this hide them from aircraft or other aerial observers? Do they wish to be thought a cruise ship?