The myth here is the the “good seaman” does not need a step-by-step process but will instead be able to immediately size up the situation and unerringly make the the right move.
This was the point of this thread: The Difference Between Amateurs and Professionals
The terms amateur and professorial meaning a mindset, not paid vs unpaid;
Amateurs focus on being right. Professionals focus on getting the best outcome
Amateurs have a goal. Professionals have a process.
With regards to the Viking Sky my regular chief used to tell the assistant engineers with regards to answering alarms to follow this process: Don’t recall the exact words but something like this:
- Acknowledge and confirm direct cause of the alarm
- Correct the direct cause of the alarm.
- Ask what indirectly caused alarm condition and correct.
So for example a high tank level alarm. The cause is high tank level, cure is pump down the tank. But also what caused the high level and correct that as well or likely find yourself back in the E/R with the same alarm.