I found this article a while back & thought about the times when I witnessed good Masters, Chief Mates & Chief Engineers let things playout & when they did otherwise. I’ve used this statagy in the article a lot with crew when they were venting or frustrated over something. Most experienced engineers know it works with machinery sometimes too. Sometimes things will fix themselves, a noise will go away or a temp will go down without ever alarming again. I recently posted this link on a political thread but thought the article was meaningful enough to have it’s own non-political, maritime related thread. Enjoy.
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