hi all,
well I am a near continental master qualified up to 20000t and even though I am on basic equiped vessels, after looking at that list of questions, to me it really only boiled down to this, who cares tuppenth what length the other vessel is, if its in your way you have to do something about it full stop, you can't stand on the bridge/wheelhouse jumping up and down shouting follow the regs, (and to tell the truth WAFI's really wind me up and after altering course the wheelhouse does tend to turn blue) you still have to use self preservation and take proper avoiding action.
I work in a practical way so trying to put distances and times into the answers did not work with me as there are so many variables, I tend to operate in a defensive way and to try to eliminate the problem from the first sight of the other vessel.
where a lot of the problems lay I think, is its becoming an arcade game in the bridge, with the new chart plotters, officers are steaming down a line, and wo betide anyone who interferes with your course, you find bridge officers determined to hit that mark of the waypoint, you only have to watch the routing patterns off places like Skagen for example, to see this, there can be too much reliance on the equipment, and not enough seat of the pants basic seamanship.
Mind you, I would fight you if you wanted to take my auto pilot away
all the best
voith
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