The morons who killed people on their ships are NOT taught rules of the road (COLREGs) . Did you know that? The Navy does not train them. A few dozen sailors are dead through trained in incompetence and arrogance. Yes the cargo ship was supposed to avoid too. But god only knows what they need to run a ship. Possibly anyone tall enough to see out the wheelhouse windows. LOL
Nothing to do with electronics. One was T-boned killing 14 sailors on a destroyer by a 400 foot Philippine cargo ship in the Pacific The helmsman, radar, OoD and CIC all ignored it and should have even eyeballed the colliding ship. That WAS the trained navy protocol. We don't move for no one- IGNORANCE. Surprised there are not more collisions.
It was ignorance, not electronic reliance that caused the two crashes. They were trained that everyone gets out of their way.
One solution suggested was to put USCG Coxswain's on Navy vessels. How stupid is that? How about train your own people right like every six-pack, and Boater Safety Certificate student knows. DUH!!
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Originally Posted by june181901
For a generation of USNA graduates there was no sextant, divider or compass training. After 2 collisions out in the Pacific in a few months, the 100% reliance on electronics has been stopped and the midshipmen are learning the 'old ways'.
I'll keep my charts!
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