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Piloting of small and large ships requires expert knowlege and speed
for position finding.
The US Navy has in Regulation the requirments for safey when in
restricted waters. The Navy requires a team of personnel and good
equipment to do what seems to be alway a safe jouney into dangerous
waters. But after this we still run aground. I think that the fault is
in the basic training and the reference publications such as Bowditch,
course books and school training.
I have a 1977 NO9 and a 2002 NO9, What a difference (Let Down) in the
piloting section.
The Navy did at one time teach and expect you to get a  good fix no
matter the situation or equipment, but no, with the Black Box who
needs know how?
Also the SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS changed much of their teaching to
the Electronic Chart, thats great but the input must have a
knowlegable Navigator Evaluator.
In my pass life, I was called to evaluate ship Navigation.

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