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I know noting about the Port Royal grounding, I am a Master Chief
Quartermaster ret, that have Navigation Technques named after
me.Franklin piloting, Franklin continuious Radar and also Special
Rardar. Bowditch NO9 & Radar NO 1310. I still teach Navigation and
write about the subject. The Navy run by instructions: in the Surface
Ship Navigation Department regulation Manual. " To facilitatle this
transision to electronic navigation, all ships may use GPS as their
primary fix source in all waters. This dose not preclude the
navigation team to ascertain the ship's position by other means
(visual, radar, etc) as required and at no greater than every third
fix interval in restricted waters. No one fix source shall be solely
relied upon." It dose go on.
In my opinon it is the restricted water that the best men in the
visual plot taking bearing and marking the chart keeps a safe ship.
Bowditch is heavy now on the electronics and low on the plot, because
they are easy to use, The team must know visual bearings and the
mechanics of the plot, to relie on themselves and not the black box of
no notathing. My technique were developed because of ships runing
agound. They were taught at various Navy navigation schools I don't
think they are taught now that we trust the box?

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