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    Re: Relative bearings
    From: Henry Halboth
    Date: 2015 Apr 19, 00:37 -0400
    Bob,

    This was in the pre- radar days, and specifically in the Merchant Marine. You were expected to familiarize yourself with the projected route and charted characteristics before going on watch and to call thr "old man" if you had to leave the bridge - keeping a lookout and preserving night vision were considered most important in those days.

    Henry

    On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 6:06 PM, Bob Goethe <NoReply_Goethe@fer3.com> wrote:

    >>we were drillrd in the days when the mate on watch was expected not to leave the bridge, especially at night, to consult the chart or any form of publication.<<

    Henry, how long ago was this?  And what was the context? The Navy?  Merchant Marine?

    Bob


       
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