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bruce hamilton wrote:

> Without having to plot fixes every 15 minutes there is a tendency for
> bridge crew to rely solely on the information on the screen and not be
> aware of where they actually are.

I am not an aircraft pilot, but I have done a lot of flying in small private
aircraft with instrument-rated and commercial pilots. To rephrase what you
said, the term I heard so often was "situational awareness." You can go
"under the hood" and expend all of your energy watching dials, gauges and
blinking lights; and that will eventually get you into trouble. Avoiding
"augering in" is of great concern, but knowing roughly where you are in time
and space is equally important.

> Our eyes and brains are the best navigational tools that we
> possess, and the they don't even require electricity.

Nit picking, it does require electricity (and chemicals) but you pay a food
bill for that. 
>
> I spent 2 years on 730 foot freighters going through the great lakes.
> If any of you have ever been through the St. Lawrence Seaway on a boat,
> just try to imagine what it is like on a ship.

I'll pass on the St Lawrence at the helm in a ship. St. Mary's (Superior to
the Lake Michigan/Huron North Straits) complete with cameras, radios, lanes
and currents is thrill enough on a sailboat delivery with a diesel that cut
out at the worst possible time (filthy fuel tank as we later determined--and
the owner knew it before we set sail).

Bill B.


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