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As a transoceanic sailor I'm still shocked by how little our Navy knows about seamanship. Complete disregard for colregs, disregard for other vessels in confine
by yardie 9y ago
As a transoceanic sailor I'm still shocked by how little our Navy knows about seamanship. Complete disregard for colregs, disregard for other vessels in confined spaces, and just general lack of knowledge on navigation. From talking with other sailors our Navy is like the elephant in a china shop. An angry, armed elephant deathly afraid of little mice.
USCG on the other hand are pretty great. Ocean rescue gives way to drug enforcement so I know not everyone has a good experience with them. My few interactions with the Coast guard have been courteous and uneventful.
- GCU-Empiricist 9y agoThe difference there is the level of detail in annual or semi-annual colregs certification exams; In the navy you have a multiple guess exam. I have been told, in the coast guard you answer the question and then write the full rule or applicable paragraph of the rule longhand.
- matwood 9y agoSounds like I had more instruction on water navigation in my HS drivers ed class than some officers in the Navy are getting. Not a good place to be when piloting large vessels in potentially tight and dangerous conditions.