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I can't believe these watchstanders had the LOK they should have had on the steering system, or every one involved in ship control would have been able to immed

I can't believe these watchstanders had the LOK they should have had on the steering system, or every one involved in ship control would have been able to immediately identify the problem and realign the steering system, other than bmow. I don't think the senior watch team had their st either, or the orders to prepare to take manual control of the steering and propulsion system aft would have immediately been out. Also it makes little sense that lookouts who calculated cpa at collision weren't raising the alarm. These guys who I had to do their job for them: I got them removed, and tried to get them off our boat. They were fine people but they were a danger to us.

LeifCarrotson 9y ago
There's a lot of acronyms in there. LOK = Level of knowledge? BMOW = Boatswain's Mate Of the Watch ST = ? Not "Subject to" or "Such that" as I've seen. CPA = Collision Prevention Assist in automotive systems, but maybe not here?
- agrajag 9y ago
  ST = shit together CPA = closest point of approach. CPA is calculated for anything close ahead of time, but only if both you and another ship are moving in a straight line. Which the McCain wasn't.
ineedasername 9y ago
Yeah, it's boggling how it went down. That's why I can't credit "UI" a cause, not at all. I'm no seaman, but I have some close contacts. UI might cover a BM taking a second before he realized the controls weren't ganged. Maybe. UI doesn't cover mass confusion -> panic over critical loss of control that had NOT been lost. They heard hoofbeats and decided it was zebras, not horses.