Reading the raw accident report, I draw the opposite conclusion. The sequence of events that led to the accident started with one person controlling both steeri

Reading the raw accident report, I draw the opposite conclusion. The sequence of events that led to the accident started with one person controlling both steering & throttle. The reason for splitting responsibility is that the original helmsman was overwhelmed by the number of actions required to control both. This reminds me of the Air France crash that was largely due to split control. The UX of transferring control of a system is difficult, and I don't know the details of what it looks like in an Arleigh-Burke. Though the 2nd helmsman getting confused by having the throttles split points to training. That's ship control 101. I do think the loss of practical training is a root cause here. How many hours does the average helmsman have under their belt? It's just not that much.