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So which do you go with when they disagree? If your eyeball sees a landmark that you believe puts you at point X, but the GPS says you are at point Y, which do
by sandworm101 4y ago
So which do you go with when they disagree? If your eyeball sees a landmark that you believe puts you at point X, but the GPS says you are at point Y, which do you believe?
For me, absent any other facts, I default to trusting the instrument over the human. I think the risk that the is human misidentifying a landmark is greater than the risk that a ship's GPS is malfunctioning. Again, absent any knowledge of hacking/spoofing in the area.
- gabereiser 4y agoIf it’s a matter of a landmark, I trust GPS. If it’s a matter of where the rocks and shoals are, I trust a human. From the cockpit you can only see what’s above the waterline. Currents and seas can shift sand bars and reefs. For that you need a person on the bow.