Comments on: Mark 1 Eyeball Method http://timstimes.net/2007/09/20/mark-1-eyeball-method/ Ship stories and other stuff Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:50:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Egg Bram http://timstimes.net/2007/09/20/mark-1-eyeball-method/#comment-4325 Egg Bram Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:32:09 +0000 http://timstimes.net/2007/09/20/mark-1-eyeball-method/#comment-4325 Yes. The most important lesson for any watch keeping officer. MARK 1 EYEBALLS. Not so sure about the "waking the old man" bit. In reality you've found yourself in a situation where you need advice/guidance/orders/action. You call the master .... he's in a deep sleep ... he enters the wheelhouse ... he makes an immediate decision ... based on what? ... As a watch-keeping officer don't run yourself into that situation. Think ahead. It's your watch, it's your ship, it's your responsibility. Egg Yes. The most important lesson for any watch keeping officer. MARK 1 EYEBALLS.

Not so sure about the “waking the old man” bit. In reality you’ve found yourself in a situation where you need advice/guidance/orders/action.

You call the master …. he’s in a deep sleep … he enters the wheelhouse … he makes an immediate decision … based on what? …

As a watch-keeping officer don’t run yourself into that situation. Think ahead. It’s your watch, it’s your ship, it’s your responsibility.

Egg

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