Choosing Map Orientation on Chartplotter

[Paul L]

Originally Posted by colemj

This site really needs a sarcasm emoticon…

Mark

That would cover 80% of the site. It would be less cluttered to have a non-sarcasm emoticon

[FamilyVan]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

Ok I'll try...

Imagine you are in heavy fog, Zero visibility approaching San Diego channel
using radar and your plotter

Over the radio you hear an urgent message obviously directed at you:


“Vessel bearing 220 degrees True from XX fixed marker at a range of 0.4nm, steering 030 degrees at 5.2 knots…. this is American Naval ship approaching your stern at speed 29 knots on urgent business.

Please immediately change course to 120 degrees to avoid severe wash and you must turn back onto a reciprocal course once we pass you in 2 minutes and remain safely outside harbor until further notice"


How well does that work for you in course up and radar ranges when you are blind piloting in a developing emergency situation where soon there may be many craft around you from all different cardinal points ?

Its stuff like this that makes me proud not to be American. The funny thing is I think the US Navy actually behaves like this.

[ranger58sb]

Originally Posted by colemj

This site really needs a sarcasm emoticon…

Mark

Ah. Got it.

-Chris

[Pelagic]

Originally Posted by FamilyVan

Its stuff like this that makes me proud not to be American. The funny thing is I think the US Navy actually behaves like this.

Yeah.....they are a "take charge" kinda bunch.....
Just ask Captain Philips ....
..... (Best sarcastic Emoticon I can find)

[DDabs]

Originally Posted by colemj

Speak for yourself - I'm very sensitive to this issue. Every time a professional mariner hails me on the VHF (using all sorts of fixed position, heading and bearing descriptors to describe me) and demands to know how I have my plotter set, I tell him N up regardless to save myself the shame of seeming less than professional in his eyes.

Mark

haha!

[rwidman]

Originally Posted by colemj

This site really needs a sarcasm emoticon…

Mark

I think it needs a "you are full of it" emoticon.

[Bulawayo]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

Ok I'll try...

Imagine you are in heavy fog, Zero visibility approaching San Diego channel
using radar and your plotter

Over the radio you hear an urgent message obviously directed at you:


“Vessel bearing 220 degrees True from XX fixed marker at a range of 0.4nm, steering 030 degrees at 5.2 knots…. this is American Naval ship approaching your stern at speed 29 knots on urgent business.

Please immediately change course to 120 degrees to avoid severe wash and you must turn back onto a reciprocal course once we pass you in 2 minutes and remain safely outside harbor until further notice"


How well does that work for you in course up and radar ranges when you are blind piloting in a developing emergency situation where soon there may be many craft around you from all different cardinal points ?

This happened to us about 10 years ago shortly after leaving the Suez and out into the Med. We were instructed to increase speed to at least 12 knots and go onto a course that put us dead into the weather. The 'order' came from a US helicopetr carrier and its support fleet. We were directed to comply immediately. I somehow managed to provide a polite reply to the youth that was giving the order........the fleet went around us but we did not see or hear anything in the pitch dark.

[TeddyDiver]

Originally Posted by Bulawayo

This happened to us about 10 years ago shortly after leaving the Suez and out into the Med. We were instructed to increase speed to at least 12 knots and go onto a course that put us dead into the weather. The 'order' came from a US helicopetr carrier and its support fleet. We were directed to comply immediately. I somehow managed to provide a polite reply to the youth that was giving the order........the fleet went around us but we did not see or hear anything in the pitch dark.

Haha.. kind of gives credibility to that old joke about the light house and aircraft carrier

[Bulawayo]

Originally Posted by TeddyDiver

Haha.. kind of gives credibility to that old joke about the light house and aircraft carrier

Yes. Sadly, all the witty retorts only came to me subsequently.

[weavis]

I was with a friend in his new 29ft Jaguar yacht going out of Fleetwood harbour in the marked channel. Ahead of us was a P&O large ferry making entry. The radio crackled and it was the local Coastguard calling to advise the entry of the vessel at position XXX XXX and as we were at XXX XXX it would be a close passing in the channel.

My friend looked at me and feeling the confidence of youth and a new certificate, made some dismissive response.

One minute later, the radio crackled again and this time it was the radio officer of the P&0 ferry in front of us. In the calmest Dublin lilt the man said:

"Jeeez, I couldnt understand a word of the posh lingo he used. So to make it easy for us all, we are less than a mile away and pushing a bow wave higher than your house. It will take 3 miles to stop so you work out the maths. If it was me in your boat and I drew less than three foot, Id be thinking about heading to your starboard as quick as possible and even think about putting on life jackets because its going to get rough for a little bit."

Pete moved.

[Chenega]

Originally Posted by weavis

I was with a friend in his new 29ft Jaguar yacht going out of Fleetwood harbour in the marked channel. Ahead of us was a P&O large ferry making entry. The radio crackled and it was the local Coastguard calling to advise the entry of the vessel at position XXX XXX and as we were at XXX XXX it would be a close passing in the channel.



My friend looked at me and feeling the confidence of youth and a new certificate, made some dismissive response.



One minute later, the radio crackled again and this time it was the radio officer of the P&0 ferry in front of us. In the calmest Dublin lilt the man said:



"Jeeez, I couldnt understand a word of the posh lingo he used. So to make it easy for us all, we are less than a mile away and pushing a bow wave higher than your house. It will take 3 miles to stop so you work out the maths. If it was me in your boat and I drew less than three foot, Id be thinking about heading to your starboard as quick as possible and even think about putting on life jackets because its going to get rough for a little bit."



Pete moved.

Ha! 😅. That one made me laugh and choke on my wine...!
Thanks for the chuckle.


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