Originally Posted by
Ivan Cloherty
Lewis there are times when you don't have time to advise anyone below what your intentions are, hence my comment about engineers consternation and skylight, and these were in times of yore (50's/60's) when the seas were flooded with small vessels (7-15,000dwt of varying speeds) all vying for their piece of ocean in restricted waters, radars were as good as useless in some situations and not the singing dancing machines they are today (on which navigators rely too much, instead of fail safe peepers). Sometimes your intentions are thrown askew by some other vessel ahead inexplicably (who should have stood on) alters course or an overtaking vessel decides your piece of water is better than his, but that's what made bridge work interesting...................happy days