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    Concern about Maritime NZ

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    Posted

    Looking at it a little more. There are two words that are wrong in the statement.  As pointed out passengers is inaccurate.  And advice is wrong. Information from crew, no problem.  Advice from passengers,  no.

    Concern about Maritime NZ

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    1 hour ago, CarpeDiem said:

    The word "passenger" is doing a lot of damage here. On a small craft there is no such thing.

    Everyone aboard is crew, even if the only job they are capable of is noticing something and saying it out loud. If someone truly is just ballast, you have fewer hands and more liability, not more authority.

    Authority and information/advice are two different things. Being in charge means you make the call and you wear the consequences.

    It does not mean you are the only person aboard whose eyes work.

    Aviation sorted this out decades ago and airliners did not become democracies in the process.

    The captain still commands. What changed is that the person in the right seat is expected to speak up, and the captain is expected to hear it without treating it as a challenge to his authority. And guess what, fatal accident rates dropped.

    The merchant fleet went the same way with people management on the bridge, and those ships have a far clearer chain of command than your or my boat.

    Your intro speech is completely the opposite to mine - mine goes like "we're a team and this is group decision making, we get to the end together - if you see something no matter how small speak up - if you think I should be doing something differently - speak up, if you think something is wrong - speak up - if you don't feel comfortable about something - speak up."

    What keeps people alive is being willing to have the call tested by someone with a fraction of your experience, and either being proved right or finding out early that you weren't.

     

     

     

    I get what you are saying.  I guess timing is important.  There are appropriate moments to speak up and there are inappropriate moments. But the skipper makes the call and carries responsibility. 

    Concern about Maritime NZ

    in MarineTalk

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    So this morning facebook oresented me a post by MNZ about how many of our lives they are going to save.  In it was a link to a document.  I followed the link and read the document. Two things struck me.

    1. Old men are a problem,  they think they know more than they do. This appeared twice. My answer would be that's how we got old, by not drowning. 

     

    2. Skippers who won't take advice from passengers are a problem.  I would say whoever wrote that  knows nothing and should resign.

     

    Discuss. 

    Compulsory life jacket wearing

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    8 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said:

    this may all be true K.  But nothing in the law says it applies to your typical cruising yacht.  The odd Hartley 16 might get caught out.  

    I'm pretty sure it won't change our behaviour significantly.  Maybe it won't change yours.  I doubt either of us would end up being prosecuted either way, in large part because there is no offence yet, just a law.

    I view all law as largely performative.  Its the nature of law - I think we both agree that law exists to regulate the lowest form of crustatia, not the more highly evolved mammals. Vast swathes of our legislation are observed in the breach, I don't expect this will be different. 

    I  really wish I agreed with you, but .....

    Compulsory life jacket wearing

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    I read the report. ( did you know that offshore means outside the surf line)?

    Basically there were two instances in one year where 4 or 5 people drowned in one sinking. 

    Overall trends  are not bad and the stats are not corrected for population growth. 

    Nothing to worry about. 

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    Starlink is changing for cruisers

    in MarineTalk

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    Airship internet relies on High Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS)—large, solar-powered, helium-filled airships that float in the stratosphere roughly 20 kilometers (60,000 feet) above the Earth. Operating like floating cell towers, these uncrewed craft beam 4G and 5G connectivity directly to standard, unmodified smartphones without requiring user satellite dishes.How Stratospheric Airships WorkAltitude: Cruising at around 18 to 20 kilometers high, they stay well above commercial air traffic and weather systems.Power: Covered in advanced thin-film solar panels ("solar capes"), they capture energy by day and use high-density batteries to run through the night, remaining stationary over target regions for months at a time.Direct-to-Device: Because they sit much closer to Earth than low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, they offer lower latency and higher capacity while working seamlessly with standard mobile devices.Current Developments and ProjectsSceye and SoftBank: New Mexico-based Sceye has partnered with Japanese telecom giant SoftBank to commercialize stratospheric connectivity, running extended endurance tests and preparing deployments to bridge digital divides.Global Trials: Commercialization phases and partner trials span regions including Japan, the United States, and South America to supply reliable broadband to remote or underserved areas.

    Is this CrewDotOrger's 'Priscilla' old yacht?

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    17 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said:

    ...because circumstances change.  Also, while past owners attach emotional value an item, the current owner may not have bought the item with any emotional involvement and so they make an entirely pragmatic decision.  Maintain and spend the value of the boat every two years in doing so, or use and then onsell to someone who is looking for a viable project.

    We are in exactly the same position atm.  To upgrade SO and bring her back to a 10-year condition represents significant investment - more than she is worth even once it is done even without labour costing.  We are better literally giving her away and buying something else, especially in the market at the moment.

    Have I got a deal for you 

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    What a deal

    in MarineTalk

    Posted

    11 hours ago, B00B00 said:

    Wow that's a bargain David! What's the reason you are selling? 

    Long story,  you'll need at least one tall glass of rum.

     

    But we hope the price will help move her quickly, 

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