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[pseudonarcissus]

bcuster pseudonarcissus , Do ships’ command teams run to checklist based procedures as in aviation or is it more recognition primed decision making?

Yes and no. There are checklists, but there is not the cross checking of the aviation business. Ships tend to be more hierarchical, and there are a whole load of reasons why a 3rd mate may not challenge a captain. I am told that some cruise lies are better with a more aviation-based system.
Typically, ships operate with a single watch keeping officer on the bridge, with an AB as a look-out, rather than 2 officers sitting next to each other. The captain comes out for the interesting bits.
I did a couple of transatlantic crossings on a container ship in the 80s where the Captain would eat with the officers on a Friday only, other than that he had his meals served in his cabin. The loneliness of command. (I worked for Cunard..you might think you worked hard..)
This was a survey boat, so probably more merchant than naval, maybe DP, so probably more sophisticated in terms of position control than a frigate.
bcuster , the RN placed RNR officers on the bridge of all the ships that went to the Falklands as navigating officers otherwise the task force would have got lost on the way.

 

[bcuster]

Yes and no. There are checklists, but there is not the cross checking of the aviation business. Ships tend to be more hierarchical, and there are a whole load of reasons why a 3rd mate may not challenge a captain. I am told that some cruise lies are better with a more aviation-based system.
Typically, ships operate with a single watch keeping officer on the bridge, with an AB as a look-out, rather than 2 officers sitting next to each other. The captain comes out for the interesting bits.
I did a couple of transatlantic crossings on a container ship in the 80s where the Captain would eat with the officers on a Friday only, other than that he had his meals served in his cabin. The loneliness of command. (I worked for Cunard..you might think you worked hard..)
This was a survey boat, so probably more merchant than naval, maybe DP, so probably more sophisticated in terms of position control than a frigate.
bcuster , the RN placed RNR officers on the bridge of all the ships that went to the Falklands as navigating officers otherwise the task force would have got lost on the way.

There are rarely less than a half dozen crew on the bridge of the ships I served on. 2 officers minimum, plus trainees.

We were never lost, and I appreciated having folks to talk with on those long boring night watches

 

[bcuster]

bcuster pseudonarcissus , Do ships’ command teams run to checklist based procedures as in aviation or is it more recognition primed decision making?

The only checklist I knew about was used for sea and anchor detail; ie entering and leaving port