The helmsman would be in the **** if it was one of my vessels. I log
all the GPS data in real time plus the ships log & gyro plus a ton of
other parameters. In fact I have 3 GPS units aboard, 1 fwd and 2 aft
including an aircraft 3D unit and a trim cube to log pitch & roll at 10
Hz. There's no hiding.

PDW

Joe wrote:
Capt. Rob wrote:
Now when on the helm of the fat sam I had a very hard time inducing a
30 degree roll, lucky to get a 10 degree roll without getting caught,
and we were 11 decks abouve the waterline.


I was under the impression that more occured to induce the 30% than
just a helm error. That's a long list!


RB
35s5
NY

It was not a helm error IMO. My guess is it was a prank that went a bit
to far. I bet the helmsman is glad there is no Black Box or camera
focused on him.

They have no ideal what induced the roll. Having helmed a 845 ft ship
all over the Pacific I can make a very good guess as to what happened
if they find no mechanical cause.

1. The helmsman did it, only takes about 10 seconds, and when anyone
looks at the helm after that 10 seconds he's on course looking just as
amazed :0) With the ship being so new, that was the first time somone
tried to see if they could induce a roll. IIRC the ship has Pod's and
no rudders. A seaman who is on the helm may not understand the
difference and tried an old prank sailors have been doing since the
beginning of shipping.

2. The autopilot was switched on.... on the wrong course.

Nothing else IMO.

Joe