What kinda emergency rudder system do you have?
Compass is out too . .. all you have is yourself and your skills

Don't limit your self to one spot on the globe. The first part applies
everywhere, the second applies to US ships only.

You aren't, we are. This one is actually humorous to some extent. When we
were inspected everyone knew what level we were at but since we didn't know
the inspectors particular definition got a black mark in the copy book. I
know of three systems so far but there may be more.




Try again.......

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Michael wrote:

Bart yougotta assign the question number andthe points.

First one: You are out sailing (your own boat) put the rudder over
and
find out you don't have one. What do you do?

Rig the emergency rudder system






Second One: Out of sight of land you find out your GPS, Radar,
Radio(s),
Sextant, and any other mechanical, electric, or electronicnavigational
means
(presuming you have them to begin with) quit working. What do you do -
first,second,third etc? What do you have to fall back on? How do you
navigate to a safe landfall?

Does this include the compass? If so, make a new one and sail the
latitude to land.


Third one: What distance do you maintain from a) large freighters or
tankers underway and b) government ships underway or anchored/docked?

This question depends on where they are. In the Panama you don't get
alot of choice for example.


Fourth One: Overseas we have Threat Condition Levels. In the US you
all
have the color code system. What new system applies to all vessels
afloat
when did it take effect?


Never heard that one. Are we at war?

Cheers

Michael wrote:
What kinda emergency rudder system do you have?
Compass is out too . .. all you have is yourself and your skills


Spinnaker pole and predrilled plywood with U bolts. Rope harness for
rigging it across the arch supports. We have several magnets on board
(even if the compass gets broken it has a magnet too) including the
stereo speakers! With that I would magnetize a piece of steel -even one
of the emergency hacksaw blades broken in half would do. A compass rose
from a chart would do as a rose. But it's very unlikely we would lose
all 5 compasses on board.

Cheers

True about losing all five but I wanted to make it real difficult to arrive
at the actual question, How do you steer and navigate without all the
gadgets?

Asan aside the businessabout the poles flipping N. for S. had t ready
answers. One was, of course, use the N. Arrow for S. and vice versa.
Second was most of us on larger ships use gyro compasses and if satellites
are functioning GPS compasses. Third is getting back to what I'm looking
for . . .how do you steer without a compass and all the other gadgets?

"Nav" wrote in message
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Michael wrote:
What kinda emergency rudder system do you have?
Compass is out too . .. all you have is yourself and your skills


Spinnaker pole and predrilled plywood with U bolts. Rope harness for
rigging it across the arch supports. We have several magnets on board
(even if the compass gets broken it has a magnet too) including the
stereo speakers! With that I would magnetize a piece of steel -even one
of the emergency hacksaw blades broken in half would do. A compass rose
from a chart would do as a rose. But it's very unlikely we would lose
all 5 compasses on board.

Cheers