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Of course, no doubt many accidents of yesteryear could have been averted by the use of today's technology... 
In Response To: (sigh)ok, let's go back 30 years in navigational tech, and save this boat with paper charts. 
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() ...but that has nothing to do with my point...
I've simply asserted that this is a classic example of the mindset of 'GO TO' navigation... The ship was not using an "approved" system, but rather one "similar to the one you might have in your car"... Again, do you really think such a track would have been likely to have been laid down using a paper chart? Certainly, there was a whole host of problems with the management of this voyage, but do you really believe that the mode of 'navigation' being employed in this instance - simply plugging in a destination waypoint into a GPS - had 'nothing to do with', or was not a MAJOR factor in causing this accident?
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- Future paper charts
- Agreed, it's an excellent read, I've recommended it here, as well...
- You mention the Archangel grounding which supports the opposite.
- I don't think there is ever a case to blame on electronic charts or charting
- No, my speculation about the loss of RULE 62 is purely that...
- You seemed so convinced I thought you had some background to what was going on. .
- As I said, it's nothing more than speculation, based upon what my own eyes and ears have told me over the years...
- Ocean floors paved in wrecks show that we've been taking risks, pre-gps.
- I'm a wonderer, as the song goes,
- Those accidents are not caused by electronic navigation
- Tom, "video game captains" are not a "myth", a summer spent back in NJ might open your eyes...
- Do you suggest that we outlaw all electronics to make boating much safer?
- The electronics did not cause the accident
- You've got it. And what is the difference between plotting on paper with a gps and a chartplotter?
- Do you guys really believe this course ever would have been plotted on paper...?
- A captain like that will find a way to run aground with our without electronics
- I wouldn't believe it ever would have been plotted electronically
- (sigh)ok, let's go back 30 years in navigational tech, and save this boat with paper charts.
- Of course, no doubt many accidents of yesteryear could have been averted by the use of today's technology...
- Of course, no doubt many accidents of yesteryear could have been averted by the use of today's technology...
- Do you guys really believe this course ever would have been plotted on paper...?
- You've got it. And what is the difference between plotting on paper with a gps and a chartplotter?
- Sure. these stats were easy to find.
- Electronic navigation has surely drawn in more people who cannot be bothered with learning navigation though.
- Too much speculation and assumption in your post for me to take seriously.
- That hasn't been my experience
- Too much speculation and assumption in your post for me to take seriously.
- Do you suggest that we outlaw all electronics to make boating much safer?
- Ocean floors paved in wrecks show that we've been taking risks, pre-gps.
- As I said, it's nothing more than speculation, based upon what my own eyes and ears have told me over the years...
- You seemed so convinced I thought you had some background to what was going on. .
- You mention the Archangel grounding which supports the opposite.
- This is also available to consumers
- I'll be looking for better integration of satelite image on chartware.
- Agreed, it's an excellent read, I've recommended it here, as well...