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Forum: Navigation 08-02-2015, 07:36
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Posted By sneuman
Re: Are paper charts a dinosaur?

Absolutely.
Forum: Navigation 08-02-2015, 06:37
Replies: 371
Views: 37,286
Posted By sneuman
Re: Are paper charts a dinosaur?

You put a lot of words into my mouth there, which are unsupported by my previous posts. The only thing I have suggested is that people who trust their electronics 100 percent (and I am not one of...
Forum: Navigation 08-02-2015, 06:21
Replies: 371
Views: 37,286
Posted By sneuman
Re: Are paper charts a dinosaur?

I suppose you could record your DR on a paper towel ...?

The scenario I described above was not "fantastical," it was very real. And it could happen as easily in 2015 as a decade ago.

As for my...
Forum: Navigation 08-02-2015, 06:19
Replies: 371
Views: 37,286
Posted By sneuman
Re: Are paper charts a dinosaur?

Well, the situation I described happened in 2005, so I don't believe it was a situation of being "under-prepared" for anything, save for perhaps the conditions we were in.
Forum: Navigation 08-02-2015, 04:47
Replies: 371
Views: 37,286
Posted By sneuman
Re: Are paper charts a dinosaur?

Several years ago, I had a port light stove in by a large breaking wave. It waterlogged all the electronics at the Nav station as well as the chart. The electronics never worked again, but we were...
Forum: Navigation 08-02-2015, 04:38
Replies: 371
Views: 37,286
Posted By sneuman
Re: Are paper charts a dinosaur?

Yes, I carry a sextant and know how to take an accurate noon sight. But, short of that, being able to maintain a DR would be a whole lot better than being completely lost, I'm sure you'd agree.
Forum: Navigation 06-02-2015, 13:02
Replies: 371
Views: 37,286
Posted By sneuman
Re: Are paper charts a dinosaur?

Some people trust their electronics (and their batteries, and their wiring) 100 percent.

The rest of us carry paper charts.
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