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Re: FW: Avoiding collision.
From: Peter Ifland
Date: 2003 Oct 9, 16:00 -0400
From: Peter Ifland
Date: 2003 Oct 9, 16:00 -0400
Re: Avoiding collisions - In this connection, there is a very relevant article in The Journal of Navigation, Volume 56, Number 2, May 2003. pp 195-210. "The Hazards of Navigating the Dover Strait (Pas-de-Calais) Traffic Separation Scheme" by Commodore David Squire of the Sea Safety Group. The article also is available for download for a fee from The Cambridge Publications web site at: http://titles.cambridge.org/journals/journal_toc.asp?mnemonic=NAV&vol=56&issue=2 The article gives a through discussion of the problems and possible solutions that will be of interest to those who traverse this area. Smooth sailing. Peter Ifland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Royer, Doug"To: Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 8:28 PM Subject: Re: FW: Avoiding collision. > Jan,it's rather funny that you envy me my job because more than once I > envyed people like your self their jobs or at least their lives. > For everything there is a cost.The cost to me for living this lifestyle is > never being in one place very long.I was at sea almost constantly for 19 > years.I made no real long lasting friends other than shipmates and we go our > seperate ways not seeing each other for years or ever.I made lots of money > and experianced many exotic things.But what good is lots of money when you > can't share it with someone close to you and what good are memories of old > when one may get Altheimers and forget them all? > No Jan,in reality,it is you and people like you who lived semi-normal lives > on terra-firma who I envy. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Kalivoda [mailto:jan.kalivoda@FF.CUNI.CZ] > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 06:51 > To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM > Subject: Re: FW: Avoiding collision. > > > I believe Doug every word and I like the pitch of the professional > self-confidence, as I envy him his job. > > But to the Jared's description I would add my own experience. At the unnamed > sea on board ship of the unnamed company, I penetrated to the bridge in > early morning hours. After some friendly discussion with the mate, I was > allowed to steer manually the ferry boat with some 1000 passengers and 300 > cars under the deck for ten minutes. Not in confined and frequented waters, > I must say. I thank that mate for it now and here. > > I readily admit that my and Doug's statements are not contradictory. > > > Jan Kalivoda