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    Re: Life on an Ocean Liner
    From: Brad Morris
    Date: 2016 Apr 27, 15:12 -0400

    Yes, calling out now was acceptable practice. 

    However, it sounds much more logical that the scene was staged.

    Brad

    On Apr 27, 2016 12:05 PM, "Bill Lionheart" <NoReply_Lionheart@fer3.com> wrote:

    Could they have called out "now" to someone not visible who had the
    chronometer? If you had plenty of people to help maybe that would have
    been normal on a ship?
    
    
    Bill
    
    On 27 April 2016 at 16:18, Stan K  wrote:
    > Sean,
    >
    > You said:
    >
    > Neither officer appears to note the time of their shots.
    >
    >
    > Agreed, the scene was probably staged, but if they were taking noon sights
    > for latitude, the time was not critical.
    >
    > Stan
    >
    > 
    
    
    
    --
    Professor of Applied Mathematics
    http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/bl
    

       
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