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Random question for the Navy guys:  Where does the CO keep station during a peaceful pilotage transit, to say, Norfolk or San Diego?  I would assume it's either CIC or the bridge...

 

Jeremy

 

Better look again, I have never seen a ship that CIC was Primary. I have been on tons of ships as crew or evaluator. read this.COMNAVAIRFORINST 3530. 4A/
COMNAVSURFORINST 3530.4A
24 Feb 05
b. Charts will be reviewed, signed, and dated, prior to initial use. All subsequent changes will be addressed in the Navigation brief. At a minimum, the following information will appear on every paper chart displaying a restricted water track:
Prepared by:
Reviewed by: (Senior QM/ANAV)
Submitted by: (NAV) __________ Approved by: (00) Date:
4. Requirements While in Restricted Waters
a. Navigation information maintained in CIC/CDC/TOP, designated as the secondary navigation plot will supplement the Navigators plot. The CO may authorize a shift in the location of the primary plot to suit a particular situation.
b. The Navigator will ensure:
(1) Turn points are calculated based upon the ship's advance and transfer tables, and turn bearings/ranges and slide bars are plotted at each point. Recommendations for course changes should consider set and drift. The slide bar will be used to compute a revised turn bearing/range if the ship is right or left of track when approaching the turn.
c. The Navigation Evaluator will ensure every fix determined from the primary navigation plot (Bridge) is compared to the fix obtained at the secondary plot (CIC/CDC/TOP). Every verbal position report made by the Navigation Evaluator to the Navigator, Conning Officer, and CO will include the following information for each fix:
(1) Fix time.
(2) Fix/EP Quality (excellent, good, poor, etc.) as determined by the Navigation Evaluator based on CO's guidance. For GPS fixes, the CO may assign fix quality based on Figure of Merit to Estimated Position Error or request that GPS fixes be identified with Figure of Merit (see Appendix H).
(3) Fix method (NAVSSI Block 4 blended position, GPS, visual, RADAR, running fix, etc.)


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