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Re: Relative bearings
From: Bob Goethe
Date: 2015 Apr 18, 14:52 -0700
From: Bob Goethe
Date: 2015 Apr 18, 14:52 -0700
>>we were drillrd in the days when the mate on watch was expected not to leave the bridge, especially at night, to consult the chart or any form of publication.<<
Henry, how long ago was this? And what was the context? The Navy? Merchant Marine?
Bob