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George-
"'Had I been on deck it certainly wouldn't have happened', said Ms
Nicholson, a Yachtmaster Instructor, "but you can't be on deck all the
time. You have to have trust and confidence in your crew'."

While I empathize and sympathize, I can also appreciate why she was terminated.
I knew someone who spent most of his life after leaving the Navy (WW2) as a
gasoline fuel tank truck driver. Thirty years driving an explosive cargo in
heavy urban traffic without a single accident. He said that on his first day he
was told "You will be driving a bomb. The extinguisher behind your seat cannot
stop it, and if you have one accident, any accident, it doesn't matter whose
fault it is, we cannot afford to have accidents with bombs. So if you ever have
an accident, you will be fired because it will be your fault you didn't avoid
it."

Harsh policy, yes. But he went over 30 years without a scratch. Some folks would
maintain that the captain they entrust their vessel to, must be held to the same
standard. If you can't trust your crew...you can't go off watch in those waters.
If you do...that's part of the job, and why captain's traditionally went down
with the ship. (No, I am NOT saying that is appropriate here!)


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