Search results

That's actually the exact opposite of where you'd want to be in a northern hemisphere cyclone. In general, the "right hand" (east half) of one of these storms will have more severe conditions, mostly due to the movement of the storm itself adding to the intensity of conditions on the surface...

Huh? No, I wasn't replying to Space Coast. I'm in full agreement with the OP and probably just about every other alum. There are other places to discuss that. This is the bell-ringing thread. What did you think the discussion would be about when you clicked on this?

Wow. That's effed-up. :thumbdown:

I'm not against the principles of an SMS but it has turned from being a benefit to the crew, into a cover your ass system. Yes, a properly done JHA does make things safer. But when they're routinely pencil-whipped after the fact, it's a burden and worthless. Our company makes us do one for...

USCG regulations are certainly an issue to some extent. Let's face it - they're really not inherently the right people for the task, especially since they made the transition to DHS. This is akin to asking the USAF (under the DoD) to regulate airlines. Nobody would think that's a good idea...

Just also want to point out that FB was blocked and unblocked about four different times when I was there. Usually, it was blocked because someone posted something stupid that made the school look bad. This is nothing new - life went on.

Don't take this as me being a killjoy, but here it goes... Your vacation time (not sailing) is when to take advantage of the opportunity to see the world. "Seeing the world" through shipping nowadays is pretty much a thing of the past, unless you count 12-36 hours at a container port, far from...

It doesn't and I'm not for that...which is why this trend of 30%+ going AD bothers me and I believe harms the school. But you made the assumption that since deep sea is dead, there is no need for mariners and KP should be shutdown. That is not true - there are plenty of sailing jobs out...

Not to keep beating a dead horse, but... There is no lack of need for mariners in general. There may not be much of a need in the deep sea fleet, but other areas need people and will need them for a long time as there is a glut of a lot of experienced mariners close to retirement. This...

KP doesn't need an 'AD quota' to justify its existence. This antiquated notion that everyone is going to sail on a deep sea ship traveling around the world but if they can't, "oh gee whiz they can always go AD in the USxx" is absurd. U.S.-flag deep sea shipping is just about dead and is not...

There really isn't any sort of SEAL program at KP, at least that I know of. Any interest you have in that would have to go through the Naval Science department and they would steer you in the right direction. I can only remember one or two mids during my four years there that were ever serious...

I had to retake Flashing Light for my 1600 Ton Master upgrade. For upgrading purposes, it is only good for one year. Biggest waste of half a day and $150 but they got you by the ***** on that. You cannot test directly at an REC - must go to a school. Not sure if you need it if you're just...

Yeah... that sounds about right. Never heard of Kings Limo though. In my day, it was Friendly Taxi or Manny's Limo. Friendly is ok and they're familiar with the academy traffic. Manny's was always very good (better than Friendly) and reliable. FYI: You can take trains all the way to...

That's an extreme example. Most mids on restriction are not there due to alcohol offenses. I ultimately did two weeks once for having too long of hair (was actually in regs, but wasn't "motivated" enough for my esteemed USMC "leaders"). If the regs were actually enforced 100%, the entire...

Just for the record, normal high tide at KP is around 8-10 feet above MLLW. So the recorded height of 14.2 really only means it was about 4-6 feet above a normal high tide. From what I can remember, that may start lapping at the underside of some of the piers - maybe. Yocum, Prosser and the USCG...

The "better" school is dependent on what you actually want to do, as each has a different mission. Have you visited either school? If you want to be a Naval Aviator (or any other Navy billet), shoot for USNA. I don't think that KP has the same number of aviation slots as USNA, but I think the...

Jadler, I wasn't stating fact. Just answering Zaphod with regards to his curiosity regarding why stbd side damage is noteworthy. Of course the actions of the tanker will be scrutinized too, but my concern (as a taxpayer) is what my countrymen who are responsible for lots of money and lives did...

Thanks again Zaphod. I'm not going to get into a MM vs. Navy scuffle, but I am really curious about how this can happen because I (like many commercial mariners) have had encounters with U.S. Navy vessels which left me perplexed asking myself (and/or my watch partner) "what the hell are they...

Okay thanks Zaphod. I guess my next question would be given that there seems to be an incredible amount of information on hand to allow the OOD to make navigational decisions, how is that information passed to him? How does one filter out what's important and what's not? Can it become...

I'm only lightly familiar with the "Navy-way" of bridge/navigation watches. Can anybody here outline how many are on watch at a time and what they're supposed to be doing?