El Faro and mental models – Part II
The mental model that was formed by the experienced and by most accounts safety conscious…
El Faro and mental models
It’s not a pretty picture, no matter what angle you view it from. The findings…
Roger Wilco — Part III
In last month’s blog, I wrote that it’s always a balancing act between ensuring full…
Roger Wilco — Part II
As I wrote in last month’s blog, communication can literally make or break you. To…
Roger Wilco? — Part I
What we’ve got here is failure to communicate,” was the famous line uttered by Strother…
Capable mariners — Part III
The description of the bolo and its use that I provided in previous blogs has…
Capable mariners — Part II
The shipdocking scenario I described in my previous blog, and the equipment used to accomplish…
Capable mariners
Once in a while I see something that restores at least a small bit of…
Hurricanes and the new weather satellite system
The weather satellite age reached another big milestone in December when a series of new…
With hurricanes, don’t be left in the dark
In my blog last month I discussed using multiple sources and/or means of getting your…