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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Subs, Super Yachts and Warships, Hi-tech, does not stop Non-technical problems / Human Error
Well it looks like it is not just the US that runs $MultiB Navy vessels aground in fair weather. Last Sept it was the USS Port Royal’s Captain’s turn to be embarrassed and end up loosing his command. This year … Continue reading
Posted in Human error, Superyacht Ownership
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Super Yacht crew – Communication
Figure 1.0 Figure 1.0. A system of cognition, its parts that affect each other, that together produce an effect that is different from the effect of each part on its own. The effect, the behavior over time, persists in a … Continue reading
Scottish SuperYacht crusing
Weather (mistake and pun intended) it is a popular hangout or not in the Superyacht circuit, it most certainly is a beautiful one. I can not imagine a better place to spend a Summer, in what one would assume is … Continue reading
Posted in Cruising and Yacht Charter
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Super Yacht Captain and Chiefs go at it!
Heated discussion re Chiefs on the Super Yachts vs merchant and then some. Is this a poor example of what it going on under the Owners nose, or a good example of a need for crew resource management. The posts … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, crew fatigue
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Super Yacht Crew -Undstanding the basics
Do you have all the bases covered ? Do you understand your preferred working styles and cognitive functions, and those of your fellow crew?ExperiencingRecallingBrainstormingVisioningSystematizing Analyzing Harmonizing Valuing Do you know your strengths and stretches, and those of the other members … Continue reading
Posted in Superyacht crew development
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