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Originally Posted by Oberon
Makes you wonder why, junior officer or not, such a radical turn was ordered, the depth under the keel looked to be fine, and it's not the sort of maneuver that you'd make even for stuffs and giggles, not unless you really wanted to be unemployed by the time you reached your destination.
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Agreed...the lowest rank to have a watchkeeping certificate is a third officer so he or she are considered to be qualified and therefore capable of carrying out a bridge watch unsupervised.
Unfortunately my lad informs me their can be a world of difference in the weight said certificates hold and that very much depends on the country of issue regarding level of knowledge, competency and expertise required to pass the examinations.
I'll not post a league table for fear of being accused of bias but it is surprising too see the table toppers and especially those near the bottom.