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Old 09-20-05, 05:53 AM   #5
Bill Nichols
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Originally Posted by Bill Nichols
Well, actually it should be the navigator or his aide (the quartermaster), not the diving officer. I believe the correct phrase is, "Red Sounding!"

(The navigator is supposed to set two alerts for the fathometer, "Yellow Sounding", which means you are getting into water shallower than expected, and "Red Sounding" which tells you you are about to get into real trouble.)
So, the report should be something as: Navigator, Conn: Red sounding!
And the wav file as: Conn, Navigator: Red sounding!
I believe that to be correct.
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