Learn From The Master
A Management Company has identified common failures in bridge team management most notably that once the Captain takes over, everyone else steps back and provides little or no support. One Captain has taken the innovative approach, when safe to do so, of getting the Junior Officer to conn the vessel whilst he takes the support role. In his words, ‘there’s no way the Officer won’t hear it loud and clear from me first if things aren’t going to plan. And that’s what I want him to do when I have the conn.’
