SEAMANSHIP is a skill as ancient as mankind, defined as 'The exercising of knowledge necessary to navigate, maintain and operate a vessel' , to which I add the word 'safely'. As a boy, it was explained to me by a seafarer as 'In a
maritime situation, doing the right thing, at the right time, with whatever materials and equipment are available.' The good seaman, whether an officer or a rating, is one who can be trusted by his seniors to take immediate steps to
try to bring every potentially dangerous situation under control.
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