papa and sunny - an interesting parallel is developing in the recent Italian cruise liner tragedy where it appears the Captain diverted from the 'approved and planned' route and caused the grounding. It would be interesting to know what 'discussions' took place there with his crew.
There is actually an international commission planning to introduce "WTC", water traffic control, so that no dumb cruiser captain can be able to select personal routes for his cruise liner. This actual guy went way off his ideal route, allegedly to "show off" and pass the idyllic island very close. Imagine that in our trade...
Thanks for the options given to a F/O with a crazy or incapacitated captain! Are there more to come?