Don’t hit anything you can’t see


Don’t hit anything you can’t see 

When I was a submarine officer on the USS Philadelphia (SSN-690), I learned the two most important rules of navigation:

• Rule No. 1: Don’t hit anything you can see.
• Rule No. 2: Don’t hit anything you can’t see.

Although these rules are obvious, they do capture the essence of navigating a ship at sea. Just because the obstacles are unseen, it doesn’t mean they won’t cause great damage to your ship or your crew. An unfortunate example of this is the tragic collision of the USS San Francisco with an uncharted undersea mountain in 2005.

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