Although Third Officer Carstens was competent enough to plot the Andrea Doria on a RADAR plotting board, he was not competent enough to understand why the Andrea Doria bearing was changing so erratically on the RADAR. Had Carstens noticed this wide variation on the RADAR, then he would have realized the helmsmen was not staying on the course properly. In return, he would not have depended on the helmsmen to report the heading of the ship when he was plotting. Conversely, the crew of the Andrea Doria was not competent enough to plot the radar observations. Resulting in a lack of awareness of the Stockholm’s position. Additionally, a proper RADAR lookout was not maintained. Franchini’s incompetence to maintain a proper RADAR lookout contributed to the lack of situational
Although Third Officer Carstens was competent enough to plot the Andrea Doria on a RADAR plotting board, he was not competent enough to understand why the Andrea Doria bearing was changing so erratically on the RADAR. Had Carstens noticed this wide variation on the RADAR, then he would have realized the helmsmen was not staying on the course properly. In return, he would not have depended on the helmsmen to report the heading of the ship when he was plotting. Conversely, the crew of the Andrea Doria was not competent enough to plot the radar observations. Resulting in a lack of awareness of the Stockholm’s position. Additionally, a proper RADAR lookout was not maintained. Franchini’s incompetence to maintain a proper RADAR lookout contributed to the lack of situational