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- Blue Moon
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- Mainship Pilot 355
The USCG is actually very strict about allowing anybody on the bridge not directly necessary for navigation of vessel. Getting caught with family, kids or passengers in the wheelhouse can get your license nicked if the wrong guy catches you.
Rick
This is interesting because the "small boat" cruise I was recently on had an "open bridge" policy that allowed passengers to visit at any time. They even advertise that in their literature if I remember. Sometimes extra crew would be in the wheelhouse just for the view, not to assist. They were pretty strict about other regulations, so I would be surprised that they would be so careless about this one.