tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867260065662559631.post2531571918096017322..comments2024-03-28T13:30:14.573-07:00Comments on CanSpeccy: BP's Macondo Oil Spill: Captain of Drilling Rig "Lacked Authority" to Operate Safety SystemsCShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03399620869685840906noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867260065662559631.post-85176615984657999442013-04-26T13:39:14.564-07:002013-04-26T13:39:14.564-07:00I think the point is that the title of "capta...I think the point is that the title of "captain" confers on the individual who bears it absolute authority for everything that happens aboard his vessel. If the captain didn't know that, he was incompetent. If he accepted the appointment as captain on the understanding that he lacked absolute authority for everything that happened on his vessel, he was unfit for command.CShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399620869685840906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5867260065662559631.post-24259881821234485542013-04-26T12:11:17.579-07:002013-04-26T12:11:17.579-07:00While I can't get the full back story or every...While I can't get the full back story or every detail about the captain, it sounds like it is a situation where he's following what his higher ups are saying in that he doesn't have permission to perform this certain action without clearance when nobody on the ship has the absolute authority on the matter. Unless I am wrong, he's saying he can't do it without permission, so why would he be criticized for doing what he's told? It appears regardless of what he does, he'll get in trouble, either because he "delayed" using the BOP because he was told to get permission first or because he went against protocol and just activated it without permission. One of the many cases where people fail to see both sides of what is going on.Tyler - Atlas Copco Drillshttp://www.usedrigs.comnoreply@blogger.com