It's less than smaller boats but still noticeable. I have to say I have a ton of respect for the guys who fish in those little boats. The reason I love the show Deadliest Catch is I did a cruise up around the Aleutians. (PACEX '89) I remember how crazy it was up there on a carrier, in the fall. I can't imagine doing it in the winter on one of those little fishing boats.
One of my jobs for a little while was on the flight deck, manning the push pull bar. The job is not rocket science. When an aircraft is recovered, it pulls out quite a bit of cable onto the flight deck. Once the aircraft is unhooked from the cable there is a period of time where, due to rolling, the cable can slide towards the starboard side of the ship and out of the landing area. This could potentially cause damage to equipment or people, once it retracts. So I stood there with a long metal rod that had a metal block at the bottom. My job was to push the cable back so that it did not come over the foul line. My training consisted of being told, "If you look that way (he pointed off the port side) and you see a lot of water, push. If you see a lot of sky, you don't have to push."
The Ponce is an LPD and considerably smaller than a CVN. My guess would be that the aiming is completely automated.
I did reserves after active duty. I spent a couple weeks on a frigate once. They did some practice with the gun the boat had. They put out a target and first did things manually. They couldn't come close to hit that target. Then they switched over to the computer and it never missed.
heh, Im not sure if respect is the right word. We've got a 30ft walkaround (got lucky with a father in law has always had a thing for boats), and seas over ~4ft with a short period make me want to get back home ASAP.
On clear days we occasionally see some really crazy guys way out in little single engine flat bottom john boats. Don't care how much fun it is to pull in a nice mahi, its not worth that kind of risk.
One of my jobs for a little while was on the flight deck, manning the push pull bar. The job is not rocket science. When an aircraft is recovered, it pulls out quite a bit of cable onto the flight deck. Once the aircraft is unhooked from the cable there is a period of time where, due to rolling, the cable can slide towards the starboard side of the ship and out of the landing area. This could potentially cause damage to equipment or people, once it retracts. So I stood there with a long metal rod that had a metal block at the bottom. My job was to push the cable back so that it did not come over the foul line. My training consisted of being told, "If you look that way (he pointed off the port side) and you see a lot of water, push. If you see a lot of sky, you don't have to push."
The Ponce is an LPD and considerably smaller than a CVN. My guess would be that the aiming is completely automated.
I did reserves after active duty. I spent a couple weeks on a frigate once. They did some practice with the gun the boat had. They put out a target and first did things manually. They couldn't come close to hit that target. Then they switched over to the computer and it never missed.