It's interesting that you should bring this up now. I just read an article about "bridge management teams", being taught in the Maritime Colleges these days. Basically, this means operating a vessel by consensus, rather than by an individual, the captain. Since whatever happens is still, by law, the captain's responsibility, no matter what "the consensus", this is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard.
It removes the captain's authority and immediate obedience from the crew in a catastrophic, life threatening situation, leaving no one to make command decisions. I certainly would not want to be a passenger on a cruise ship run by a BMT of mostly inexperienced officers in training, rather than by the most experienced officer aboard.
I can't even imagine a "BMT" of flight crew and cabin staff having a successful conclusion to an emergency at 25,000 feet!
I HATED working in groups?
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It's interesting that you should bring this up now. I just read an article about "bridge management teams", being taught in the Maritime Colleges these days. Basically, this means operating a vessel by consensus, rather than by an individual, the captain. Since whatever happens is still, by law, the captain's responsibility, no matter what "the consensus", this is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard.
It removes the captain's authority and immediate obedience from the crew in a catastrophic, life threatening situation, leaving no one to make command decisions. I certainly would not want to be a passenger on a cruise ship run by a BMT of mostly inexperienced officers in training, rather than by the most experienced officer aboard.
I can't even imagine a "BMT" of flight crew and cabin staff having a successful conclusion to an emergency at 25,000 feet!