There is a reason there is only one Captain, they are NOT running a democracy, this is absolute power and responsibility. If a chart officer recommends a change - and it turns out to be incorrect, the captain who accepted the change is responsible - PERIOD. There is NO other person on the entire ship who is responsible for ANYTHING, it all goes to the one and only Captain. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/usflag.gif" alt="" />