Manoeuvring Tutorial: Williamson Turn

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In this video, we look at the Williamson Turn, a manoeuvre used by vessels at sea when recovering a man-overboard.
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[@attemptedunkindness3632]

I get the feeling Williamson had a lot of problems staying onboard his ship.

[@takeohtyme]

Or he had a hard time keeping passengers from jumping overboard....

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

@@takeohtyme I served with an AE3 Williamson in the USN. I stand by my initial assessment. :P

[@takeohtyme]

@@attemptedunkindness3632 lol. Must be genetic.

[@TristanWilliamsonMusic]

I did

[@moslimislam5714]

Absolutely love your video’s

[@entropyachieved750]

Great channel

[@kyleelefantis664]

Great vids!

[@Chiefofficer-Teacher]

Great vids!. Thanks

[@vinodbhosle2674]

Well explained🙏

[@shivchanlakeram4234]

Great video

[@DB-thats-me]

I was teaching my crew this manoeuvre.
I demanded it first ((with a buoy) in the water.
Helmsman, no problem.
Then I called the chief engineer to practise.
Being German, he said, “Why I need to know this? I don’t care if you fall overboard “.
I said, “Who will command the ship?”
His answer, “We will figure that that without you” 😳

[@S0RGEx]

Fun fact, the Williamson Turn was actually developed by Lieutenant John A. Williamson when he was head of the Seamanship and Antisubmarine Warfare departments at the US Navy's Sub-Chaser Training School in 1942. He had just called it "man overboard for night and low visibility," but people started calling it the Williamson Turn and the name stuck. Williamson was also the XO and later captain of the destroyer escort USS England, which earned the Presidential Unit Citation for sinking 6 Japanese submarines in a 12-day period during May 1944.

[@amponasawerigading0851]

Thnks for information

[@AboveAno]

Do inboard rudder maneuvering alongside for double rudder ships or more maneuvering in general

[@okela1]

scandinavian flick but for boats. great videos btw

[@XPLAlN]

Ah. It is very much the same as an 80/260 procedure turn used in instrument flight.

[@Shlewh]

Is possible to talk about Embarking and Disembarking of pilot ??

[@christophersummers1939]

[wilhelm scream]
[williamson turn]

[@H.OmGupta]

How to take bearing on ship

[@stevestephen9817]

It would be very helpful to see a much detailed passage plan appraisal video with proper examples.
Thanks in advance 🙏

[@1verstapp]

probably not for narrowboats in canals.

[@DumpTruck0733]

This would not work if they were steaming in a convoy as other ships would be in danger

[@guzelataroach4450]

cant you just go in reverse

[@aby2116]

It's not a car bro, momentum comes into play here,it's ship

[@guzelataroach4450]

@@aby2116 car has momentum too

[@loganosmolinski4446]

boop