I sail and always know the depth of the water I am in.
Fire Him
Until the day that you don't.
If you run aground, will you fire you?
I am not so quick to criticize.
“If you have never run aground, you are not a sailor” the saying goes. It can happen to anyone(Just ask Lee Hazelwood). Bars shift, charts can be inaccurate, currents can be tricky. In my case, attempting to sail into harbor after an engine failure, the wind died and the current took me onto the rocks. No harm done except to my pride. Fortunately, I wasn’t relieved of command d;^)
The Navy has its reasons for doing things their way. Probably just to keep ship’s Captains on their toes, they don’t give any slack. That is why we have the highly competent professional Navy that we do.