Coast Guard Cutter Decision: Emergency Scenarios

Putting ourselves in the shoes of a captain of a 200-foot Coast Guard cutter with a crew of only 16 can be hard to imagine. As the role of the captain, everyone looks to you in direction of what needs to be done upon an emergency case. It is important characteristic as the captain to analyze each possible outcome of your decisions before the final one could be made. During the Coast Guard Cutter Decision, when there’s potential yet not definite chance of finding survivors after a reported plane crash. Being the leader comes with its costs and benefits, yet making the right decision can change people’s lives in the end.
1.
I believe in this scenario while being on a cutter with a crew of only 16, it would be our best bet to involve the whole crew with the decision to whether we head into the storm and try to find any survivors or to continue to make our way home. When consulting with the team, I think it would be a good idea to bring …show more content…
Consulting with the crew, as being their captain, is more rewarding by identifying the problem through everyone’s perspective. I think that this scenario would be considered an nonprogrammed decision, yet a programmed decision in a way. I think that it would be nonprogrammed, because the solutions aren’t worked out from past incidents, but past incidents may help for the final decision. Working in the Coast Guard at sea, rarely will you run into the same exact incidents, but past incidents could help engage memory of the right decision. I think it would also be nonprogrammed decision, because choosing whether to ride out the storm and save the vessel could be a good choice, but being a part of the Coast Guard is the role of serving your country. Knowing that a plane went down and there was potential for any survivors, I think I would need my team to help me make a rough decision whether to continue to look for survivors or