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That we can set to give us warnings when we approach a navigation natural hazard. one is proximity in terms of distance. we can set that with a chart display and information system or on the radar. so when something crosses into a known area, it will give us a warning. or when we get too close to it we can monitor that. the other thing is certain features on navigation natural charts, obvious hazards, warn us when we get to proximity to them on the electronic chart information system. so if we were approaching a navigation natural hazard that's been set into the information system, that will g...

That we can set to give us warnings when we approach a navigation natural hazard. one is proximity in terms of distance. we can set that with a chart display and information system or on the radar. so when something crosses into a known area, it will give us a warning. or when we get too close to it we can monitor that. the other thing is certain features on navigation natural charts, obvious hazards, warn us when we get to proximity to them on the electronic chart information system. so if we were approaching a navigation natural hazard that's been set into the information system, that will g...

Watcher to make critical decisions on how to navigate. >> on this ship we are on, similar to the costa concordia but smaller? >> similar in design but a little smaller in size. >> obviously with the training there's years of learning, what the swing of the boat is. but in close to shore, clearly a rock, in the case of the costa concordia caused a problem. are you able to monitor things that could be on the bottom? >> absolutely. we do that through our depth gauge and our meter that tells us the actual depth of water underneath the keel right now. right now we have 12.4 meters. that's good. as ...