Who's in charge?

[Dharl]

On ‎17‎/‎07‎/‎2017 at 23:54, nicknorman said:

.......they are in charge of the lock, you are in charge of the boat. You would be foolish to blindly follow the instructions of someone else who might or even be a boater. But of course ultimately you have to come to an agreement with the lockie,...........

Which is the main point (as well as on other similar threads) is that the Helm is in charge of the boat and the Lockkeeper is in charge of the lock.    

[Horace42]

7 hours ago, john6767 said:

I think you missed my point.  

There is always a lock keeper on the Severn, you can not use the lock if there is not, if they are not at the lock you would have a red light and you have to hover in the river.   My point was referring to a couple of cases where I have not actually seen the keeper as they have stayed in the operating cabin, which is perhaps 20 feet above you when in a full lock.

So I would have either spoken to them on the radio on approach, or they have seem me on the camera, and given a green light to go into the lock.  We rope up to the risers, as the lock gates close, then the lock fills/empties and the exit gates open and we go on out way.  They of course can see the boat on camera/mirrors all the time.

In that example there is no iteraction, and you are under the control of the keeper

I visualised a situation where you went in the lock and were left to get on with it without any conversation with the lock-keeper.