REAL RADAR ENCOUNTER - AN OOW CASE STUDY PLAYBOOK

📡 REAL RADAR ENCOUNTERS

An OOW Case Study Playbook

Real radar situations.

Real COLREGS decisions.

Real lessons every OOW must know.

🚢 Why This Guide Exists

Most officers know the COLREGS.

Yet many misapply them on the radar.

Not because they don’t study —

But because books don’t show how radar decisions actually unfold on watch.

This playbook was created to support and extend

COLREGS Made Simple – A Practical Guide to the Rules of the Road

by answering the question every cadet and junior officer asks:

“What does this rule look like on radar, in real life?”

🧭 What Makes This Different

This is not:

• A radar manual
• An IMO publication
• A theory-heavy textbook

This is:

• Real bridge case studies
• Written by a working Second Officer
• Focused on decision-making, not definitions
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Each scenario shows how COLREGS are applied using radar information — including uncertainty, pressure, and common officer mistakes.

📘 What You’ll Learn Inside

✔ How experienced OOWs assess the risk of collision using radar trends

✔ When CPA numbers are misleading

✔ How Rule 7, 8 and 19 actually work on radar

✔ What to do when ARPA fails or loses targets

✔ How to manage heavy traffic without overload

✔ When to act early — and when to call the Master

📂 What’s Included

✔ 30–50 page PDF playbook

✔ 5 real radar encounter case studies

✔ Step-by-step officer reasoning

✔ Common mistakes explained clearly

✔ Practical watchkeeping checklists

Mobile-friendly. Printable. Bridge-ready.

👨‍✈️ Who This Is For

✔ Deck cadets

✔ Junior Officers of the Watch

✔ Newly promoted Second Officers

✔ Mariners preparing for OOW exams

✔ Anyone using COLREGS Made Simple who wants a real-world application

If you’ve ever thought:

“I understand the rules, but radar situations still feel uncomfortable…”

This guide is for you.

🔗 How It Works With COLREGS Made Simple

COLREGS Made Simple teaches you:

• What the rules say
• When they apply
• How to understand them clearly

Real Radar Encounters teaches you:

• How those same rules appear on radar
• How decisions develop over time
• How to act before situations become critical
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Together, they form a complete OOW decision-making system.

⚓ Author

George Aguilor

Master Mariner

Written from real watchkeeping experience — not copied publications.

📥 Instant Digital Download

• PDF format
• Lifetime access
• Learn at your own pace
• Use onboard or ashore

🔔 Important Notice

This product is an independent educational guide.

It does not replace official IMO publications or company procedures.

Always comply with your vessel’s SMS and the COLREGS.

🚀 Start Building Radar Confidence Today

Good officers don’t react late.

They see early, think clearly, and act decisively.

📡 Download Real Radar Encounters now



and take the uncertainty out of radar-based COLREGS decisions.