Real-Life Communication
You're a harbor master at a mid-sized port. That means you're
in the communication business.
"Communication is one of the key things
to working here," says Ted Warburton, harbor master in Santa Cruz, California.
"Everybody has a need to know."
Warburton says regular staff meetings
and radios keep port employees up to speed. However, Warburton says that boaters
are especially in the need to know.
Harbor masters frequently get reports
from the coast guard and boaters about navigation hazards, such as floating
debris, according to Sheila Best, marina manager at San Francisco Bay. These
reports must get to departing boaters.
At the marina you're working
at, a recent hurricane has left the waters full of rubble. The floating debris
could damage the bigger boats and cause major accidents for the smaller vessels.
What's the best way you can think of to get water hazard reports to departing
boaters?
After some consideration, you decide to write a notice to
post around the marina. Write a notice warning boaters of the hazards on the
high seas.