yachty!
The weekend sailing trip was a success. Went again on Wednesday afternoon for a sail. I am getting rather "in" to this sailing lark. I enjoyed the boat handling experience it gave me, coming alongside a pontoon and mooring to a buoy etc.
We have been doing "lights" in rule of the road this week. Really satisfying to recognise them. Just a case of learning and practicing. Its a shame fishing vessels in particular show the wrong lights in my limited experience. Also I have never seen a sailing vessel with its triangle indicating it is proceeding under sail and engine. Am guilty of that one myself!
Ciao, Rob
posted by Rob @ 1:17 am
95 comments
95 Comments:
Triangle ?
What's this rubbish ?
Seascout.
I think he means a conical shape- point down.
Very unusual, seldom seen, and damned right confusing.
pp.
"conical shape, apex down" indeed. Was in yachty mode it seems.
What designs are U sailing ?
Capt (Ret'd)
Triangle Indeed.
Wrong attitude - pull your socks up now, - You'll be heading for failure if you don't.
Just shocking !!!
Examiner
Wrong attitude? apologies. To what are you referring examiner? My mistake of describing it as a triangle? Or my attitude in replying once my mistake had been "flagged up"??
Examiner of what?? Not Orals I hope. As I have evidently created a bad impression!
A bad impression - for sure.
But at this stage it's just an impression - no more.
Shock tactics - they sometimes pay dividends.
Think about it :-
and be more carefull in future.
Come into my exam room at any time in the future talking about triangles in relation to ROR, and you'll go straight out the door, with your feet barely touching the ground.
I wouldn't waste time opening it either.
Be warned.
Examiner.
LOL
Quite right too - Mr. Examiner.
Whats next on the agenda ?
NUC - hoist two circles - perhaps ?
Get a grip of yourself lad - learn the rules:-
What do they say ?
You've been told time and time again, - it's verging on the boring now.
There's no substitute - no short cuts - so do it.
Scoutmaster
right ho, black balls and conical shapes it is then! Consider me "told".
Thats better.
You should be setting a good example at all times.
Seascout
Thats true.
And on another front, there are three classes of vessels.
1 Passenger,
2.Commercial - other than Passenger.
3. Fishing Vessels.
These things are fundamental, get them into your head now, as you will come unstuck if you don't.
Scoutmaster.
Three classes in respect to what? For the ROR? or for something else. For the rules I had the impression the classes were
-Power driven
-Sailing
-Fishing
and then all of the NUC, RAM, TOW etc etc
Three classes - ON ANOTHER FRONT - thats what I said.
(each further subdivided of course)
Look at Solas.
But in respect of ROR it does not matter
"Quote":-
These rules shall apply to all vessels ......... etc. etc.
As a bright star - you are "dimming a bit", maybe you should defer your blogging for err - lets say - about twenty years - maybe more.
By that time you may be able to identify what you are dealing with,
but even then - maybe not.
Scoutmaster.
The comments are all true - make no mistake about that.
On the other hand, there is probably nothing wrong with "dimming a bit" - it may even be desireable, - not least of all for your own protection.
If you are good, and I mean good, thats just what "gangster managers" don't want, although they will profess that they do.
You'll embarrass them, expose them in the eyes of their clients etc. etc. - blow them wide open in fact.
Thats when you are assigned the really difficult placings - the "ships of shame".They know you stand the best chance of handling it - which indeed may be true - but at irrecoverable cost to yourself - & not just financially either.
Not a pretty picture I'm afraid - but sadly - so often the reality.
Just be aware of it - don't get "hung up" on it.
You can even ignore it if you want, but I wouldn't advise it.
"Steady as she goes" - at least with your present sponsors - but always be wary - after that.
Wiseman.
"Come, behold the wonderous delights we have in store for you".
Well you just will not believe it -sheer horror - of unprecidented proportion.
My generation grew up in the firm belief the holocaust could never happen again.
How wrong we were - same things happen - at sea.
Take care.
"Old man"
Somebody say - Ships of Shame.
Elders say - Do not be fooled by image and looks.
There's one lying on the beach at Newcastle - she looks brand new, almost magnificent - in fact.
It breaks your heart - so it does.
Just outrageous - for reasons not yet determined - and unlikely to be ever made public.
Luv Dorothy.
You are not wrong - Dorothy, or should I say, the elders are right.
NUC - thats for sure, and quite likely as the result of some "so called" Monsterous Ship Management System - far remote from the scene of the crime.
Shipmaster (Ret'd)
"Dimming a bit"
True, it is easy to come across as a bright star when nothing is learnt and its all opinion and speculation. Now its facts and interpretation. Not so easy. Will await exam results to determine if "Bright" or "Dim".
Blog deferred.
Good Observation - ROB.
Dim/Bright - well it really doesn't matter too much at the end of the day.
Average is fine, average plus a bit is desireable - too bright, and you can in fact become exceptionally dull - acheiving little or nothing in the end.
Enjoy what you are doing - thats the main thing - but not too much, at least in the eyes of others.
At the end of the road - there is only a hole in the ground - so don't rush the journey, take it steady, and experience as much as you can.
adios amigo
Rediculous Statement !!!!!!
A Ship will "talk" to you ROB and they really are ladies.
"Rediculous maybe, but nevertheless, that is a statement of fact.
But it takes time to learn the particular and rather unique language she uses. Its the subtle "variations" that say most.
Shipmaster (Ret'd)
The way she rocks,
The way she rolls,
The way she shakes,
The way she breathes & exhausts,
And as for vibrations - they tell you so much.
Technology - its ok
but,
don't forget your natural senses
The way she looks, the way she "talks", the way she feels, and even the way that she smells.
"Mr Common & Natural Sense."
Oh dear, oh dear
"The rough & tumble, of training a deck-officer cadet."
I Belong to Glasgow
I've been wi' a couple o' cronies,
One or two pals o' my ain;
We went in a hotel, and we did very well,
And then we came out once again;
Then we went into anither,
And that is the reason I'm fu';
We had six deoch-an-doruses, then sang a chorus,
Just listen, I'll sing it to you:
Chorus
I belong to Glasgow,
Dear old Glasgow town;
But what's the matter wi' Glasgow,
For it's goin' roun' and roun'!
I'm only a common old working chap,
As anyone here can see,
But when I get a couple o' drinks on a Saturday,
Glasgow belongs to me!
There's nothing in keeping your money,
And saving a shilling or two;
If you've nothing to spend, then you've nothing to lend,
Why that's all the better for you!
There no harm in taking a drappie,
It ends all your trouble and strife;
It gives ye the feeling that when you get home,
You don't give a hang for the wife!
Chorus
Meaning of unusual words:
deoch-an-dorus=drink at the door, farewell drink
fu'=drunk
Popeyethesailorman
Aye Laddie - it's true.
What a performance !!!!!
Bravo, Bravo, Bravo.
Justme.
Well ROB, I just don't know what to make of it all.
I am predisposed to conclude, the next time you visit Glasgow it's more than likely you'll be returning on that infamous Clyde Marine Bus, and not just with sore arms either.
Best of Luck.
Bulkship. June 20th 2007.
LOL
Well there you are ROB.
Don't worry about it though, you are doing just fine - I don't doubt.
Give it some thought though, and with respect to your COLREGS - it's numbers 1 to 20 - no less than "Word Perfect", absolutley word perfect - no less will do.
And as for the "Advanced Firefighting" - you should be on to that course ASAP - you're at the best age for it now, and the basic course you have done, is short of requirements - in your case.
It's tough - but you won't regret it, at all.
Too tough - for old guys.
Shipmaster (Ret'd)
June 20th 2007.
To a future Captain - ROB.
A blast from the past:-
It won't be easy, but when U get there, there is one thing you must do - somehow that is.
In your daily routine, you must set aside time
"to talk of many things,
of candlesticks, and sealing wax,
of cabbages and kings".
It's true.
Wiseman.
There's good content in this blog ROB, but you should refrain from "Pimping" on behalf of your employers - let them do that for themselves.
If you don't, then sooner or later, it'll come back and bite you, just where it hurts the most.
Commodore Bond.
Come on Laddie - don't be shy,
Cheer up - you at least seem OK.
"Rule Brittania, Brittania Rules the waves,
Britons Never ever shall be slaves"
I wouldn't be too sure of that anymore, - which of course is at least a significant part of the problem.
International Competition results in a general lowering of standards - to those of the lowest of the low - and that's certainly not your fault, I suspect.
OZ
Aye well - it all seems perfectly clear to me:-
When you are talking about me, or anything I'm asscociated with, be sure to consider well just what you are saying AND SPECIFY within the context of what.
Particularly so when blogging.
Otherwise you turn your blog into the equivalent of a high tech sewage pipe - and there are more than enough of them out there, without you adding to it.
You represent Warsash, and although its early days yet, be professional - learn the language, be clear and precise at all times.
You'll find it gets easier as you go along - so start now.
"Bull" baffles brains - "Offshore managers" using FOC's specialise in it - more often than not - at least that was the case in the past - and history will always repeat itself - if you are not carefull - that is.
eye spy.
HOW TO BE SUCCESSFULL when you become a deck-officer:-
Take a look at the video's, news reels etc of the late Diana Princess of Wales.
When she greeted/addressed children, she always stooped down and met them directly at eye to eye level.
ie: non intimidational.
Apply the same principal as a deck-officer / Captain & you will find that in general, it will work wonders for you.
S/M ( ret'd )
Quote:-
The Song of the Clyde
I sing of a river I'm happy beside
The song that I sing is a song of the Clyde
Of all Scottish rivers it’s dearest to me
It flows from Leadhills all the way to the sea
It borders the orchards of Lanark so fair
Meanders through meadows with sheep grazing there
But from Glasgow to Greenock, in towns on each side
The hammersP ding-dong is the song of the Clyde
Chorus:-
Oh the river Clyde, the wonderful Clyde
The name of it thrills me and fills me with pride
And I'm satisfied whate'er may betide
The sweetest of songs is the song of the Clyde
Imagine we’ve left Craigendoran behind
And wind-happy yachts by Kilcreggan we find
At Kirn and Dunoon and Innellan we stay
Then Scotland’s Madeira that’s Rothesay, they say
Or maybe by Fairlie and Largs we will go
Or over to Millport that thrills people so
Mavbe joumey to Arran it can't be denied
Those scenes all belong to the song of the Clyde
When sun sets on dockland, there’s beauty to see
The cry of a seabird is music to me
The blast of a horn loudly echoes, and then
A stillness descends on the water again
Tis’ here that the sea-going liners are born
But, unlike the salmon, they seldom return
Can you wonder the Scots o’er the ocean so wide
Should constantly long for the song of the Clyde
Chorus
I often wonder what this guy thought of life - "when we were two little boys."
He was our commanding officer cadet, and left to join the army.
Now who on earth would believe that ?
A popular guy - so he was.
I Reckon he worked it all out in the end.
Quote:-
words and music by Eric Idle
Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best...
And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...
If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.
And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...
For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.
So always look on the bright side of death
Just before you draw your terminal breath
Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.
And always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the right side of life...
(Come on guys, cheer up!)
Always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the bright side of life...
(Worse things happen at sea, you know.)
Always look on the bright side of life...
(I mean - what have you got to lose?)
(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing!)
Always look on the right side of life...
copied & pasted from
http://www.thebards.net/music/lyrics/Always_Look_Bright_Side_Life.shtml
Now hear this, now hear this, now hear this.
Your help is needed ROB.
I'm "cracking up".
YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.
It's all there on your blog - so study it.
Bulkship.
Elders Say
LOL -It is true.
It should be all crystal clear to you now.
The soldiers are coming, but this time, they no take my baby away,
so we no need your help to stowaway now.
Luv Dorothy.
Well I don't know either, but one things for sure, there's much good advice on your blog.
Seems to me you have 2 choices, or maybe 3, in panning your journey thro life.
Class 1. Dance for Passengers.
Class 2. Sing for Cadets.
or possibly,
Class 3. Go Fishing or something.
All you have to finally decide, is which class do you really want.
That's about it, I'm afraid.
C ya - if not in this world, then the next.
:(
Boyscout.
Practical simulations ?
Demonstrator.
We're off to see the Wizard, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
You'll find he is a whiz of a Wiz! If ever a Wiz! there was.
If ever oh ever a Wiz! there was The Wizard of Oz is one because,
Because, because, because, because, because.
Because of the wonderful things he does.
We're off to see the Wizard. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Harry p
Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high.
There's a land that I heard of
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UK Phones
Once in a lullaby.
Somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue.
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.
Someday I'll wish upon a star and
wake up where the clouds are far
[these lyrics are found on http://www.songlyrics.com]
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
Away above the chimney tops.
That's where you'll find me.
Somewhere, over the rainbow, bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow,
Why then - oh, why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow,
Why, oh, why can't I?
Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see
I'll never forget the people I met
Braving those angry skies
I remember well as the shadows fell
The light of hope in their eyes
And though I'm far away
I still can hear them say
Bombs up...
But when the dawn comes up
Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see
Therell be love and laughter
And peace ever after
Tomorrow
When the world is free
The shepherd will tend his sheep
The valley will bloom again
And Jimmy will go to sleep
In his own little room again
Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see
Therell be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see...
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when
But I'm sure we'll meet again some sunny day
Keep smiling through, just the way you used to do
Till the blue skies chase the dark clouds far away
Now, won't you please say "Hello" to the folks that I know
Tell 'em it won't be long
'cause they'd be happy to know that when you saw me go
I was singing this song
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when
But I'm sure we'll meet again some sunny day
bss.
Copied and Pasted from deck-officer.com
IED delivery systems & Tankers:-
All that is needed is to wrap one up in a "Pig" and drop it in the shore tanks whilst loading.
There's only one answer to that one - Grids in the Manifolds guys, preferably both ashore & on board.
Now who thought of that one & when ?
Don't be afraid to use your imagination - it's both desireable & essential.
Always be on your guard.
wink wink: wink wink: wink wink.
June 28th 2007
LOL
O.K. - I know.
So you don't have grids in the manifolds.
Well thats less than desireable, but not necessarily the end of the world.
Take a deep breath, count to ten, and think about it.
What else could you do to at least somewhat "Improvise".
There is generally something you can do to improve the situation, and give yourself a better chance,
but you have to know your vessels systems - quite intimately -in fact.
Some ideas:- think valves, think separators, filters and the likes.
Where are they, and how could they be used to improvise at least partially.
It's called Contingency Planning, and when U become Captain it becomes an ongoing process which cuts in whenever you are doing nothing else (Not that that happens too often).
I'm sure you have already some basic ideas - just from reading this.
Elder 1.
June 28th 2007
Oh well, I suppose you are getting the picture - sort of.
After days, weeks, months, whatever - it becomes obvious what is the best thing to do - just fit the bloody grids and be done with it.
All you have to do now is convince the owners - almost an impossible task - might take a hundred years or more - in some cases.
Thats when you start to feel you might as well be talking to yourself - and there will be plenty of occassions when you'll experience that - when you become captain - that is.
It's Real "head bashing" self abuse when that happens.
Hards hats - steel toecaps - they do have their uses.
ROFLMAO
PS Didn't you mean - Chow.
Elder 2.
Never Mind ROB.
It has only happened in Cyberspace, but what happens in cyberspace can happen in real life too, - and it does.
When you get older you will find it's usually First Impressions that eventually turn out to be true.
Stick at it - don't use "free" blogs - they're just making money out of you.
You are a professional in the making - be carefull what U say on the net - get it right the first time - You are not a yachty, and as a deck-officer knowing and adhereing to your colregs within the spirit of how they are meant,(Right of way & Deep Draft etc.) it is unlikely you will win too many yacht races.
That's the downside - so as a deck-officer I suggest you try sailplanes for a hobby/pastime.
Just fantastic - but it can become addictive, leading to - well - the sky is truly the limit.
But you have to look after your health - don't tramp around in crude sludge & the like, unless fully protected.(Sailplane pilot or not)
Lasham would be a good place to start - if my memory serves me correctly.( For Sailplaning )
Shipmaster (Ret'd)
:)
LOL
"Dorothy"
Looks like you just got the "Dear John"
Never mind - there's plenty more fish in the sea.
Seascout
Annual Report :- ROB.
Honesty 99%
Integrity 99%
Morality 95%.
Comment:
Should consider if the above is what the Shipmanagers Want.
Well maybe, but not the offshore, FOC type.
Ensactly the opposite - I suggest.
Blackdog.
Looks like you are going to make it to 50 - this time.
LEARNING SHIP SYSTEMS:-
1. You must dig out the Plans and study them.
(That is if there are any left on board)
2. Determine if the plans you are lookin at are "Design" or "Finished".
3. If "Finished" you can then be moderately optimistic that what you are looking at is correct. You cannot be certain however.
4. To be certain, you must go down and inspect/examine/verify for yourself.
eg. - during building, minor yet highly significant changes are sometimes made "on site", locally, in the constuction bay/dock, and never find their way back to the drawing office for ammendment, or if they do, nobody in there can be bothered to do anything about it.
Aeroplane Captain.
NO Rob - you cannot have a Karaoke Machine for the Rec Room !!!!!!
Cadetship Captain.
Do I detect the process of "Reverse Pshycology" here.
ie "written" as opposed to "verbal".
"Offshore, FOC, Shipmanager".
Interesting !
Well if you do detect that, then it should be possible to reverse it back - Hoist those Red Ensigns again.
But thats up to you lads, and others like you.
Goodluck
It's all true.
Now remember this:-
Your CCR consul - that is not a plan, nothing like it in fact, neither design nor finished.
It is a "Mimic Board" only, and as such, is for "CONVENIENCE" alone.
Thats why,- for learning,
GET YOUR WORKING GEAR ON,
and start crawling, whenever you can, taking the necessary precautions of course.
bss
over & OUT.
MORE THAN 50 - thats a pass.
Now look in my eyes, look in my eyes,
You've got plenty to keep you busy next trip.
And I nearly forgot:-
What draft do you require aft to give yourself 100% propellor immersion & how much ballast should you have on board for the anticipated weather conditions ?
There's masses to learn & experience, and you can't do that overnight - nor through "Crash Courses".
bss (Ret'd)
Hey Man - Thats Right.
However, for today, set it all aside and enjoy the concert in tribute.
Lets hope it isn't cancelled.
I'll be watching - for sure.
"Just Magic" - so she was.
The Wizard of Oz
Sunday 1st July 2007.
Blackdogs comment above is what you should be considering most.
What the unscrupulous offshore foc managers want is
Liars, cheats,human degenerates,
abusers of seafarers rights, dehumanisers,and those prepared to violate the dignity and human rights of those who earn their living at sea.
STEER CLEAR - unless you are, or wish to become, one of them - and thats not the impression you portrayed.
And never mind about trying to be politically correct - black balls is perfectly ok when refering to the rule of the road.
Never use 2400hrs - it leads to ambiguity.
Round it off one way or the other,
ie 2359hrs or 0001hrs.
eg 022359 or 030001.
Thats close enough to midnight in both cases.(for reporting/record keeping)
Call me a yachty again, and I do you some damage - boy.
examiner.
Aye laddie - it's all true, every last word - so it is.
Therefore consider your "placements" carefully.
When you encounter the Glaswegian, Panamanian, Greek you are already well advanced in descending that spiral to the depths of the underworld.
But when you encounter the Saudi, Pakistani, Glaswegian, Londoner then you are right there with Satan himself.
Poor Gordon Brown - he really has a problem on his hands, and I wonder if he really appreciates just how serious it is.
You should Support him - for as long as he continues to serve.
Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free,
How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee?
Wider still, and wider, shall thy bounds be set;
God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet!
Truth and Right and Freedom, each a holy gem,
Stars of solemn brightness, weave thy diadem.
Tho' thy way be darkened, still in splendour drest,
As the star that trembles o'er the liquid West.
Throned amid the billows, throned inviolate,
Thou hast reigned victorious, thou has smiled at fate.
Land of Hope and Glory, fortress of the Free,
How may we extol thee, praise thee, honour thee?
Hark, a mighty nation maketh glad reply;
Lo, our lips are thankful, lo, our hearts are high!
Hearts in hope uplifted, loyal lips that sing;
Strong in faith and freedom, we have crowned our King!
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark Satanic Mills?
Bring me my Bow of burning gold!
Bring me my Arrows of desire!
Bring me my Spear! O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire!
I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.
Hmm -
Well I suppose the Cadetship Captain might reconsider the Karaoke Machine for the rec room,
When you've learned Rules 1 - 20, word perfect - that is, and he has satisfied himself that you have.
"old man"
Better than dancing for the passengers - for sure.
And certainly better than some of the crap on the net - not much doubt about that.
Examiner,
Wasn't aware I had called you a "Yachty". Please explain...
Rob
Its 63 comments now - thats a respectable pass.
Quote:-
"I'd like to be with you, I'm sorry I can't - Stay Safe".
What more could anyone say ?
It's tough, but has to be accepted sometimes.
I see.
Thats ok then - it just looked rather like it to me.
Nice to see you are not wasteing too much time blogging - whilst you are at Warsash.
Remember, you are by comparison with previous generations, something of a late starter.
You have masses to learn, and you don't get anything like enough sea time before you qualify - these days.
The advantages of that are minimal, and far outweighed by the disadvantages.
You are in fact, somewhat more vulnerable and exposed than previous generations - but that doesn't mean you can't do it ok - but it does mean you have to learn faster and quite definately exercise common sense to the full.
Rocket scientist - you don't need to be that at all.
Enjoying your learning - is the key and it at least appears you are doing that.
And no, you don't have to shut down your blog - it's "fun" - just be carefull what you say - don't stirr up hornets nests - unless you have to that is.
LOL.
Examiner
Thats all true too - I suppose.
Remember Zoold - in the other place.
She was right to do what she did, and believe me theres much worse out there - and you may not be able to get off them.
Absolute nightmares.
You'll be ok where u are - for the time being - I think.
S.M. (ret'd)
LOL
Well - if not, you could always try E-bay.
You'll get some interesting "Offers" - for sure.
Seascout
Another one for the song book -
Pay Off day approaching :-
I'm comin' home, I've done my time
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine
If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free
Then you'll know just what to do
If you still want me
If you still want me
CHORUS
Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak tree
It's been three long years
Do ya still want me? (still want me)
If I don't see a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree
I'll stay on the bus
Forget about us
Put the blame on me
If I don't see a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak tree
Bus driver, please look for me
'cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see
I'm really still in prison
And my love, she holds the key
A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free
I wrote and told her please
(CHORUS)
Now the whole damned bus is cheerin'
And I can't believe I see
A hundred yellow ribbons 'round the ole oak tree
I'm comin' home, mmm, mmm
(Tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree)
(Tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree)
(Tie a ribbon 'round the ole oak tree)
FADE
N.B.
Somebody mentioned Lasham.
Thats not as daft as it might seem.
You will learn the ultimate in your powers of observation and judgement.
That is, getting it right the first time, CUZ you cannot "go around" in a glider.
And all, without technology.
Good for ship handling - believe it or not.
Capt (Ret'd)
THATS TRUE TOO
Good basic training before proceeding to Power Flight.
Saved my life on more than one occassion.
And besides "Glider Pilots do it quietly".
Thats usually the best way.
Aeroplane Captain (Ret'd)
Does anyone actually read this ?
Perhaps it will give you some insight into what really lies ahead of you.
Do your time, qualify, then plan to get out.
Get a life - you won't have one - remaining at sea - not trading Internationally - unless you get 3 on 3 off max, - even then it's questionable.
Besides, why buy a house if you are going to spend your life at sea, - Why buy anything, in fact.
You won't see much of it, or indeed, of anything else which won't fit into your suitcase, keeping it under 30 Kg.
Whilst you remain young and unattached - its ok., but you won't stay that way for ever.
That's seafaring - in a nutshell.
Think ahead always - both ashore and afloat.
Well it's all good stuff.
And in the interim enjoy those dark star spangled nights, and the storms (Provided your vessel is sound).
New or near new, modern tankers - well they don't come much sounder than that.
pp.
Well it seems your blog has gone full circle.
Back where it started so to speak,
Suitcases & E-Bay.
That must be significant - I'm sure.
BUT, you are one year older, and one year wiser -
You can be sure, that's the way it will continue, for the rest of your natural days.
Indeed you can't be sure of much else.
Thats life - constantly getting older & wiser.
Good bye:
cybermate.
Aye - thats for sure.
And what you've got to really look forward to, way over the horizon, that is
Are the days when Breakfast consists solely of 1 cup of coffee, and a blood pressure tablet.
When that day arrives - you can be sure - it's just about over.
Yer Man,
"Who luv's ya baby ?"
Some Notes:- Good Tanker Practise.
Pumping from Sea:-
1. Run up your pump.
2. Verify vacuum at sea chest or immediately adjacent to it.
3. Then & Only then, open sea valve.
Discharging:- (Centrifigal Pumps)
1. Start Pump with discharge valve closed.
2. Run pump up, gradually opening discharge valve, therefore gradually loading the pump up.
N.B. with IG you should be recirculating first until IG plant is properly running and settled down,(at least partially diverted to atmosphere) before opening manifolds and directing flow to the shore.
Sometimes however that may be a triffle impracticable - if ullage spaces are minimal.
You'd be amazed at how often those things don't get done - thats ignorance.
Tankerman
You are on your own now.
It's up to you.
Better informed than those who went before you.
It was far safer in the days when governments controlled their own seafarers, not outsourcing that control.
One whiff of a criminal record,or other impropriety and you wouldn't even get near a Board of Trade examiner of Masters and Mates nowadays it seems, ensactly the converse may be true.
Just horrifying.
ISPS ? What a joke.
Alias.
The Titanic Song:-
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;
Earth’s joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.
Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word;
But as Thou dwell’st with Thy disciples, Lord,
Familiar, condescending, patient, free.
Come not to sojourn, but abide with me.
Come not in terrors, as the King of kings,
But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings,
Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea—
Come, Friend of sinners, and thus bide with me.
Thou on my head in early youth didst smile;
And, though rebellious and perverse meanwhile,
Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee,
On to the close, O Lord, abide with me.
I need Thy presence every passing hour.
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s power?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.
Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
bulkship
True or False (Blog).
Good entertainment for you next trip, - you should by now be able to work that one out for yourself.
It is already a year since you first embarked on your journey as a deck-cadet.
By now you should have learned most of the rules as advised on numerous occassions.
If you do not, then something is missing in your maritime education & training, or maybe you just can't be bothered to learn them.
If the latter should be the case, then you should seriously consider a change of vocation.
Those rules are fundamental.
Received my "rules of the road" exam result yesterday.
90%.
There were only 10 questions, pass mark was 65% so seven correct answers were required. The question I got wrong was asking the Range of a Manouvering light.
Other questions included:
>Recognising a Trawler, Underway and Making way viewed from astern.
>A Towing vessel less than 50M in length, length of tow exceeding 200M
>A vessel aground.
>TSS - Who may not impeed a Power Driven Vessel.
>Rule 6 quotation
Cannot remember all the rest.
Rob
Wondering if you have any tips for an up and coming 3rd Mate seeking work in deep-seas shipping. Have my licensing exams next semester, and I am at the New York Maritime College. Thank you, John
Hey there rob - I'm still here, but otherwise engaged with "problems"in Australia.
90% - thats not a bad result at all, --- all things considered.
But with ROR it is 100% you must strive for - you still have time to acheive that - easily, I suspect.
Good luck and good voyages.
Shipmaster retired
wink, wink.
5th September 2007
Why For U no speaking anymore
Why For U no speaking any more
Dorothy
I could start it up again, just not sure I want to. I'm back at college now after another 5 month trip away. Here entil July then back to sea for my final trip as a cadet. Usual goings on here. Plenty of interesting new subjects for us this phase, celetial nav, sailings, met, stability, law, chartwork, tides, etc. Same awful food and over priced accomodation. nothing to report really. Perhaps I'll "blog" again in the next few days when I think of how to continue it.
Rob
Great to see you again.
It's a difficult one isn't it.
Your mate on the pax ships seems to have mastered it - but oh how so boring.
Hope you are still as enthusiastic about it all as you were, but once the novelty wears off, then things may not be as good as they seem.
At the end of the day you become completely nomadic in nature - no good for the "family" life at all.
Best of luck anyhow.
Shipmaster (Ret'd)
Thats True.
Got to think about that one.
However if U like it - it's ok, just be sure that you do
Popeyethesailorman
Enthusiasm hasn't left me, I am a little frustrated at times with the speed at which everything is accomplished. I can't help but think, were we allowed to "get on with it" the cadetship could either be over much sooner, or incorporate more sea time within the current 3 year period, as once it did. We do seem to waste so much time at college. I guess the manning crisis the industry supposedly suffers from doesn't help, and the colleges feel pressured to hold the hands of any cadets who cannot keep up. Exams are only scheduled when everyone is sure to pass and the answers have been spoon fed to us, simple concepts are explained over and over to the delight of all. All but those who find simple concepts “simple” that is. This, I presume, in order to increase the numbers "passing out", no matter how unsuitable they may be for the career. In my view the government should...... ....no I wont go there. Rant over.
Hey, glad to know you're still here, somewhere, and that you guys have the same view as us regarding the erm.. "learning"
Well, well, well well well.
Good posting Rob - that last one.
I may be out of it now, and have been for a while, but what you just said fits precisely with what I've been thinking all along.
The name of the game these days seems to be Hold back - don't advance. It probably means more money for someone - not the cadet - thats for sure.
But in my view, you don't do enough sea time these days - no doubt compensated for to some extent by technology, but that can only acheive so much - not all
Good to see you're still around.
Capt. (Ret'd)
Yer thats about right I reckon.
In my day it was a full twelve months full time at maritime college for pre sea education and training. That twelve months gave you 6 months remission of the required 48 months sea time to sit for 2MFG. (2nd mate foreign going)
The it was off to sea for 4 years, less the remission, with one short 3 month break mid apprenticeship - back to college just to brush up on the maths etc, (Didn't get any remission for that tho.)also EDH & Lifeboat combined which gave you an AB rating as well. Then back to sea to finish the four years, off to college until you were ready to sit both writtens and orals - that could be as little as 3 months or as long as a year depending on the individual. However it didn't matter how good you were, when it came to orals, i-- if you didn't know those colregs word perfect, or near thereto, the examiner woulf just send you back to sea again for another six months. Quite rightly so too, in my view, and thats something I'll never change my views on.
So make sure you learn them - real good.
Pleasant Sailing.
Shipmaster (Retired)
Oh dear oh dear - looks like someone has gone "silent" again.
Never mind, hopefully you will soon be graduating from access to the Warsash Cadet Disco"s to The Warsash Summer Ball.
Now that really is a graduation - in every sense of the word.
Phantom of Warsash.
Thats true.
Don't forget the "Mad Men with Machine Guns" - re confined spaces.
Seems you forgot it - re 5inches of sludge.
22 and one half degrees - rember that also, the significance should be clearer to you now.
ie. How's your head now ?
And What's her heading ?.
Can you box the compass in quarter points yet - or don't they do that anymore.
Well degrees will do, I suppose.
Bulkship.
Looks like this string is about at 98 now.
Thats your limit - no more - remember !!!
Stop now and move on to the next one - Tankerman.
Shipmaster ( Retired)
Now there's a fine cadet - if ever I saw one !!!!!!!!!
No Shipmaster - its actually 95.
Can't you count ?
jn.
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