On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 02:29 PM, Mike Perry, WA4MP wrote:
The captain of a large cargo vessel has a great video explaining the various roots of the issues Hans has with getting the parts he needs.
He is actually the chief engineer. I was an engineering officer in the merchant navy and we were all more important than the captain and other deck officers. They were just the engineers "look outs" who tried not to bump into anything while we conveyed them from port to port. Fortunately I left just as container ships were starting to appear. We used to spend a week or ten days at a time in port while loading and unloading. That meant plenty of time to go ashore.
Next time you are on a ship, maybe a cruise ship, endear yourself to the captain and other deck officers by stating that you know they are actually just the engineers lookouts.
Seriously... ?? the chief or second engineer on a merchant ship could leave and get nearly any (highly paid ) job ashore, such is there qualifications.
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