Ship Simulator
English forum => Small talk => Topic started by: saltydog on May 26, 2010, 13:52:07
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What is your experience with the maritime world..? :)
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We has its own boat (Nimbus 3000) :).
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i have my own boats, and also following an education for first mate at deltion.
thom
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I hold a '2nd mate all ships' ticket which i hope to upgrade to 'chief mate all ships' in the near future as soon as i can follow a bridge management course :)
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I notice there are few to admit they are landlubbers..
They hide in shame.. :)
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I notice there are few to admit they are landlubbers.. ;D
OK, I admit I am a landlubber :doh:
Have no boat sailing expierience outside of SS :doh:
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So that makes two of us.. ;)
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It does indeed...
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RHIBs and small stuff mainly...
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I'm sailing an Omega, guess that makes me not a landlubber :)
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Whats an Omega?
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Omega 30, it's a sailing boat made in the late 80s in Sweden.
Sails pretty well, but we may upgrade to a bigger and newer sailing boat soon which is more comfortable and sails a bit faster :)
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Nice :thumbs:
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Landlubby. ;D
I like to see boats. I have only been one time on a ship.
Only experience i get is from Ship Sim.
And i hope that i can go on the Rainbow Warrior III. With the donation edition :2thumbs:
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Been photographing ships for over 20 years so I reckon I know a thing or two... have also sailed canal boats several times if that counts - and in 4 weeks time will be sailing a small cruiser down the river Shannon in Ireland! :captain:
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No wonder your nickname is Quaysider! ;D
I've had very very very little experience on an actual ship, but I know a bit about how they work.
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I've had very very very little experience on an actual ship, but I know a bit about how they work.
Explain a VSP in less than 30 words...
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here's it in 36 letters
http://www.voithturbo.com/545950.htm (http://www.voithturbo.com/545950.htm)
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I'd say recreational...I've just finished my Day Skipper Course (6 month long course which runs over COLREGS, Chart work, Rules of the road, Buoyage etc. etc., I have been boating for a good few years with many different types of boats..I suppose you could say it's a 'hobby' that I take seriously but it's nothing professional (as yet), but I hope to make it that way soon!
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I'm a student so I wouldn't call it professional yet.
But this summer holiday I am going on a freight ship for allmost two months.
Maybe I can say it after that experience. ;D
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I have added "Semi-professional" to the poll, for the students.. :)
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I have added "Semi-professional" to the poll, for the students.. :)
A bit late, since I've already voted... :-\
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SD, you better restart the votes so people can vote again with that new option.
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Been at sea for 18 years and am the chief engineer of a 29,000 GT ro-ro ship so I guess that would put me in the professional bracket.
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Restarting the poll is not an option, we shall have to keep in mind that we have 3 students so far.. ;)
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Recreational...I have been boating since I was about 5 or 6. Started out with our 3 foot speedboat...then assisted my dad on ferries, dinner ships, and eventually yachts. Now we currently own a 41 foot boat in which I'm bringing up this weekend (if all goes well) :)
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ANYONE who actually served at sea earning a living or a wage from it, even if only [for example] as a galley boy
may quite legitimately regard themselves as professional or maybe `ex` professional seafarers. I would suggest that others such as unpaid yachtsmen, small boat and speedboat enthusiasts, hobbyists, etc, with no matter how much seatime may only regard themselves as amateur or recreational seafarers. Though of course many such people may actually be extremely able and proficient seamen ! Anyone else any thoughts on this ?
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ANYONE who actually served at sea earning a living or a wage from it, even if only [for example] as a galley boy
may quite legitimately regard themselves as professional or maybe `ex` professional seafarers. I would suggest that others such as unpaid yachtsmen, small boat and speedboat enthusiasts, hobbyists, etc, with no matter how much seatime may only regard themselves as amateur or recreational seafarers. Though of course many such people may actually be extremely able and proficient seamen ! Anyone else any thoughts on this ?
I would say that pretty much sums it up TM.
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I reckon this would class me as a professional. ::) It also classes me as a bit of a "Hasbeen". :doh:
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*jealousy*
:lol:
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No need to be jealous Jack. It's not worth a carrot now. :'( :'(
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It's worth more than what a lot of people have ever achieved in their lives!!
What a great achievement...Master...hopefully one of those will belong to me some time in the future :) *goes into dream land*
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Jack, thanks for those kind words, you've made my day. ;D It ONLY took 10 years of experience and study to get it, so perhaps you have a point.
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Couldn`t agree more with IRISHJACK`s last comments. You should actually feel great pride `Traddles`. I know
that I would for sure !
Regards,
Ken.
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A few weeks ago I talked to a man who has been captain around the 70's.
I was amased about the skill needed to navigate a ship.
A sextant to navigate on sea and land bearings to navigate near land.
No radar was allowed unless if it was foggy biceaus a radar was much to expensive in those days.
Now you can allways use radar, and you have gps. Navigating looks peanuts compared to the old days!
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ANYONE who actually served at sea earning a living or a wage from it, even if only [for example] as a galley boy
may quite legitimately regard themselves as professional
Hi Ken,
Under your criterion, I guess that, as an oceanographer who spent at least half of every year at sea, and incredibly, got paid for it, I’m a professional. Even though I always claimed that R/V meant Recreational Vessel.
If that is not enough to qualify, I’ll add that the chief cook allowed me to use his galley to prepare midnight snacks for the echo sounder watch.
Regards,
Marty
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I guess prof
1963 galley boy Wyre Gleaner (Iceland) then 2years half deckhand working up to deckhand
then bosun finishing as 1st mate .retired through health at 54.35 years trawlers 13 years
north sea on standby vessels.
Eric
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Since were showing proof.
(http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/bsm2003/th_Master_License.png) (http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i113/bsm2003/?action=view¤t=Master_License.png)
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I really haven't had much sea experience, so i guess I'm a landlubber!
Well... I did go to a Maritime School in the port and was sailing an Optimist (Blimmin awful boats if you ask me, I capsized twice, one wasnt my fault though, a speedboat was towing me and I capsized!).
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2804bx0.jpg)
And another one I sailed was called a Laser which was slightly bigger:
(http://i50.tinypic.com/j5efs4.jpg)
I eventually gave up sailing when it was a stormy day, waves were very high, raining and there was me away from the rest of the group, sat right in the middle of the bay with water constantly coming in from an unknown hole! (By then I already had a headache from where the mast constantly bashed me in the head when I wasnt ready! That's when I thought to myself "Matthew, what the hec are you doing this for!, Sailing isn't for me!" Since then I only ever touch boats with engines! Lets just say from there I decided to go back into port from the bay, without oars and no wind, so the only effective way I could think of was moving the rudder in a fast motion which did eventually get me home! Luckily i had my little bucket attached to a rope in the boat, unlike someone else of whom I saw his bucket fall from his boat! I actually saw a few things fall into the sea from the boats!
As seen in the map below, it may seem small but It's really big! I was about where the blue marker was and that cluster of pink markers was the marina. Lol
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2mfagid.jpg)
Saying that, I did continue windsurfing, I got a hang of that, except one day it was windy and I went into the side of a really fancy yacht! :S
Apart from that, I sounded a cruise ships horn three times leaving Barcelona, so I suppose that's something! :doh:
Regards
Matthew
EDIT: From this video you can see what it's like sailing an Optimist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLJ-gXWjaUQ
And like me, this is how you capsize an optimist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c3IzFjXwGM&feature=fvsr
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What does this make me.
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You have the most important job Jim!! :D :lol:
Even though my achievement isn't half as worthy as what's been posted here - i'll post it regardless :lol:
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You can only go forward Jack and the best of luck :thumbs:.BTW we were known as trained killers in the RN. :evil:
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Hi Jim
One of the most important jobs in any ship is the cook bad cook bad moral
good cook happy ship . ;D
Eric