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TJK

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Re: Life at sea
« Reply #25 on: October 18, 2009, 17:30:55 »
 i do not think the ships chasing the dolphins, it's funny that dolphins like to play with ships so much  and and peoples that are swimming BDW it's a great video
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« Reply #26 on: February 21, 2010, 18:01:31 »
Back on board since's 3 weeks. No easy life trips in the Mediterranean sea this time, but just plain fun on the North sea. The crew is generally the same as during my previous trip, which is always a plus  :)


Passing the Botlek bridge in the port of Rotterdam.

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clanky

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« Reply #27 on: February 22, 2010, 17:05:53 »
Hey Ballast,

Good to see someone starting out on their career at sea.

Looks like a nice ship you are on, good luck with your license, do you have any more exams to take or only some more sea time?

I assume from your screen name that you are training to be a deck officer rather than an engineer? I have been saying for years that you lot are only any use as ballast!  :P :P :P
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« Reply #28 on: February 22, 2010, 20:02:08 »
Hi Clanky!

I'm finished with all the exams. Just 7 more weeks of sea service days before i can pick up my '2nd mate no limitations' license. A bit strange, like i have no limitations...  ;D Before i went to sea, i sailed on inland barges for 6 years. The last few years i sailed as mate. Unfortunately my barge license isn't interchangeable for a sea going license, so i had to go back to school for that.

My interest in the engine room is very little. I was lucky that the nautical schools over here recently started with the separated mate and engineers courses again. Before that you could only follow the 'maritime officer' course, a combined course with the bridge and the engine room. Once you finished it you get a license for both functions, meaning you also had to work 6 months in the engine room during your apprenticeship!
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Ballast

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« Reply #29 on: February 22, 2010, 20:05:29 »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr7484pPBhc

Bridge tour!  ;D
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« Reply #30 on: February 22, 2010, 20:11:33 »
Hi Ballast,
That's a nice video you posted there. I have told "clanky" that he is not at all complimentary about the deck department. :doh: But then, One cannot expect anything different from the down below lot. ::) ;) ;)
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Re: Life at sea
« Reply #31 on: April 16, 2010, 18:17:48 »
New trip, new pics!!  :)


Put your hands up for ....  ;D


Bridge in the port of Antwerp, Belgium


Film crew of the new "Deadliest cargo" show at the Discovery channel.


Meeting the Dutch Faith at the Elbe.


Alongside the m.t. "Harbour Clear" (16225 dwt) for cargo transfer.


Sailing at the river Tees. The Riverside stadium, home of FC Middlesbrough, dead ahead.


The Svitzer Sun, our escort tug on the river Tees. Not that she can do anything, her draft is deeper than ours  :doh:


Changing the cargopump. Pump + pumpstack is about 9 meters long.


Selsey IV in Dunkerque, France.


Dunkerque lighthouse.


The Sandettie light ship who has been replaced by a large buoy for quiet a while now.


Leaving Dunkerque. Bye bye, till next time  :doh:


The pilot boat after picking the pilot up. The ship is ours again! Always nice how the serene atmosphere comes back after the start of the sea passage. Everybody starts to do their own thing again.


Elbe approach.


Belgium dredger owned by Jan de Nul dredging on the Elbe.
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Minime

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Re: Life at sea
« Reply #32 on: April 16, 2010, 18:22:23 »
Very good pictures, btw will you be on TV?
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clanky

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« Reply #33 on: April 16, 2010, 19:35:32 »
Nice pictures Ballast, well done.  Hope you are enjoying yourself.

There can of course only be one contender for the most deadly cargo.....



























Passengers :o
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« Reply #34 on: April 16, 2010, 21:23:34 »
Nice pics Menno  :thumbs: Saw the Sandettie lightship last year - through the rain soaked windows of the car!
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Re: Life at sea
« Reply #35 on: April 17, 2010, 12:01:58 »
Quote from: Quaysider on April 16, 2010, 21:23:34
Nice pics Menno  :thumbs: Saw the Sandettie lightship last year - through the rain soaked windows of the car!

Thanks mate  :)

Quote from: clanky on April 16, 2010, 19:35:32
Nice pictures Ballast, well done.  Hope you are enjoying yourself.

There can of course only be one contender for the most deadly cargo.....

Passengers :o

True, i don't like sailing with a cargo that moans and has an opinion  ;D
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« Reply #36 on: April 17, 2010, 13:29:26 »
Talking cargo is very definitely the most dangerous. ::) I fully agree about the sublime peace which comes over the ship on clearing port for a sea passage. Being AT sea was the time I most enjoyed, on a general cargo ship. In port it was usually total chaos and noise, rooms had to be kept locked and portholes tightly closed against thieves. Absolute bliss to be away from it. :2thumbs:
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Minime

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Re: Life at sea
« Reply #37 on: April 17, 2010, 16:09:15 »
from the 2-3 weeks of experience on a tanker I have had, I most enjoyed sailing or being anchored on the raid. Even though painting can be boring, it is interesting when your working with the crew, even the captain was painting. Also we got to play with the mob boat, and sailed into a small town/village in Norway and the weather was trough the 3 weeks I think it was amazing. But I did like loading and unloading oil, didn't really mind I did all the work, though those valves can be tiring to operate, especially when all the tanks start to say biiiiiiiiiiiiiiip, cause the are about to be full. Btw there were no thieves to be worried on in Norway on the dock, but beautiful Spambot worked on the dock actually(not often, but sometimes), that could be a distraction
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« Reply #38 on: April 17, 2010, 16:38:11 »
Great pics MJ ;)
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« Reply #39 on: April 17, 2010, 18:41:37 »
Thanks for the comments guys  :)

@Minime, on our vessels all valves for the cargo system as well as the ballast system are hydraulic controlled from the cargo control room. I'm not sure if it's always better. I learned the profession with manual controlled valves on deck. Old skool  ;D
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Minime

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« Reply #40 on: April 17, 2010, 18:47:21 »
hehe, the one I was on is now sold to Nigeria, that means it was an old outdated vessel. You know when the vessel you are on was built? Is it just maintained well or is it quite new?
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« Reply #41 on: April 17, 2010, 18:53:49 »
The Mate is built in 1989, that makes her 21 years old now. Our oldest vessel atm is the Dutch Progress with the age of 25.


Dutch Progress. Hard to believe she's 25 years old huh  ;D
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« Reply #42 on: April 17, 2010, 19:53:07 »
wow, good to see they are so well maintained, do they have double hulls though?
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« Reply #43 on: April 17, 2010, 20:15:29 »
Yeah, our fleet is double hull  :) The cargo tanks and cargo lines are made of stainless steel (SS 316), giving us the possibility to transport a very wide range of liquid chemicals.
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Minime

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« Reply #44 on: April 17, 2010, 20:58:56 »
That makes it an great fleet,. Very nice looking tankers, maybe one day I'll be making those, I've always had a great interest for tankers.
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