HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF PSYCHOLOGICALLY FOR YOUR FIRST SHIP Keep these things in mind before boarding your first ship and you will (most probably) be mindful and ready: 1. Effective communication Onboard, communication is important, but more important is effective communication. Hundreds of shipboard accidents take place due to this basic reason-ineffective communication. This purpose
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Types of Lifeboat Launching Procedure We will see all lifeboat launching procedure step by step. Gravity davit lifeboat is lowered by davit arms and free fall lifeboat can be lowered either by free fall or davit arms. Gravity Davit Lifeboat Launching Procedure Make fast the painter on the ship’s bollards. Remove the battery charger connection.
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Deck Cadet Life Deck Cadet is an apprentice onboard ship. After successful completion of their pre-sea course they have to go through a 18 or 12 months onboard training, which is usually divided into 3 or 2 phases (approx 6 months each). Let’s have a look on how a Deck Cadet Life is… Schedule Scenario
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Deepest Ocean Trenches Ocean trench are long narrow, steeped depressions in the ocean surface. Which is formed when one tectonic plate push beneath the other tectonic plate resulting in the formation of steep. In other words Ocean trench are formed by striking of two tectonic plates. 10 Deepest Ocean Trenches are: 1. Mariana Trench It
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February, 2018 I boarded the ship. Standing 13 storeys tall and 200 meters long, this mighty ship was going to be my home for the next 3 months. I was apprehensive about getting sea sick, food and boredom. But trust me, those 3 months were the best months of my life! There’s something about the
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