watch

heading down to the galley for my breakfast and then I try to go upl to

the bridge

about 10 to 15 minutes earlier so i can get my coffee done

as of now we are right in the middle of northern pacific, so this vlog will be a bit late

because i don't have any internet ... it is quite foggy outside... fog in this area is so thick, we can't

see anything around us

so we rely on the radar to navigate

you can't even see the forward mast..boein~boein~boein~

so let's talk about my job

what is a watch keeper

I get paid to stare at the window :D A Watchkeeper AKA officer of the watch

sometimes we refer to an officer's is in charge of the navigation and also the

overall status of the ship

mr. Sulu you have the Con... you have the Conn ...you have the con.. you have the con..

Safe navigation is the main priority

Mr. Ma! Starboard 15

we plot positions with

paper charts in addition to using electronic charts to cross-check

when the skies are clear and seas are calm

we can use the an instrument called a sextant

with a sextant we get the bearing and altitude of stars and planets

and from that we can calculate our position on earth

cool right? then there are some other tasks such as monitoring computer

systems, radio watch, maintaining communication

so when the crew is doing work on deck or inside the engine room. The officers from the

bridge maintains a link of communication by using the walkie-talkie

that way we can coordinate ship activities and should an emergency arise

we can be the first response to activate the alarms and muster up everyone

thats because all the alarms are located on the bridge and it is readily

available to be activated

i'm also assigned to handle the upkeep of FFE and LSA. FFE stands for fire

fighting equipment and LSA stands for life-saving appliances

and when the ship is approaching port I fill in the poor clearance papers

boring :(

Off my watch now, have to go do my laundry

contrary to what others believe, the captain's doesnt stay on the bridge 24/7

he

takes command when its arrival or departure... or when theres a situation where

it needs his attention

so that's a wrap for this week next week we are going to the duct keel of the ship

for those who don't know the keel is the spine of the vessel.

It is at the very bottom

that would be very interesting there's a few more topics i want to covers such as what

the other officers do, how we check refrigerated containers, and cargo

operation which I've got some pretty amazing footage. i'll show you guys right

now!

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check out my time lapse, it is pretty nice :D and i'll see you guys next week

each of us take....