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⚓ How Engine Movements Affect Mooring Lines: Signs to Watch and Hear
Read More →: ⚓ How Engine Movements Affect Mooring Lines: Signs to Watch and HearEngine movements can change the tension on mooring lines during mooring operations, especially while a ship is coming alongside. A rope may tighten, become thinner,…
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Your TRB Is Signed. But Can You Actually Do the Job?
Read More →: Your TRB Is Signed. But Can You Actually Do the Job?A Training Record Book can end up full of signatures, and that feels like progress. But here’s a better question: if someone…
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How Deck Cadets Can Learn More From Their First Ship
Read More →: How Deck Cadets Can Learn More From Their First ShipNot long ago I asked a deck cadet if he knew his job. “Yes, I know,” he said. I gave him a…
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24 Mistakes First-Time Cadets Make On Board
Read More →: 24 Mistakes First-Time Cadets Make On BoardYour first ship is where classroom knowledge starts becoming practical competence. It is also where many cadets develop habits that can either…
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What Should a Gangway Watchman Monitor Besides the Gangway?
Read More →: What Should a Gangway Watchman Monitor Besides the Gangway?A gangway watchman is often seen as the person who checks visitors coming aboard. But a good gangway watch is about much…
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How Should a Gangway Watchman Handle Inspectors and Unexpected Visitors?
Read More →: How Should a Gangway Watchman Handle Inspectors and Unexpected Visitors?The gangway watchman is the vessel’s first line of defense and primary point of contact. While standard visitors like agents or loading…
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How to Perform an Effective Gangway Watch on a Ship
Read More →: How to Perform an Effective Gangway Watch on a ShipA gangway watchman is responsible for much more than standing at the ship’s gangway and checking visitors. The watchman is the first…
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Questions Inspectors May Ask a Ship’s Gangway Watchman
Read More →: Questions Inspectors May Ask a Ship’s Gangway WatchmanThe inspector has just arrived at the gangway. Are you ready for the questions? For many seafarers, the gangway watch is more…
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Why Do Seafarer Job Boards Show More Engine Vacancies Than Deck Jobs?
Read More →: Why Do Seafarer Job Boards Show More Engine Vacancies Than Deck Jobs?If you browse maritime recruitment websites, you may notice something surprising: engine department vacancies often outnumber deck vacancies. That seems counterintuitive. On…
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