Hi, I'm currently in preperation for an exam and I would appreciate it if you could give me some questions about the different rules for me to practice on

In case my phone gets thrown into the water and I can’t recover files, are there any good websites made for sea time log entries? I want to access it on all devices. I know I could use a good doc but one mishap leaving my phone on in my pocket and it’s all deleted! I loose things, not passengers.

Thanks

With the tragic events unfolding in Baltimore at present, it seems a power loss or possibly two may have been contributing factors to the accident.

And with the benefit of hindsight, if the captain or pilot realised what was about to happen, how quickly could the anchor be lowered once the command was given on a vessel the size of the Dali?

Edit: According to CNN, the anchor was in fact dropped as part of the emergency procedure. Footnote 24 in the wiki Collapse article.

Hi,

I have remaining my GSK and NAV & RADAR to complete in the UK iN the coming months. I have the slator fund and will be going for the OOW 3000.

I would like to know opinions on recent people who have completed these courses in the UK please.

I have heard that Solent is slipping abit in strength as a school?

And UKSA is also not that great? , but the feedback changes depending on the person I speak with.

I completed HELM O at Solent

GMDSS and ECDIS at Fleetwood ( instructor not great )

I am working on a translation of the life story of a fascinating Bulgarian emigre to Britain, who is said to have been "a stow-away on a British merchant vessel, The Preston, from the Sea of Marmara to Glasgow" in 1950. Could someone please confirm the accuracy of this? I can't find anything on this ship.

So I have 7 months experience in Toronto harbour doing tour boats, now I’m in BC working for a whale watching company so yeah maybe a little unqualified and a little overwhelmed.

I’m hired as a deckhand/naturalist, however I was applying for boat jobs that stated they provided training, so I applied with the intention of captaining (eventually) and they kinda got that. So I’m a deckhand training as a captain.

Today was my first actual day and the manager there seemed kinda upset I was no natural with the boat. The only boats I did sideways docking with were small boats so trying it with this bigger boat on practice runs was way different. I asked how long it takes for most trainees to get familair with the boat and dock it well she(manager) said “you either got it or you don’t” so I was like “mmhmm(secretly shitting my dick)” Then I said “yeah I guess everyone starts somewhere” She’s like “not in the vessel industry”

Hi, I'm a young guy currently doing fast food in Alberta. I'm looking to do some kind of work on a ship or boat of some kind and don't know where to start. I found a couple ads and replied to them but honestly I don't expect much to come from them. Where do I look to get my foot in the door? Fishing Vessels? Tug boats? Ferries? Shipping vessel? Anything would be helpful.

I've been offered a 2nd Officer role with them. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has worked for Royal Caribbean. What was your experience like?

How were the working conditions, the corporate culture, and the compensation and benefits?

Thank you in advance for any input!

This seems like a very interesting project, I was not aware of this type of boat building still happening in 2025

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Reset both ECDIS, when i try to open navi planner on either machine it shows the start up box but does not load. Anyone experience this?

I'm looking to tie imagery of 'surviving impossible odds' or 'fighting a monster' to the premise of 'deep water' as it relates to the hard work of therapy. Looking for a story suggestion about kraken or surviving an oceanic catastrophe.