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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE JOINING A SHIP(DECK EDITION) Going onboard as a first time cadet is a mixture of feelings There is excitement because you will be on a ship where you get to visit foreign countries, eat foreign foods, worry about no bills and still earn in dollars whiles nervousness creeps in because you do not know what to expect, how your superiors will be, or just the thought of not performing well Truth is, first impressions counts You will be put to tests where they determine if you have pre-existing knowledge about anything sailing Also, your performance during this tests will help determine if you’re willing to learn or not Here are the areas to look at 1. The collision regulations (the ColReg) Know the various parts, numbers of rules and the rules and the annexes 2. Ship stability Know your trim, ship equilibrium and the basic calculations 3. The Signal Flags Know the intercodes, their meanings and the color for the various flags 4. The basics of navigation such as position fixing, bearings, compass errors, deviation and variation 5. Life Saving Appliances(LSA) and Fire Fighting Equipments(FFE) 6. SOLAS requirements on LSAs and FFEs Bonus tips: Know something about all the bridge equipments and take your ship familiarization process serious Remember, your first time will always suck You’ll make mistakes but do not let it bring your spirit down You’re there to learn and get better not to impress anyone Stay humble and focused! #lifeofseafarers #sealife #anythingmaritime #seafarers #womeninmaritime #dailymotivations #cadetslifeonboard Photocredit: Wikimedia foundation

🌟 “Channeling My Inner Maverick: Off to Jersey for ITSSAR MHE Training!” 🌟 🛫 Buckle up, folks! I’m strapping on my metaphorical aviator shades and soaring off to Jersey for some serious MHE (Material Handling Equipment) training. 🚀 🔧 We’ve got everything in the training arsenal: MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms), 15+ Tonne Counterbalance beasts, and even the elusive Clamp Attachment courses. It’s like a heavy machinery Avengers assemble! 💪 📚 But wait, there’s more! Our mission? To uphold training standards that would make even James Bond raise an eyebrow. 🕶️ Safety? Check. Compliance? Double-check. Efficiency? Triple-check (because we’re overachievers). 📊 🎓 And here’s the secret sauce: We’re not just training operators; we’re turning them into MHE ninjas. 🥋 They’ll lift, pivot, and maneuver like pros, all while sipping their morning coffee. ☕ 🌟 So, fellow LinkedIn warriors, let’s raise our virtual coffee mugs (or protein shakes, if that’s your vibe) to excellence! 🙌 #MHETraining #ChannelIslandsAdventures #ITSSAR #FerrySpeed #EfficiencyGoals #LiftLikeAChamp

#Helicopter rescue swimmers face extreme physical, mental, and emotional challenges. Training is intense and must prepare them for unpredictable #sea conditions and high-pressure situations. Experts like Lt. Nicholas M. Litchfield and Cody Wright stress the importance of blending rigorous #training with real-life experience and simulation. While simulation offers safe, controlled practice, it’s essential to pair it with hands-on, real-world training to maintain top skills and readiness. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e7nThqCe

A few classmates of mine, Navy Diver trainees, practicing dry-runs prior to their final evaluations. Plastic PVC “tanks”, fake components, just a couple of swim buddies working to make new material feel like second nature. Nothing fancy here, no expensive gear. When people think of America’s military they’re not likely to envision a scene like this, but this is often what it takes. Special programs require total commitment to the task at hand, a laser focus on results. The internet suggests that dive school trainees experience between 40-50% attrition, although this number is much lower than what I experienced. So what’s the lesson here? When you have a team truly committed to your goals there is no such thing as “too hard” or “too much work”. There is no need to ask for favors and there are always people willing to stay late or go the extra mile. As a #leader you must sell the vision. You need to use your time to develop your champions and put everyone in a position to succeed. Then it’s time to shut up, get out of the way, and let them drive it home. I’m proud to be a Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Diving (CEODD), “Honor Graduate”. #opentowork

The Hoist Mission Training System (HMTS) is the next level in high fidelity rear-crew training. Hoist operator training is often limited to the necessary parameters safeguarding live aircraft training and the limitations of static simulation, but Bluedrop is changing that. With high fidelity haptics, live cable dynamics, and integrated full crew training the HMTS redefines simulation in rear-crew training.

Real Life Accident: Short Training And Lack Of Experience Lead To Ship Grounding Check out this article 👉 #Ships #Shipping #Maritime #MarineInsight #Merchantnavy #Merchantmarine #MerchantnavyShips

I have wanted to do this training for 10 years. Now I've got the opportunity and my expectations have even been exceeded! A few words and impressions about my personally most intensive week of training: We have had an exciting week of Manned Model Training in Poland, Ilawa. The ship models range from a car carrier to RoRo, bulk, tanker and container ships and are scaled down 1:24. All forces, inertia and propulsion systems are scaled accordingly. We sailed bridge and lock passages, canals and rivers as well as countless mooring and unmooring manoeuvres in various ports - all in winds up to storm force (scaled) and sometimes strong alternating currents. Due to the scaling, the time runs 5 times faster than in reality, hence around 50 manoeuvring hours are accumulated in a single training day! The models have a modular design and can be converted to different propulsion concepts. We had fixed and controllable pitch propellers in single and twin-screw arrangements with conventional, shilling and flap rudders as well as azipods, of course. Depending on the type of ship, the models also have bow/stern thrusters and/or 'simulated tugs' which are realised by means of built-in pump jets. Cherry on the Cake was manoeuvring with anchors and tug assistance with two manned tug models (ASD and Tractor). In contrast to shiphandling simulators, which, depending on the course concept, focus more on technical or operational skills, manned-model training clearly focuses on intuitive manoeuvring or - with other words - 'training the popometer'. Both have their raison d'être, of course. Many thanks to the Ilawa training centre and to Kielpilots for making it possible. #shiphandling #maritimetraining #mannedmodel #kielpilots Lotsenbrüderschaft NOK II/ Kiel/ Lübeck/ Flensburg

FOD walks in action 🔨 We're guiding our students through hands-on, realistic field scenarios that they might encounter on the job. 💪 #AviationInstituteofMaintenance #Aviation #AviationMaintenance #TradeSchool #Education

Hi everyone, good afternoon from me2u. I'll really love to share this with you fam. It never didn't occur to me, ever since I did my POP late last year September, approximately about 10 months ago, that finding cadetship would be this difficult and discouraging. Personally, I have applied to so many company's emails, I have also made few contacts in a bid to just help myself but... no one seems to work out. No response, no feedback, no replies, etc. infact the highest encouraging feedback I managed to get was that the company doesn't employ from my region except the UK etc. I must confessed, I had a little bit of relief and hope, when I got that email from that company. Today, I woke up thanking God for life and everything and decided to ponder on so many things. Guess what..... I asked myself this question, why is it this difficult and discouragingly tiring for someone to get cadetship placement after passing out of marine academy? Even till now that I'm typing this, I still couldn't find a befitting answer to my own question. So I brought it up because problem shared, is half solved. Please can I really get an answer? Please I really need help. Please help a young brother get cadetship 🙏🙏. I'm an engine Cadet. All mandatory certificates and other documents relevant to this position are all intact.