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Posted On: June 4th 2026, 04:34 am
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My last night on the ship this summer is here. I love sharing this adventure with our cadets. I am sad to leave them after just 2 weeks on the ship, but am excited at how far they have come in those 2 weeks!
I’ll try to collect some coherent thoughts to share soon.
In the meantime I’ll share a few photos from today.
We finally had some clear skies and enjoy a beautiful sunset. The ship is still being tossed by waves and pummeled by 50kt gusts, so the ship is rocking and rolling, but at least the sky is clear!
Daily routines include quick coordination meetings with the Deck & Engine departments to plan and prioritize the day’s activities.
I was able to catch some cadets in action on the bridge watch, and talked one into helping me repair the bowl dispenser which I found broken in the Galley. (I couldn’t help myself…)
Next was sharing the dusk with crowds of deck cadets who are getting a little panicky because all of our cloudy mornings and evenings have put them behind on their celestial navigation projects. This is a challenging course to determine our exact position based only on the angle to specific stats. Cadets often curse it. I remind them there could be a situation in their future when they won’t have GPS to find home. Despite the clear skies, it wasn’t easy with a heaving deck and strong gusty winds!
After the sun completely set and the skies were dark, I loved hanging out enjoying a million stars come out to play. Venus & Jupiter adorn the eastern sky and I was excited to see Mercury hanging low.
Every year I get a photo of the moon and moonlight on the ocean, but it won’t be up for another hour or so. Unfortunately I won’t stay up to catch it because I am obviously WAY behind on my beauty sleep….
The ship continues to pitch and roll in response to the external forces acting upon it, but it always comes back upright because stability was designed into its structure. Although we are tossed or nudged off course constantly, skilled crew know how to steer it back to its proper course — and they are passing those skills to our cadets right now.
And such is life.
I will be rocked to sleep tonight knowing our ship - and our futures - are in good hands.
I’ll try to collect some coherent thoughts to share soon.
In the meantime I’ll share a few photos from today.
We finally had some clear skies and enjoy a beautiful sunset. The ship is still being tossed by waves and pummeled by 50kt gusts, so the ship is rocking and rolling, but at least the sky is clear!
Daily routines include quick coordination meetings with the Deck & Engine departments to plan and prioritize the day’s activities.
I was able to catch some cadets in action on the bridge watch, and talked one into helping me repair the bowl dispenser which I found broken in the Galley. (I couldn’t help myself…)
Next was sharing the dusk with crowds of deck cadets who are getting a little panicky because all of our cloudy mornings and evenings have put them behind on their celestial navigation projects. This is a challenging course to determine our exact position based only on the angle to specific stats. Cadets often curse it. I remind them there could be a situation in their future when they won’t have GPS to find home. Despite the clear skies, it wasn’t easy with a heaving deck and strong gusty winds!
After the sun completely set and the skies were dark, I loved hanging out enjoying a million stars come out to play. Venus & Jupiter adorn the eastern sky and I was excited to see Mercury hanging low.
Every year I get a photo of the moon and moonlight on the ocean, but it won’t be up for another hour or so. Unfortunately I won’t stay up to catch it because I am obviously WAY behind on my beauty sleep….
The ship continues to pitch and roll in response to the external forces acting upon it, but it always comes back upright because stability was designed into its structure. Although we are tossed or nudged off course constantly, skilled crew know how to steer it back to its proper course — and they are passing those skills to our cadets right now.
And such is life.
I will be rocked to sleep tonight knowing our ship - and our futures - are in good hands.
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4 months ago_john14.18_
Hello Iam Nouman Shahid, Iam from Pakistan, I graduated in Mechanical engineering. I got industrial experience in oil and gas sector and also work in manufacturing industry. I also have some interpersonal skills. And also got some certificate in fire and safety and occupational health and safety. Iam looking forward for job in any role.
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