Observer trip sorted

[jonnylambert]

Got the email today that I was going on observer trip with Boston Putford on the trader. I go on the 31st July for three weeks and any experiences or advice would be much appreciated!

[dannyboy]

congrats, i enjoyed mine just show plenty of interest and try not make to much mess when they go make you paint lol

[jonnylambert]

Let me guess you made a mess and they weren't too happy?

[dannyboy]

nah i was a pro at it, but on the funny side im pretty sure i got a little high off the fumes

[Clanky]

Excellent, I think trips like that are a fantastic way to get a feel of whether or not a career at sea is for you.

As above, go along, be as enthusiastic as you can be, even when you are tired and just want to go to / stay in bed, be on time or early every time you are asked to be somewhere and enjoy your time.

[jonnylambert]

I do love the smell of paint dannyboy, and thanks for the advice clanky, what are conditions like on board the ships?

[dannyboy]

when i went on mine, it is the oldest vessel in the whole putford fleet and and i was bunking in the hospital ward

[jonnylambert]

Ohh I see, how was the sea, rough?

[dannyboy]

i had a bit of everything which was good, which was good seeing that i didn't get seasick. But after a few days you just get just use-to the motion of the ocean.

[Smiley]

If you don't mind my asking, how did you go about getting your place on the trip? It sounds like a valuable experience and something I'd be interested in

[dannyboy]

its only couple companies that offer it, we are both Boston Putford cadets that are offered the trip to make sure we the like being on the sea.

[jonnylambert]

Because our company works very different to say a container ship in the carribean they test us on the rough north sea and the waiting around quite a lot of the time to see if we can cope

[dannyboy]

ha yeah you need to be a proper seadog to work in the north sea lol

[jonnylambert]

My step dad says you get used to it, you just have to stick it out for a while

[Aleorea]

West of Shetland in the winter is where the real rock and roll happens