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Some pictures of bridges I have worked with. Highly geeky.
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Why have you got a piece of cardboard taped over the rudder indicator?I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.....
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That is the Gyro Repeater for the Helm, it's to block the light at night, which even if you dim it all the way, still lets off a glow, it is very distracting, hence cardboard.Comment
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Surprised you commented on that, would of thought an engineer would of been commenting on our Rolls-Royce Bow Thruster. Secret longing for the bridge??
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Here is one for you GM. The engine from my second ship (I didn't take the photo for the record, taken from a friends FB page). 14RTflex96c-b, 109,000 horse power, one of the most powerful engines in the world, 29 knots achieved at trial.
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Very Impressive!I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.....
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Nah, seen a much more impressive bow thruster before. It was a massive directional Caterpiller one that was fitted to a small Ro/Ro ferry....Originally posted by tlloyd1983 View PostSurprised you commented on that, would of thought an engineer would of been commenting on our Rolls-Royce Bow Thruster. Secret longing for the bridge??I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.....
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Nice, although I doubt would be much use on a big box ship. We had a twin set up on last ship, 5,000 hp combined transverse thrust, effectively you only need one tug for mooring (in calm conditions).Comment
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I've seen the indicator covered before, but it was because one of the deckies doing cox duty was easily distracted by shiny things; covering it up forced them to look at the horizon.'... English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't
just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages
down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for
new vocabulary.' - James Davis NicollComment
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Why would you want to look at the horizon? You should be watching the bow, the RoT indicator, and the rudder angle. If you have the helm, you shouldn't be navigating, or making collision avoidance decisions.Comment
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Have you seen the water jets fitted to the high speed ferrys?
I was impressed, and I'm not a mechanical engineerFormer TH cadet with experience of cruise ships, buoy tenders, research ships and oil tankersComment
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I was a bit bored as a cadet crossing the Atlantic...
?Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn?t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.?
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Have just found this (one of our cadets doing a bridge tour)
?Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn?t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.?
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I thought the cargo weren't allowed to use video cameras on the bridge?Go out, do stuffComment
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: shrug : I have no idea - don't think its officially written anywhere - I wasn't onboard anywayOriginally posted by Clanky View Post
?Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn?t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.?
? Mark TwainmyBlog | @alistairuk | flickr | youtube Views and opinions expressed are those of myself and not representative of any employer or other associated party. Comment
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