Captain Joe Murphy, of the eponymous Murphy Books and long-tenured professor at Mass Maritime, always mentioned “The 4th Rule of Tankers: You are responsible for your own entertainment.”
I never heard rules 1-3 or 5+. Are there other rules beyond the fourth?
I believe Rule 6 was “when in Curcao, don’t drink the blue stuff”
Sadly, a lot of us broke the rule and realized why it was in place.
Righty tighty, lefty loosey. Self explanitory
Goesinta- goesouta. If something goes into a tank, then something has to come out of the tank (make sure your vents/ vapor lines are open)
There’s no such thing as one beer.
It’s been over 30 years since I took tanker ops with Murph, so my recollection is a little hazy.
I’ve got them around someplace. I’ll dig them up this afternoon.
Awesome, thanks for finding that!
The rule should be changed to “fun is not allowed”.
Love this !! We had Capt. Sembler at Schuyler - not noted for his sense of humor
He had a very sharp and very dry sense of humor. It went over the heads of most in his classes.
