And as long as jdcavo is lurking around here, I have something else to say. If you are going to give time and a half sea time to work boat engineers who hardly ever troubleshoot or repair anything themselves, then I would say that ship engineers that work 8 hours and 4 hours of overtime everyday, definitely deserve time and a half sea time as well IF NOT MORE sea time considering there is no one to “call” for help, and the two types of sea time experiences are not comparable.
Furthermore, handing out these “OSV” licenses for what are supposed to be unlimited tonnage vessels and those BS assistant osv engineer licenses is not only going to DRIVE DOWN OUR WAGES, but it is downright dangerous, considering what I just explained in the paragraph above.
I may be wrong here but I definitely think it is a recipe for disaster…
Why are you attacking jdcavo? He doesn’t make rules or policy. And quite truthfully he has been a great help to many Mariners in this community trying to make sense of the rules, regulations, and requirements.
[QUOTE=cajaya;175249]And as long as jdcavo is lurking around here, I have something else to say. If you are going to give time and a half sea time to work boat engineers who hardly ever troubleshoot or repair anything themselves, then I would say that ship engineers that work 8 hours and 4 hours of overtime everyday, definitely deserve time and a half sea time as well IF NOT MORE sea time considering there is no one to “call” for help, and the two types of sea time experiences are not comparable.
Furthermore, handing out these “OSV” licenses for what are supposed to be unlimited tonnage vessels and those BS assistant osvI engineer licenses is not only going to DRIVE DOWN OUR WAGES, but it is downright dangerous, considering what I just explained in the paragraph above.
I may be wrong here but I definitely think it is a recipe for disaster…[/QUOTE]
If you refer to the new check lists that came out March 2014, all the osv licenses have their own sea time and testing requirements now…for example chief osv now requires 1440 days of service… Looks like the uscg is way ahead of you.
Now I gotta go. The push button for the stbd main won’t make the engine go vroom vroom. Need to get Quinn systems to get a tech down here.
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But the “assisstant osv engineer” license that only takes one year or something still kind of ticks me off…[/QUOTE]
Madam, once again you have stepped on your proverbial dick.
Assistant osv now requires 1080 days and has its own exams. Hp is no longer unlimited from the get go, it is given by calculation, like the other licenses.
Now I must get back to my issue here. This main not starting is disrupting college football day. I already pressed the day tanks up this morning can’t I just get a break? By the way the barbie in bondage pic was really funny.
Ok, fine I will read all the updated NMC regulations before I open my mouth on the subject again. I just checked, and yes you are right…1080 days, and I am happy about that.
Much to your chagrin, myself and others got those tickets before the changes. Christ, just took my boots off to stretch out and now the capt is bitching at me to change out an indicating light on the rai display. I keep breaking these bulbs changing them out with needlenoses. Guess I will try vice grips instead.
[QUOTE=cajaya;175256]you need to use some rubber tubing[/QUOTE]
Crew change is only a week away I’ll just leave it for the next chief. Thanks for playing.
[QUOTE=Ctony;175255] I keep breaking these bulbs changing them out with needlenoses. Guess I will try vice grips instead.[/QUOTE]
Typical, you must work on a work boat…lemme guess? DDE 4000?
I’m thinking of getting a assistant-osv in my free time just to have it, seeing how easy it is to get, (and be one) it’s like getting an ab right? plus my company will falsify my seatime.
[QUOTE=z-drive;175266]I’m thinking of getting a assistant-osv in my free time just to have it, seeing how easy it is to get, (and be one) it’s like getting an ab right? [/QUOTE]
It’s very similair, except you don’t need to know any knots, and you can wear sandals in the engine room. Being the cheng’s bitch navigating through his roledex calling techs for him is the rub.
C Capt. Thank you for putting a stop to the whining split tail thread.
Although she is still around,
( kind of like the stink in a Bayou ditch, you just have to learn to put up with it till you get to some cleaner water) ,
it is a shame that the old adage of being seen and not heard isn’t being used in our world today.
[QUOTE=cajaya;175249]And as long as jdcavo is lurking around here, I have something else to say. If you are going to give time and a half sea time to work boat engineers who hardly ever troubleshoot or repair anything themselves, then I would say that ship engineers that work 8 hours and 4 hours of overtime everyday, definitely deserve time and a half sea time as well IF NOT MORE sea time considering there is no one to “call” for help, and the two types of sea time experiences are not comparable. …[/QUOTE]
See 46 CFR 10.232(h)(2). If you don’t like it, see 33 CFR 1.05-20.
[QUOTE=Mikeboat;175268]C Capt. Thank you for putting a stop to the whining split tail thread.
Although she is still around,
( kind of like the stink in a Bayou ditch, you just have to learn to put up with it till you get to some cleaner water) ,
it is a shame that the old adage of being seen and not heard isn’t being used in our world today.[/QUOTE]
And I thought I was the only one left from a bygone era familiar with that wonderfully politically incorrect term.
Since we also use to have “centerboard captain”, I suppose something could have been said about a “centerboard engineer.”
[QUOTE=Mikeboat;175268]C Capt. Thank you for putting a stop to the whining split tail thread.
Although she is still around,
( kind of like the stink in a Bayou ditch, you just have to learn to put up with it till you get to some cleaner water) ,
it is a shame that the old adage of being seen and not heard isn’t being used in our world today.[/QUOTE]
Sorry, did my “6 Pac” license holder comment upset you? Let me guess, you have “captain” in front of your name in the phone book? Lol