Only a few video series out there cover life at sea on a working boat. IMO the big-name ones are spoiled by contrived drama and make us look like a bunch of bipolar cowboys. The industry needs to do a better job of showing the public what actually goes on in our closed world. Maybe we can share the …

I thought the video was very interesting, looking forward to watching the next ones. Looks like a very well run outfit. I interviewed with them a long time ago but ended up working elsewhere. Some exceptionally skilled mariners working in that trade.

[image] shipengr: @freighterman1 I’m curious why no shore power plug. That would seem to me not only to be a safety improvement but also a procedural simplification and time saver. Any opportunity to remove the need to be bolting/unbolting wiring from j-boxes is a good thing. IIRC the only …

There is no need for a lot of this over the top safety nonsense. How in hell would anyone get a chain binder tight enough without a cheater bar? A real safety hazard is a chain binder that is not tight. You probably wouldn’t like the way we tighten turnbuckles with short lengths of rebar, or the …

[image] freighterman1: Aleutian tender vessels are fishing vessels. U.S. fishing vessels are not required to have a SMS, or the associated Ship’s Cargo Securing Manual. Our fleet follows a 400-page Vessel Operation Manual, Quite a peculiar argument. Just because you utilize exemptions and don…

[image] Sirk: I do know that modifying hand tools is illegal, and we’re not allowed to extend lever arms using a cheater bar. This restriction is a direct result of CFR, Please point us to the federal reg that makes the use of added mechanical leverage or field tool improvements illegal. Cro…

[image] Sirk: I’m not sure how things were on your ship, but I do know that modifying hand tools is illegal, and we’re not allowed to extend lever arms using a cheater bar. This restriction is a direct result of CFR, OSHA guidelines, as well as other recognized standards like the Code of Safe Wo…

I enjoy the video series and feel that it accomplishes it’s stated recruiting objectives. For those that don’t like these ships to be classed as fishing vessels there is a well documented history as to why this is so.

The newest ship in the Coastal Transport fleet, Costal Standard, blt. 2015: [image] and the Samskip Kvitbjørn, blt 2015: [image] are performing similar tasks: One trade between Seattle and Western Alaska. The other trade from ports in Continental Europe to Northern Norway v.v. They both carr…

A good reality TV show is all about voice-overs, dramatic cut aways to commercials, and Ford truck ads.

I completely understand that this is the image—and by and large, the desired reality—that companies wish to purvey. When it comes to nitty gritty, I prefer my rock-climbing helmet to any hard-hat you could try to foist on me, and my $50 rigging gloves to any crap you’ve got lying in the bottom of th…

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