Life Onboard

After sometime i'm back on track.Hey viewers, how are you guys?hope you are all fine as wine.Today i would like to talk about my life during  onboard practicals.After studying in the Malaysian Maritime Academy(ALAM) for a year,as cadets of ALAM we have to complete our 12 months(365 days) seatime during our second year due to the Marine Departments(MARDEP) requirement.I was offered my cadetship program by Orkim Ship Management Sdn.Bhd.I was ordered to report on the 29th of September 2017 at Bintulu anchorage.The vessel MT.ORKIM CHALLANGER  was just a pure beauty stretching up to 120m an capable of carrying 10 000 tons of product oil.

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This picture was taken by my botswain(bosun) a week after i was onboard.The bosun was just the best.He is an indonesian named Januardi.The first thing he told  me when i boarded the ship was "If you're willing to ask and you are curious,i'm ready to teach".I was tailing him for most of the time for the first few months,he didn't hesistate to answer my questions.

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The person behind me carrying a bag with the white t-shirt is my Chief Mate.He's from Malacca.His name is Mohd.Nazri.He has been in the field for more than 40 years and he has been a chief officer for more than 25 years.He's rough sometimes but a cool officer you can ever get.He is an asset to the company to be honest.He always urges me to learn things and not forgetting the part where he'll also remind me to clean  the galley and laundry room.YES,i'm a CADET.The best part of my onboard training was i got the chance to go for docking with him.

These pictures were taken at the shipyard.We docked at PaxOcean shipyard which was situated at Tuas,Singapore.During docking i learned alot from both the ship and dock personnel.It was a hectic 3 weeks at the shipyard.I had the chance to study more about my ship and also her inner structure for example the double bottom,ballast tanks,cargo tanks and etc.My chief mate ordered me to follow him the whole time during dock which gave me a wider scope of job and ample of  knowledge.We use to work from 0800 hours to 1900.The fun always starts after we're done with our jon because my chief officer and my captain wiill always bring  me to shore for dinner and lepak(chillin in malaysian slang).They always fed me well and bought me thing that i wanted.That's the BEUTY of being a cadet.My life onboard had ups and downs but the crew onboard made me not to realise hoe fast the time flew.13 months just passed by like the river or the sea in my case.My onboard journey came to an end.I thanked everyone onboard for all the knowledge they gave me.Always remember,never forget where you first started.NEVER

THE BADASS CREW.