- •Welcome on Board!
- •Contents
- •1. On the Plane - The Customs Declaration Form
- •2. Talking with Other Passengers
- •3. Customs Inspection
- •4. Meeting with an Agent: Situation (1) Agent Found Easily
- •5. Meeting with an Agent: Situation (2) Agent Arrives Late
- •6. At Tokyo Station
- •7. At the Mizushima Port Service Boat Station
- •8. Getting Lost
- •9. At a Convenience Store
- •10. In a Taxi
- •11.Self-Introduction - The Captain's Cabin
- •12. The coc Room of the Tanker (cd 1-13)
- •13. Self-Introduction on a Passage (cd 1-14)
- •14. Being Taken to a Cabin (cd 1-15)
- •15. Getting to Know the Ship - The Bridge (cd 1-16)
- •16. Getting to Know the Ship - Communication Facilities (cd 1-17)
- •17. Getting to Know the Ship - a Cabin (cd 1-18)
- •18. Getting to Know the Ship - The Dining Hall (cd 1-19)
- •19. Getting to Know the Ship - The Upper Deck (cd 1-20)
- •20. Getting to Know the Ship - The Poop Deck (cd 1-21)
- •21. Getting to Know the Ship - The Engine Room (cd 1-22)
- •22. Getting to Know the Ship - The Engine Control Room (cd1 -23)
- •23. Getting to Know the Ship - The Galley (cd 1-24)
- •25. Getting to Know the Ship - The Chamber (cd 1-26)
- •26. Getting to Know the Ship - The Deck Tool Store (cd 1-27)
- •47. Garbage Disposal (cd2-16) 27. Getting to Know the Ship - The Engine Store (cd 1-28)
- •28. Conversation During a Meal (cd 1-29)
- •29. Welcome Party (cd 1-30)
- •30. The Gymnasium (cd 1-31)
- •31. The Recreation Room (cd 1-32)
- •34. Dangers on a Tanker (cd2-3)
- •35. Tanker Fires and Explosions (cd2-4)
- •36. Toxicity Hazards on a Tanker (cd2-5)
- •37. Oxygen Deficiency on a Coal-Ore Carrier (cd2-6)
- •38. Safety Training on the Forecastle (cd2-7)
- •61. A Meeting in the Engine Control Room (cd2-30)
- •62. A Meeting in the Galley (cd2-31)
- •63. Navigating a Narrow Channel (cd3-1)
- •64. Bad Visibility (cds-2)
- •65. An Engine Problem (cd3-3)
- •66. Talking on the vhf Radio with Another Ship (1) (cd3-4)
- •67. Talking on the vhp Radio with Another Ship (2) (cd3-5)
- •68. Talking on the vhp Radio Before Entering Port (cds-6)
- •69. Entering Port (1) (cd3-7)
- •70. Entering Port (2) (cd3-8)
- •71. Preparing the Mooring Lines (cd3-9)
- •72. Discussing the Navigation Schedule (cds-10)
- •73. Taking Over the Navigation Watch (cd3-11)
- •74. Taking Over at the Engine Room (cds-12)
- •76. Conversation with an Agent at the General Office (cds-14)
- •8077. Conversation with the Authorities (cds-15)
- •78. Discipline on Board (cds-16)
- •79. Working Conditions (cds-17)
- •80. Union Meeting on Board (cds-18)
- •81. Supplying the Ship's Stores (cds-19)
- •82. Supplying Provisions (cd3-20)
- •84. Talking with the Foreman on Deck (cds-22)
- •85. Complaining to the Driver of the Cargo Loader (cd3-23)
- •86. Lashing Down the Cargo on a Container Ship (cds-24)
- •87. Lowering the Gangway (cds-2 5)
- •88. Connecting a Hose (cds-26)
- •89. Meeting with the Berth Master in the coc (cds-27)
- •90. Starting to Discharge Crude Oil (cds-2 8)
- •91. Washing Crude Oil (cd3-29)
- •92. Station on the Bridge for Leaving Port (1) (cd4-1)
- •93. Station on the Bridge for Leaving Port (2) (cd4-2)
- •94. Preparing to Leave Port in e.C.R. (cd4-3)
- •95. Warming Up the Main Engine (cd4-4)
- •96. Testing the Main Engine (cd4-5)
- •97. Increasing the Main Engine Speed (cd4-6)
- •99. Receiving Fuel Oil at the Starboard Manifold (cd4-8)
- •100. Receiving Fuel Oil (cd4-9)
19. Getting to Know the Ship - The Upper Deck (cd 1-20)
C/Off: Let me show you the deck. Be sure to wear your helmet whenever you work on deck. There's one that has "THIRD OFFICER" written on it.
Cruz: Oh, I found it.
C/Off: We must go up one floor above the Upper Deck to D-Deck. The entrance used should be the one opposite this one. Exit from the starboard side. Both doors on the Upper Deck should be shut firmly like this. Don't use this door unless there's an emergency.
Cruz: Is this the Deck Seal Tank of the Inert Gas System?
C/Off: Inert gas is sent to this deck seal tank through that big pipe after it is generated by the Inert Fan Room on top of the Engine Room. From here, it provides inert gas to each tank through the deck pipeline. The Deck Seal Tank is the most basic safety device. Seawater is continuously supplied from the Engine Room.
Cruz: Is it sent through a special pump?
C/Off: It's sent through the GS pump, the fire pump, and any other specialized deck seal seawater pump. If one pump breaks down, another one takes its place.
Cruz: This mooring winch looks like it's hydraulically operated.
C/Off: Yes, there's one hydraulic pump in the Steering Engine Room for the aft winch. Another is in the Center Store for the mid-ship winch, and the third one is in the Bosun Store for the fore winch. Inform the Engine Room before you turn them on or off.
Cruz: Are these the main pipelines: No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, the inert line, and the COW line?
C/Off: The pipelines are color-coded for easy identification. This is a small line. This is a bunker line. This is a fire line. This is a foam line for the fire line.
opposite: the other side, the side facing you starboard side: the right-hand side of a ship or aircraft Deck Seal Tank: a tank used for collecting inert gas to seal off the deck in case of fire Inert Gas System: a system of a network of pipelines for supplying inert gas safety device: equipment used to enhance safety
GS pump (general service pump): a pump used for general purposes, such as supplying fresh water mooring winch: a winch used for taking up a rope or chain used for mooring a ship hydraulically operated: something working by means of a fluid under pressure aft: toward the rear of a ship identification: a proof of a person's identity bunker line: a pipeline used to supply fuel to a ship's bunker, or a fuel storage
20. Getting to Know the Ship - The Poop Deck (cd 1-21)
2/Off: I stand on the Poop Deck except when berthing SBM or anchoring. You have to let me know whenever we do a trial of the engine. We do it every time we leave port. I then check if aft is normal, and then 1 check for fishing boats or small boats or if the crew has left any fishing tackle outboard. As for the accommodation ladder, we heave it up a little when the ship moves. After that, we do an engine test by contacting the Engine Room.
Santos: I see. How about checking the steering gears?
2/Off: We do it before or after the engine test. You should do it after I enter the Steering Engine Room. I check the movement of the rudder and see if the hydraulic system works well.
Cruz: Communication between us is done only by transceiver?
2/Off: Basically, yes, but we can also use the one in the Steering Engine Room.
Cruz: What's this wire?
2/Off: It is a fire wire. A tugboat uses this wire to pull the ship from the berth when she can't move on her own, or in case of a fire during cargo loading and unloading. Regulations about setting this wire in port are very strict, so you have to follow the rules. This should be set whenever the ship enters the Maritime Traffic Safety Law areas in Japan.
Cruz: Is the Emergency Fire Pump Room under this deck?
2/Off: Yes, it is. It's just as described on the side of this door. It's under the Steering Room. Ask one of the engineers how to operate it later.
Poop Deck: a partial deck on the stem superstructure of a ship
SBM (Single Buoy for Mooring): a method of mooring a ship
anchoring: preventing a ship's free movement with a heavy object cast overboard
trial run: a test run
fishing tackle: fishing gear
accommodation ladder: a ladder used to help people board a ship
rudder: a plate secured to the stem of a ship used to direct its course
hydraulic system: a mechanical system which is powered by pressurized liquid
transceiver: a portable transmitter and receiver in one unit
Maritime Traffic Safety Law: a set of rules for navigating specified traffic routes in Japan
as described... : as specified, as stated, as written in....
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