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its hard to describe how a man could left everything he had on land and went out to sea...
its even harder to describe how bright the stars at night and how fresh the cool morning air when you are in the middle of the ocean...
the hardest thing is to describe how close you are to death and how god could took your life at any time...
come to sea and see for yourself...

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come to sea and see for yourself

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

story of watchkeeping officer - Negara Kincir Angin Elektrik berwarna Oranje...

entri dari negara kincir angin elektrik raksasa yg di gelar Belanda...patut aku post semalam tp lelap depan laptop..bagus...!!!


somewhere across the seas...


Dari Maas Approach...merentasi Nieuw Waterweg...dan akhirnya ke Botlek...

Anchorage 5A...12 nautical miles off Rotterdam..

18.10.2010....

2330H : 1 Hour Notice to Engine Room..

19.10.2010..

0030H : Engine telegraph tested.Main engine blown thru by air and by fuel,tested ahead and astern propulsion.all found satisfactory.

0100H : All navigation equipment tested.Steering system tested with presence of duty engineer in steering gear room.Ship clock sync. with bridge and engine room.All found satisfactory.

0130H : R.S.B.E / Comm. heaving up anchor

0200H : anchor aweigh..first engine movement dead slow ahead...report to Maas Approach on CH 01..MT Bunga Melati 3 proceeding to pilot station...

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dah macam movement book kapal lak....ngahahhaa....


kapal aku meredah angin sejuk dari laut utara yg mencecah suhu 10 darjah celcius...dua hari dok anchor kat 5A....akhirnya Maas Approach panggil kapal..suruh approach ke pilot station pada jam 0600H...

aku masih dalam lena time tu....sedap di buai mimpi...bila tiba2 ade lak bunyi telefon x berhenti2....

"haloo...gud morning..."

"Faris...kapten suruh ko standby radio...nnt dia akan inform ko utk gi fwd station dan siapkan anchor utk emergency..."

"emm..stndby radio...ok...makasih..."

dan hari aku utk 19 Oktober 2010 bermula....melangkah ke bilik air...basuh muka...nk mandi x lalu...air sejuk mcm peti ais...beku...

coverall putih milik kompeni disarung....winter jacket di pakai...lalu melangkah keluar dari B deck ke CCR mengambil radio..dan lampu suluh....eh jap...ni bru pkul 5...pilot pkul 6...smpai pilot station kurang lebih kne tunggu 20 minit....aarrhhh....!!...aku balik bilik....tido ngan coverall dan radio di telinga....

ugh...x lena...gangguan statik buat aku bingit....

elok jam tujuh....aku di seru utk ke fwd station....berjalan dlm keheningan pagi di Rotterdam yg diterangi lampu-lampu kawasan perindustrian yg sedikit sebanyak membuat aku sangka ia sinaran mentari pagi.....sejuk dan basah....angin menderu dan hujan renyai2 sepanjang 2 jam kapal bergerak perlahan2 melalui Nieuw Waterweg...

destinasi utk loading...Vopak Botlek.....

hadui...pasai pa la office x arrange kapal masuk Vopak Vlardingen ke...senang anak2 kapal utk ke Centrum..mahupun Rotterdam....

Botlek....pegi kedai tax free le nampak gayanya....damn laa...

maka mulalah catatan hari2 mendatang utk 3-4 hari berikutnya di Rotterdam...homeport bg kebanyakan warga MISC...ahaha...kata Melati class regular msuk Rotterdam....lg regular dr Port Klang..

dah laa....sambung balik kapal masuk Rotterdam....

dekat2 sejam lepas aku ke forward station....panggilan utk ke mooring station berkumandang...tauke aku 3rd mate Fusir datang bersama2 askar utk station hadapan...sep2 tangan aku gerak ke station belakang...bersiap2 utk perhangat winches dan menyusun mooring line diatas dek utk kegunaan kapal waktu alongside nanti....

memandangkan kapal aku kapal tanker...maka xde chance laa nk isap rokok time mooring....aku memang jeles ngan bdk2 kontena...selamba badak je isap rokok atas dek...kapal aku...mahu kena antar balik kalau buat gitu...nk kasi semua orang mampus kaa...???....dah le sejuk gedik...ugh...rokok...rokok....

alamak...kne made fast tug lak....peh...winches aku keras membatu....damn...!!...apa lagi....ELECTRICIAN...!!!....

kapal mencilok ke kanan...Botlek terletak disebelah kanan tebing terusan yg dinamakan Nieuw Waterweg...simpangnya x besar...muat sebijik kapal... sambil di escort dua kapal tunda utk tugasan2 alongside...ngam2....didalam kawasan perindustrian Botlek...susunan tank farm berisi macam2 jenis produk kimia milik syarikat2 petrokimia dan petroleum gergasi dunia...Vopak...Exxon...Shell...

ah...sikit lagi nk sampai terminal....terbaik sebab port stay kali ni mencecah 3-4 hari....nicely done....terima kasih CBU London sebab arrange hampir 8 kategori bahan kimia utk loading...yg jugak bersamaan 8 discharge port yg berbeza di Timur Jauh...dari Port Klang...Singapura...Bangkok...Hong Kong...ZhangJiaGang...XiaHuDao...dan akhir sekali Ulsan....

peh...ranjau siak jalan kali nih....

dah laa...karang lak ak cite psl benda lain...ahaha...

-come to sea and see for yourself-

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