the story of a watchkeeping officer - Aidilfitri Di Perantauan

entri salam perantau...gambar x masuk paper...lalaalaa

pagi Syawal - at Koole Pernis,Rotterdam...kuih raye dah nak abis sbb hari2 makan..haha

Date - 30 AUG 2011

Towards - Shifting to berth (Vopak Vlardingen - Koole Pernis, Rotterdam)

0400H : 1HR notice to E/R

0455H : Engine telegraph tested. Ship clock sync with E/R. Comms. tested. Satisfactory.

0500H : M/E blown thru by air.

0505H : M/E tested on fuel.Tested ahead and astern propulsion. Satisfactory.

0515H : Steering system tested hardover to hardover with presence of duty engineer at steering gear  room.All found satisfactory.

0530H : All navigation equipment tested. All found satisfactory.

0545H : R.S.B.E / P.O.B

0600H : Fwd and aft tug made fast. / Comm single up

0612H : Vessel cast off

0630H : 1st engine movement.

0648H : 1st line ashore

0712H : Vessel in position

0730H : Fwd and aft tug cast off / Pilot away / All fast 4x2 at Koole,Pernis port side alongside

0742H : R.F.W.E

dipetik dari movement book MT BUNGA MELATI 3, 30 Aug 2011.

after a whole morning of documentation, sampling and gauging of cargo onboard, we commenced discharge of approx. 4000MT of downstream palm oil product to the terminal in the afternoon.

didn`t got the chance to attend morning prayers coz we are short on hands, but still the food is good.

thus, that is how i celebrate the 1st of Syawal... : )

 

"SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI"

-come to sea and see for yourself-

the story of a watchkeeping officer - Sempena Aidilfitri

entri hari rayaa....

somewhere on that chart...we celebrate Eid...hmmm..

tiada lemang bakar..yang ada lemang bakar guna oven industri...

tiada ketupat daun palas...yg ada ketupat segera adabi...

kuih raya...ade la sikit2 hasil sumbangan ikhlas kompeni dan sendiri2

duit raya...masuk poket sendiri...

tiada keluarga disisi...yg ada teman2 sekerja yg juga menyendiri...

tiada suasana kampung...yg ada gegaran main engine pd kelajuan 12 knots dan 102 rpm..

tapi hari raya...tetap kami sambut...

walau jauh dimata..yg tercinta tetap dekat dihati...

mohon ampun maaf...

dari kami yg jauh diperantauan...di tengah lautan...atau di pelabuhan...

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI - MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN

p/s - xpe...raya haji..deepavali...new year ada lagi...Malaysia byk hari raya...so don`t worry...

-come to sea and see for yourself-

the story of a watchkeeping officer - thanx old man...

entri orang tua...



thanks...

if it wasnt for you my old man...
i wont be what i am now...

i thanked you my old man...
for setting my course...
for your words of wisdom...
for showing me the direction...


god speed,fair winds and following seas 

-come to sea and see for yourself-

Heads up mates...here comes Naval Auxiliary BUNGA MAS 6...!!!

entri kapal escort pemburu lanun kurus somalia yg kelaparan...this is good..

she is grey and she is an auxiliary..please be afraid of her...she bite like her sister!!

All those skinny pirate should think of being a farmer instead of pirates. The addition of BM6 means that RMN is capable of covering a much larger area escorting Malaysian merchant fleets compared having a single escort platform previously.

Plus having two vessels is a great advantage where in case one of the platform are required to sail back home for maintenance or something, the other will continue to stay at the gulf for escort duties, giving continuous protections to our nation merchant fleet.

At the same time, it is good to have two. At least they lighten the burden of one platform. When BM5 was stationed in the Gulf, she had to ply east and west and back non stop. Now with her sister, the escort pattern would be a bit different.

Now go get them. Don`t let your guards down. And kick those skinnies hard.

Forward and advance.

Wanna know more....??

-come to sea and see for yourself-

the story of a watchkeeping officer - Sempena Hari Kemerdekaan Malaysia

entri selamat Hari Kemerdekaan.."tanggal tiga puluh satu...bulan lapan...lima puluh tujuh....lalala lalalaaa..."

 

we are proud to be Malaysian...

where ever we are on this planet...we are proud of our nation...we are proud of our ship called MT BUNGA MELATI 3...for it is owned by Malaysian shipping company...flying the national merchant ensign and registered in Port Kelang...the nation major port...manned by Malaysian officers and crew...carrying national commodities and powering the nation economy....trading from the far east to the west...northern and southern hemisphere...24/7...365 days non stop....

we are part of the nation industrial growth and economic strength...and we are proud of being a part of it...

forward and advance...

maju dan terus maju negaraku Malaysia...

-come to sea and see for yourself-

the story of a watchkeeping officer - stories from the Gulf of Aden

entri cerita orang tua2....budak2 dengar je jangan menyampuk...

i try to put gambar...but the internet is sungguh slow like tenggiling

One thing that I always look forward to when sailing is having PASKAL team onboard our good vessel as shipboard protection units while transiting piracy area.

The sight of BM5 and its helicopter or zodiac coming to our vessel is something not many could experience.

But stories from members of our nation special operation units are thing that everyone really looks forward to hear.

Many of the members of shipboard protection units came from special operation forces well known to the public..PASKAL..GGK…PASKAU are the norm in the military. 

It is something different when you have these guys on board. They recall their stories in the good old days when in basic training, going abroad for peacekeeping missions in some god forsaken land of no peace and sometimes stories you never know from mainstream media or from any popular military blogs or forums.

At least we heard something else apart from vetting inspection, port state control, SMS compliance and all sorts of day to day demands and messages which kept on coming to our vessel.

Truth to be told, I am excited to sail due to Ops Fajar, having the chance to see BM5 and having PASKAL onboard protecting our ship. It is above everything else. OK I lied…it’s because of money that I took the path as a seafarers really..but there is some fun here and there..

To myself, the PASKAL team and I are like families. Some of the members I knew since I was a kid and for most of the time I grew up with these guys around, meaning to say having them onboard is like having part of my family here. 

Its good to have you guys here. Nicely done.

-come to sea and see for yourself-

the story of a watchkeeping officer - of fighter jets and a ship

entri nasehat melalut...dont read this...this is crap... : P

 

kids....when you grow up..join the air force and fly one of these...

Seafaring is not a glamorous career. 

Being a fighter pilot does. People know that a fighter pilot is a man who drives a multimillion dollar, state of the art fighter jets. 

He is solely responsible for the aircraft he flies, he got his own call sign, capable of going to mach speed, taking out enemy aircraft or ground forces with loads of weapons designed only to kill, and in some occasions public could meet these knights of the air at air shows, getting an autograph, picture etc.

 And the best part about it is that every single person knew that these guys are the one flying in times of peace and will be defending our skies in times of war.

Kids, if you reading this site take my advice. Get yourself straight and become a fighter pilot instead of a seafarer. Flying is much fun than sailing.

This is my stupid advice. Don`t read and ignore.Please.... 

-come to sea and see for yourself-

 

the story of a watchkeeping officer - it ain`t easy mate

entri nasehat...i gave stupid advice...don`t read them...

i can`t stay here forever eh...??

I really can’t sleep tonight. I deserve a much needed rest for I have been sleeping for 4 hours every day.

Paperwork…maintenance…watch keeping..and more paperwork…thinking about that special someone who still out there and still didn’t even exist in my textbook of life….life changing decision…of whether I should stay here where demands are increasing day by day and my mind can’t really cope up with it…or shall I leave to a greener pastures…where payment aren’t as much as what I get now but the pressure and demands are not quite as provoking and devastating as where I am now…

Yes…I have been thinking a lot of going away from MISC….maybe to some other small offshore company…or maybe to get a DP cert and work with any DP consortium…or maybe just lay low setting up a small business where I can do what I like…things that I love…

I love sailing…but it is not really a wonderful career….shipping industry especially on tankers is the most regulated industry on the planet…there are regulations for everything….even for throwing out shit.. .

And every part of the regulations require total compliance…a non compliance will result in a ship or a company to lose its business….and somebody losing his/her job…

So hear me out…if any of you reading this site…looking for a great prospect at sea going to 50 plus foreign country for a free holiday…think hard and get yourself straight…shipping is not an easy business…driving ship is easy but you have to shoulder a burden costing multimillion dollar worth of ship..cargo and the priceless human lives…and staying on board for 6-7 months is not a holiday cruise…unless you work on board Star Cruises…right..??

That is what you get for a salary 7 times the amount a normal person gets on shore….somebody died on your watch…then you are same as dead…same goes when you drive the ship and hit another buggers driving his ship…then you are also same as dead…

This is not an easy job…  : P

-come to sea and see for yourself-