YI speaks of much truth of sailing life.. esp ops requirement at
sea. Sure, you can find out alot about officership courses from
online and stuff but it is the real work that you do that matters
right? Afterall, what you learnt in school does not really prepare
you for the real deal sometimes.
But anyhow, ship life can be pretty easy sometimes with her
cruising along with simple sea watches.. 12 hours shifts with 3
hours on watch, the rest of the 9 hours lobo around and sleep. but
most of the time, (i can only speak of Fleet ships as a spec) it is
closing up (executing) some stupid exercise station. sometimes if
you lagi suey, you can close up your sea watch, suddenly CO finger
itchy or reach RV point, call for a draggy exercise. by the time
when the exercise finex, it is your turn to do sea watch again..
clocking over 12hours without sleep.. and you'll most be up in 4 or
6 hours after a rest with that cycle repeating itself.
but then again, every job has its pros and cons.. not everything
out there is an easy sail.
p/s: the divorce / breakup rate is no joke. being apart for a week
without any communication with your significant other puts much
strain on the relationship. i've seen 3 cases so far due to this..
sad really if you ask me.
