December 2004 - Posts
Wednesday and Thursday STCW Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting . This started with a very early morning were we had to catch the boat (Jenny Lee) at 07:00 for Whale Island, Portsmouth. Not sure how everyone managed this as some of the guys had only just
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Day One Week four was the start of our Day Skipper Practical, again we were split into two groups and had swapped skippers and boat (on to Foreign Affair ) from the Competent Crew. I think this has to happen so you experience different styles of tuition;
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Well Friday came and went and the Day Skipper theory was over, and to my relief I passed. With no time off we went straight into another 4 days of studying, with Sally Water Training . Day 1 was RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance, which to my surprise I quite
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Well all of this week has been spent in the class room doing Day Skipper theory. So far it has been easier than I expected; going back to this kind of learning was something I was really not looking forward to. I have the exam on Friday, so I guess I'll
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