Saturday, June 16, 2012
Seamanship training continues today. The lifeboats and
rafts were probably launched (down) and lifted (up) over 50 times each, because
over the three days of training every 1st class cadet will get a chance to
operate every piece of equipment. 1st class cadets also conduct the
man-over-board exercise, where an orange buoy is thrown overboard, and they
maneuver the vessel back to that location and launch the rescue boat to
retrieve it. Meanwhile, 2nd and 3rd class cadets practice firefighting, search
and rescue, damage control (plugging leaky holes with rags), using blocks and
tackles (pulley systems), and mooring and heaving. These will be three intense
days — everyone trains from morning into the evening.
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