Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A Blip on the Radar (22) “He not like to eat with crew “
A Blip on the Radar Part 22: He not like to eat with crew… I was doing a ‘holiday relief’ on a new boat. It just meant that the boat had a long time regular pilot, who was off on a three month break. I got to cover for him. It was a fine boat.…
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A Blip on the Radar (21) “Flipping the Bird “
A Blip on the Radar Part 21: Flipping the Bird Alcohol on tuna boats is all right. Up to a point. It lowers the inhibitions. Makes a good time easier. Helps you relax. Blow off steam. But there is a time and a place. Whilst in port, that’s one thing. Offshore, with serious work to…
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch. 5-3 “Keeping your Captain happy “
Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Section 5. Trying to keep everybody happy 5-3 Relations on the Bridge – keeping your Captain happy The Captain, or ‘Fish Master’ as the Taiwanese call him, is the ultimate representative of the customer. Just to totally confuse everybody, the Taiwanese ‘captain’ is actually the #2 man on the ship. Sometimes…
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch.5-2 “A Bit of Theater “
Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Section 5. Trying to keep everybody happy 5-2 You and your observer (2) “A Bit of Theater “ It’s wise to remember that a lot of observers have spent literally thousands of hours, sitting at one thousand feet altitude in little bubbles, suspended underneath one single nut, wholly at the mercy…
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Ch. 5-1 “Observer Happiness Basics “
Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Section 5. Trying to keep everybody happy 5-1 You and your observer (1) “The Basics “ Observers vary in character and outlook so greatly, it’s funny. One man, very serious, you could annoy by simply talking. He would peer and peer through his binoculars, never relaxing, always frowning. Him you would…
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Heads Up! “The Fifteen Most Likely Scenarios for a Tuna Chopper Crash “
Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual The fifteen most likely scenarios for a tuna chopper crash Below I offer you merely an opinion. And you know what they say about opinions. You are strongly encouraged to form your own, and don’t mind me. But my listing (in order of ranking!) might give you some food for thought……
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual “GPS 4-5 “
Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Section 4. GPS Systems and Offshore Navigation Issues 4-5 Hey, it sure is getting dark! Why, you may wonder, a whole chapter devoted to ‘sunset’? Because it catches people out. The closer you get to the equator, the faster the sun sets. You may have had a nice blue sky all…
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual “GPS 4-4 “
Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Section 4. GPS Systems and Offshore Navigation Issues 4-4 Limitations and Failures 1) Limitations You need to consider carefully that a ship can move quite a distance in the two hours you are away. Some purse seiners can cruise at 18 knots. That’s 36 nautical miles! If you are in a…
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual “GPS 4-3 “
Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Section 4. GPS Systems and Offshore Navigation Issues 4-3 Digital Select Calling, the Ross DSC500, and other clever stuff Okay, we’ve given you some anecdotes, to wet your appetite, now for some clever ‘technical schtuff’… To recap, these days just about everybody uses GPS systems. There are a few purists left,…
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Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual “GPS 4-2 “
Moggy’s Tunaboat Helicopter Manual Section 4. GPS Systems and Offshore Navigation Issues 4-2 Hey Moggy, I can’t find my boat and I’m almost outta gas…! It was a pretty horrible day. When there’s lots of wind, and therefore a rough old sea state, and lots of low, scudding cloud into the bargain, it’s a lot…
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