The wheelhouse has evolved over the years. That is the structure and the equipment housed inside. One of the more modern luxuries found in the wheelhouse today, after hundreds of years, is a bathroom. When you are standing watch for four hours, nature calls. Frankly it is almost unimaginable to have the head – bathroom – in the wheelhouse ever go out of order for any length of time. Right now, with the entire family being asked to stay at home for weeks at a time, what would happen if the … [Read more...]
Are You Prepared To Navigate Uncharted Waters?
The first time a ship goes through stormy seas with a new crew on board it’s as if it is everyone’s first storm. What needs to be battened down? Certain doors latches don’t keep the watertight seal. During the night new sounds of creaks and moans from the rolling vessel. The first clear day after the storm clears an inspection around the ship will invariably find loose gear and with good fortune no major damage or missing gear washed overboard. Now this crew will be better prepared on … [Read more...]
Schedule Time To Refresh
When you travel for pleasure isn’t it fun to explore, go to new places, learn about another culture or just kick back and relax? Upon arriving home, it’s a great feeling too. Right before you get busy with the real world again, it’s just nice to be home. If you have been traveling for work, even more so. You want to refresh yourself. Similarly, a ship comes to port at the end of a voyage, there is a lot to do. If the ship has passengers they must disembark. Often at this time there may be … [Read more...]
Are You Stuck?
Have you been on a cruise ship before? Take a look at the ads for these voyages now. The ships are really floating hotels, no check that, floating top notch resorts! These ships are so big that many of the locations they visit can’t fit them in. So the ships anchor, anchors away for the seafarers, when they arrive early in the morning. The passengers are ferried to and from the ship in motor launches. Typically the ship’s whistle blows in the late afternoon and they prepare to depart in … [Read more...]
Are You Career Searching?
I hear from my initial meetings with clients that although the monthly reported unemployment numbers are at record lows, there are many people searching for positions. One of the reasons is people are switching from one company to another. From one type of career skill sets to another. In general this is easier to do when the job market is seeking candidates. Another reason is people who have been sitting on the sidelines for awhile are now returning to the job market. Who are these … [Read more...]
