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At the same time the Chinese were already using a rudder.

Māori who were descended from the small remaining percentage of indigenous Taiwanese people. They would have made pottery back in their past but they had lost the ability in New Zealand as well as their ability to undertake ocean voyages. It doesn’t take long to forget the knowledge of our ancestors.

This week the cadets from Maine Maritime pilot their way through the Inside Passage without electronics or GPS, learning the hazards of Seymour Narrows. This is only a small part of the SMP. After the events seen in this series, these future officers will spend 70 days working on our freighters as deckhands.

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I was asking about RFPEW and AS-E When describing AS-D, it’s cumbersome, but my understanding was the requirements for AS-D used to be a total pain in the ass. You had to have RFPNW for such and such length time, and the tonnage you had experience on mattered too. I didn’t want to rehash the whole thing when talking about AS-E but that is my mistake NMC told me the checklists are wrong sometimes so I was double checking with you about AS-E

At 3:32 PM EDT yesterday we heard the LNG carrier CHAIVO about 85 km south-east of Nakhodka, making 16 knots and broadcasting her own name on a Russian number. This morning the UK sanctioned her. Nobody else ever has: she’s on none of the other lists we follow (US, EU, UN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland). She’s one of four like that in the UK’s round of eight. We last heard PORTOVYY on 27 Sep off Zhoushan, China, the port she’d typed as her destination, and AVACHA on 10 Sep in the South Atlantic off southern Africa. Both were using their own names on Russian numbers too. Malte Humpert’s piece this morning has more on the LNG carriers: UK Sanctions Five LNG Carriers in New Russia Package The other four were already listed. ALEKSEY KOSYGIN, KONSTANTIN POSIET and PYOTR STOLYPIN have been on the US list since June 2024, KOSYGIN on the EU’s and Canada’s too, and BEBEK-E was on the EU’s. The US list still calls POSIET ZVEZDA 045, but when we last heard her, on 12 Aug off Hokkaido, she was broadcasting KONSTANTIN POSIET. The fourth new one, GALLE ENERGY (IMO 9344411), we’ve never heard. Our coverage is the AISHub network, so that doesn’t mean she’s switched off. Has anyone seen her on AIS, and under what name?

A 49-year veteran is calling it quits this Nov. 2026: Here she is in her first season (1977): Here she is nearly 50 years later, still making that same journey: Photo from: Isles of Scilly Travel bbc.com Much-loved Isles of Scilly ferry in final season after 49 years The Scillonian III is in its 49th and last year of service between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly. Here are the Captains that has serve on her: Isles of Scilly Travel – 2 Sep 26 Masters of Scillonian III Celebrate the legacy of Scillonian III through the stories of the Masters who have guided her since 1977, from her maiden voyage to her final season. facebook.com 35K views · 688 reactions | For nearly five decades, the masters of... For nearly five decades, the masters of Scillonian III have guided generations of passengers between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly. As she sails her final season, we're proud to share this... Vessel specs: RMV Scillonian III - Wikipedia Now available for sale: https://afloat.ie/port-news/ferry-news/item/70378-legacy-ships-up-for-sale-as-fleet-is-modernised Any taker?

Norway’s Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has formally named Baltazar, the third and final vessel in a new series of combination carriers designed for the transport of dry bulk cargoes and caustic soda for the aluminium industry. The 83,000 DWT vessel was christened in Fremantle, Western Australia, on September 15. Like her sister ship Balder, delivered earlier this year, Baltazar was built by China’s New Yangzi Shipbuilding. Registered in the Marshall Islands, the 228.4-metre vessel has a beam of 34.8 metres, a draught of 14.5 metres and a gross tonnage of 49,234. Her construction involved approximately 14,000 tonnes of steel and was carried out to DNV class requirements. KCC said the vessel’s dimensions have been optimised for trading routes to and from Australia, while her cargo capacity is around 15% greater than that of the previous generation of vessels she and her sister ships will replace. Baltazar is equipped with two wind-assist propulsion units, described by KCC as “suction sails”, as well as an air lubrication system and a shaft generator. The vessel is also designed to accommodate future modifications for “zero” or near-zero-emission fuels, supporting KCC’s strategy to improve the efficiency and environmental performance of its fleet. Source: shipbuilding

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ItsJody: Lack of information to answer this… I think there is enough. He took two courses that together replace the exams for Master 100. Both of those courses are valid for one year from the date of application. Sounds like the application was pending at NMC, the one-year mark for the first of the two courses passed, and NMC later closed the application. When he re-applied, that one year mark had passed and the course was not accepted. If he disagrees with the decision of the NMC to not accept the course, he should ask NMC for a RECONSIDERATION (use that word) of their decision. This is the first step of the appeal process. If after reconsideration by the NMC, he is still aggrieved he can appeal to CGHQ. As an alternative to the appeal process and/or re-taking the course he can take the Coast Guard exam at an REC. However, there may be a lack of information to determine if the title of this discussion is appropriate…

You still have to meet RFPNW to get AS-D. Youdo not have to hold RFPNW, but if you don’t your application for AS-D neeeds to include assessments and service for RFPNW. Wht has chnaged is the previous requirement that your sea time towards AS-D cannot start until you have met all of the requirements for RFPNW (not hold RFPNW). Sea time from before you did all the assessments for RFPNW wouldn’t count. Thta has changed, sea time from before meeting RFPNW can now be used for AS-D. Fact checking? See CG-MMC Policy Letter 04-24 . NVICs and policy letters are the source, NMC checklists are, or should be consistent with the underlying policies and regulations.