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MY ROOM ON A TANKER SHIP
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2021
- Close look inside my room on Tanker Ship.
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Went to the MEBA school for engineering in the mid-70's. The school put me on an old ship as an apprentice engineer and I had my own room. Some in the crew shared 4 to a room with the head and shower down the passageway, primitive by today's standards. It was an old old tanker that didn't last a few more years.Probably in the mid-80's they started building with one to a room for the crew. Did 32 years retiring in 2011 as First Assistant. Loved it. Good luck to you.
😊😊😊😊😊😊😅
Gmom said she can’t believe your room is so neat. 😄
🤣🤣 "she's full of shit"
@@JoeFranta have you ever seen a u.f.o. while out at sea?
Mate im so jealous, what a life and way to travel the world, and then travelling in your RV aswel 🤯 i want your life dude
Only just found your channel the other day and I have to say that you do a great job of giving us a look at what life on a ship is actually like. Are there any particular types of ships you prefer to work on? Or particular oceans/seas that you find you enjoy more?
Thanks again for all your work and sharing your story!
I had an apartment while I taught English in Korea that was smaller than that. At first I found it claustrophobic, but then really ended up liking the small, uncluttered space.
Thats a great idea! I'll put that on the list
I like sleeping in a fairly small room because I find it cosy but I prefer to have as much living space as possible honestly. I suppose one advantage of working on a boat or a ship is that you have a whole world of space to look out at. I think I could do it honestly but I'd have to take a lot of movies/books and entertainment with me because I'd probably get pretty bored in my downtime if there was no one else there to play cards with or talk to. I'm not the most social type but I'm not sure I could handle regular long haul trips, I think I'd miss home or at least land too much. I'm glad there's more adventurous types out there like you that can handle it though, I wish you the best of luck with it and with TH-cam too, your footage is pretty good stuff especially the timelapse stuff and the northern lights but I like your presentation style too, sometimes the audio is a little shaky but I'm sure filming around all that heavy machinery and bad weather presents a lot of challenges. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there.
Wow I was really surprised... nice room
Nice good luck charm. ;)
Better room than the one on the bulker.
I’ve had ones like on the bulker you had as a First Assistant. Except one was on a research ship and was nice wood and the other was on a reserve ship and was metal.
Ram
love the firefighter look
The cardboard in the porthole, my first order of business when signing on.
My ships all had metal shutters I could close. If any light came through the cracks I would masking tape it. Then close the curtain.
lmao
Love your videos. Have nothing to do with the sea since I'm not from a coastal city, but still enjoy the shit out of them.
Pretty good accommodations
Surprisingly comfy accommodation.
This room is bigger then my Army barracks I had in Virginia Beach, Va. Cool vids man I always saw all these ships come into norfolk and never knew the insides of all this. Hope you keep them coming its very entertaining
With your rambling lifestyle, you really should get some artwork you adore, get it laminated, and roll it up along with removable stickies to put on the walls of your various dwellings!
LOVE your channel. When I sailed the 7 Seas in the US Navy we would have had THREE men berthed in the same amount of space. I’m very jealous of how comfortable you Merchants and how you live large…like Kings!
Keep up the great videos!
Wow. Pretty nice. I sailed with standard oil In the late 60s. There where three to a room and absolutely nothing for creature comforts.
A video on what you carry, who supplies rain gear, hard hat, gloves, coveralls would be perfect. It would seem like a lot to lug around but you need all of it.
For sure, i''ll add it to the list
for guys like this who get random billets, yea it sucks they lug around like 2 sea bags and backpack. for guys like me who work on the same tug every rotation, i leave gear on board as does my relief. its really only bulky things like the bulky winter gear he was talking about. the standard uniform on most commercial ships is cotton pants and shirts, if you wear a hat also has to be cotton. leather steel toe boots and cotton or wool socks. so its not that bulky. on tankers they make them wear overalls, but those stay on the ship for the most part (if an officer has one with his name on it, he might take it off the ship etc) so for guys like me, i can go to sea for 30 days with one sea bag and my briefcase and be comfortable and have plenty of clothes. you know the biggest bulk, especially for long voyages: toiletries. there are no stores on ships (unlike the USN) so you have to bring enough to last the entire voyage. yes, the ship stops, but you cant count on having enough leave from the ship to get off the port, get a ride, get to the store, get your shit, get back, go through port security again, and back on the ship. often times you really only have like 2 hour gap, and most sailors will just take a nap or try to get overtime. a lot of the bulky safety gear stays on board as its required by international standards, as well as OSHA standards, and USCG regulations.
Cool. Thanks.
Waaaaay better than the last cabin . I'd upgrade those boots to ones with removable inserts that can be switched out for drying . Like the caterpillar , can you guy's have full beards if so i'd go for it . Stay safe out there 🙏👍👍🇺🇸
Bro, please do a current 'what's in my bag' type video of everything you take with you. Can you talk about what things companies give you and what you have to buy yourself... like all that rain gear, the coveralls hardhat, for example, did they give that to you or did you buy it?
nice digs
Please do more galley and food reviews
My US Navy carrier sleeping compartments each slept
60 men in 3 tier bunkbeds. Each bunk was hinged to
lift & open. Under was a shallow locker where we stowed
our gear.
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I couldn't imagine trying to sleep like, freaking crazy
You guys have a phantom shitter aboard? We did, '69- '73 Tin Can Snipe here, officers NEVER came down our hole, they hated and feared us, but they loved sending midshipmen down below to stand a watch with us, we'd do the old superheater main steam line rupture stunt, scaring the shit out of 'em thinking they were going to die.
@@BeachsideHank admit it that you loved boot camp in great lakes showering with 90 skinheads of all race and ethnicities
when i trained at maine maritime academy the training ship was a retired navy ship so for cadet cruise we also slept in a large berth like that. when i got my first billet after graduation on a damn near brand new maersk container ship and i couldn't believe how awesome it was. i felt like a captain on a navy ship lol
@@exandious867is that like a school? When I googled it said it was a college.
A lot more room and a whole lot better than Navy ships.
That's pretty sweet lil apartment,do they have open kitchen 24/7? Or you have too keep your own fridge stocked?
Thanks
My baseline for standard of living aboard ship is of course my time in the Navy (submarine).
That looks to be about 50% more floor space given to three officers. Also, a flip down washbasin, but no full head. One head for three staterooms.
(Of course the enlisted guys had it worse.)
Damn, thats nuts!
@@JoeFranta Yeah, that was my first job out of college.
Has really shaped how I look at a lot of "living arrangements"
Thanks for the tour, I was in boot camp in the Summer of 1982 in San Diego as was honorable discharge as was sent home after i got sick with an infection in my foot as I in special training, an grateful to God as not I'm retired from a civilian federal government
merchant marines are not federal government
I'm curious if you have to buy phone cards to use the satellite phone? Or, free? Or no calls at all?
looks pretty livable to me.
Oh good, you have your own toilet and shower..I thought maybe a communal shared bathroom..
could you do a video if you haven’t already on how you pack for the ship and how you get things on board you cant put in a suitcase
Yea, I've had acouple people ask for a packing video, it's on the list for sure! What do you wanna bring that you cant pack? You can bring whatever you want, just gotta carry it up the gangway.
what a great space, when I joined the police 1980 I was given a room in a hostel for police (Called a section house) half the size of that, no shower toilet just a basin and TVs banned as the p[lugs couldn't take the extra power usage. Great vids mate, well done.
Thanks for watching
Do you have to provide the Rain Gear and Cold weather gear or does the ship supply that gear?
The good ships/companies provide gear, but not all ships do
“Tanker-Stash” :)
Do you get sea sick?
Do you come through Corpus Christi Bay? because I see these ships pass by my house and it's fascinating to us.
The ship is bigger then our subdivision.
It's mind blowing!
ok
It kinda looks small but I guess you don't really need a lot of room.😊
That stache.....
What additional training to get so you can work on tanker coming from bulk
In order to work on tankers, you need the Tanker Assist Endorsement.
@@JoeFranta do you need tanker assist as an OS or Wiper or just as an AB or above?
@@corbindallas5710 1. Dope name, 2. Yeah everyone on board needs it
What rating a b r u I was ab unlimited for chevron
What happens if you need medical attention? Is there a physician on board? Also are you allowed to step off the ship and explore the places that you visit?
Most ships don't have a doctor. Yeah we're able to get off and explore, as long as covid doesn't get in the way
the deck officers usually administer first aid on a ship and are in charge with ensuring all the kits are complete, unexpired, and accessible. you can get off the ship, but between discharge and all the duties on board, the window is usually really small, especially on container ships. if your ship is in the ship yard and the company asks you stay on to supervise, then you have a lot more time to go onshore usually even have the time to get drunk or go to a titty bar if thats your thing.
Wondering what do you do on a tanker. Like an average day
check out my Life in the Day video
How often do the refurb these ships ?
never lol the only thing they upgrade are deck equipment, navigation equipment, the propellers and some components in the engine room.
What keeps you motivated to go out on deck when it`s freezing cold out, with a wind blowing and angry seas?
they usually dont if the weather is crap, the mates will have the ab do inside jobs. there isnt much regular work to do on the deck on tankers and bulkers besides check some gauges and close hatches. on container ships they walk the deck and check all the lashings around the containers, but the vast majority of container routes are closer to the equator, southern asia the indian ocean, places that dont really get super super cold
Spaciousness is overrated imo. I found that room cozy.
The stache is where all authorities come from
Do you have that room to yourself??? DAMMNNN. That space would sleep 12 sailors in a Navy ship berthing. Love your channels and you may have motivated me to get on a ship.
yea its like the captains berth on a cruiser lol
What is pay like
pay is good but a lot of training and testing before you ever step foot on a ship. if you really want a career as a mariner, going to a maritime academy is really beneficial, but thats a four year minimum commitment. this guy got accepted into a union apprentice program. youll go to sea faster, but you start from the way bottom. and you can work from the bottom all the way to master, but itll be your whole career. if you go to a maritime academy, you can make capt easily within 10 years of graduating.
Crowley
More room than a USA Navy ship.
With a crew of 20 or so on a freighter, there is a place to have decent rooms.
заебись, лучший, без лишнего пиздежа
Are you supposed to clean your own cabin?
How long of a shower are you allowed?
no one really cares, unless we're rationing water
My right ear is so lonely
any internet or sat
sometimes. the bridge has a sat internet but is strictly used for weather reports, dept of state alerts, and communication with the company. some companies have internet set up where if the ship is within so many miles of the shore, then when you go offshore it turns off.
How bout a captians quarters
Should have a video out about that eventually
Imagine slightly less comfortable than a prison cell but also slightly larger…
You have never been in a prison cell! His room is luxurious compared to prison!
Never had a fridge, couch, direct tv and a private bath in my prison cell.
ships have CABINS not rooms.
the music in the background makes it difficult to hard to hear what you are saying....why not just talk...what's with the music?
Whats the money like? Lets be real what everyone really wants to know
if youre an officer its good. this guy is at the bottom of the ladder. if he sails six months a year, hes prob making 50-70k base salary, and maybe another 10-20 in overtime, but hes a union guy and they take around 15 percent if not more. i can tell you i am a unlimited mate on a supply boat and make 800 dollars a day. i work 30 on 30 off. last year after taxes (im not union) i made about 120k. but i took out about 120k in student debt to attend the academy and had to attend a school very far from my home and was gone for basically the whole 4 years (i went home once for christmas and once when i got back from sea term). theres a lot of sacrifice in the early years of a mariners career. i love it to death, but most guys i went to school with dont sail any longer. and they trained to do it. point is: its still a job. its not a free ticket to travel the world. you work hard, strange hour structure compared to non sea going jobs. you have a ton of responsibility, you live outside of society as you can go a month without hearing the news, the chow can be hit or miss BIG time most ships you cant smoke, and all american ships you cant drink(its whatever in the mind, but like a working man on shore, a cold beer and cigar or cigarette after work is great!), and then the obvious the ship could sink, a fire could break out, a crewman could have a serious injury and help is days away. its not easy man.
Please, your room is a CABIN, be a sailor not a civvie Joe.
lol i know i know
We used to refer to our rooms as foc'sles.
i prefer state room
Either is fine considering when I was on the oceans I shared a berthing with 90 other guys
Swedish ships built in the late the 70’s had nicer accommodations. Holy shit that looks cheap. Seriously, you don’t have a locker room where you can keep your work gear?
Most ships have locker rooms.
Everyone: I hate you
Wanking chariot in the corner