Location: 32 54.0 N 039 39.5 W Course: 270 Speed: 13.5 kts
Weather: Mostly Sunny Wind: W 9 kts. Seas: Small sea swell
All of Bravo spent the day hard at training and filled any spare moment with preparations for exams tomorrow. The 4/C will have both Deck and Engine mid-terms and the 2/C have the dreaded flashlight exam in the morning. Delta continued on maintenance with engineers working on the Nirex system while deck primed a section of the aft house. Charlie is on day three of a four day watch stretch and Delta is on utility. Despite clouds early and a small rain shower, our string of good weather has held for yet another day.
Photos & Captions provided by 4/C Euiler and 4/C Ma:
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- Alpha engine maintenance had their hands full today when the Nirex was having a problem holding a vacuum. Their job was to tear down the fresh water generator and replace some of the gaskets.
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- A group photo of some Bravo 4/C with their instructor Capt. Slazas while on training in the forepeak ballast tank of TSSOM.
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- 4/C Holmes and half of the Bravo 4/C in the forepeak ballast tank learning about confined space entry and some ship structure.
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- Two down, one last, and the longest, ladder to the bottom of the tank.
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- 4/C Whittemore entering the forepeak ballast tank during their confined space entry training.
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- 4/C Reed is seen here making a new gasket for the Nirex, using the skills taught on engine training.
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