nicthesailor

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by nicthesailor 6y ago
Yeah, that's because LRIT (long range information transponder) is always a paid subscription, while AIS is free. Something to do with security. Evohe looks great! If they're ever looking for crew, let me know. If you've got a
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by nicthesailor 6y ago
There's a growing demand in marine tech development and marine autonomous surface ships (MASS), which I've been following with interest. They generally need seafarers with an understanding of tech, and techies with an understandin
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by nicthesailor 6y ago
Lol. Fair question. I got lost online one day and ended up here. I like the relative civility and thoughtfulness of the discussions, so I usually lurk. I'm also the default on-board IT support/education person, and I learn a lot h
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by nicthesailor 6y ago
No, I worked my way up from deckhand to chief mate on deep sea cargo ships. Got my master's ticket in January (finally). The crew don't generally resent it - I'm friendly and approachable, just distant. I shut them down when
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by nicthesailor 6y ago
As a female seafarer (26 years at sea), I know exactly where she's coming from. Never mind touching, the times I've sat and talked about anything other than work (non-sexual, just friendly) have invariably resulted in at least one
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by nicthesailor 6y ago
Fwiw, I recently started writing for a well-known website. When I asked if it's okay to link to sources, they told me I was allowed to if absolutely necessary. I should try not to because it takes readers away from our site, and they m
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by nicthesailor 6y ago
I just tried to download the android app, but it says it's not available in my country. You might get more volunteers and data if you remove the geographic restrictions.
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by nicthesailor 7y ago
That's a really good question: where to stop. Would it be possible to filter them by type? Put them all on the site, tag them, and let people choose to display particular tags or categories.
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by nicthesailor 7y ago
Just playing with it now, and I love the idea. Have you thought about adding the zoos and aquariums that are live-streaming their animals?
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by nicthesailor 7y ago
Mercy Ships is always looking for technical people. The job list is at https://apply.mercyships.org/CurrentOpportunities.aspx Mercy Ships do free operations for people in Africa. The ship's crewed entirely by volunteer
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by nicthesailor 7y ago
To pump out, we need it to settle out of the cargo so that we can get it to the pumps. That works for certain types of cargo (iron ore and most types of coal are easy), but if it forms slurry instead, we can't get it out unless we can
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by nicthesailor 7y ago
Yes for the first part, but we definitely don't want to pump it back in for discharge. Dry bulk cargo is almost always discharged with grabs and cranes, not pumps.
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by nicthesailor 7y ago
Seafarer here. This is basically correct, but the problem is mainly storage before loading. Ideally, is mined, then either stored somewhere dry, out of the weather, or delivered directly to the ship in a covered train/conveyor belt. In
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by nicthesailor 7y ago
Apparently in Greece they dig the bodies up after three years and put the bones in an ossuary. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34920068
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by nicthesailor 8y ago
What program do you use for VR?
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by nicthesailor 8y ago
Seafarer here. After bouncing from ship to ship from 1998-2009, and spending a few days in each place I was dumped between ships, I narrowed my options to Viana do Castello in Portugal, Edinburgh in Scotland, and Whangarei in New Zealand. I