Now let me share with you my experience of delivering a new vessel.
If I want to tell from A-Z, it's gonna be a loooooooooong page scrolling,
so a summary would be okay, right?
I believe that not many cadets will get the experience to do it.
And let's begin !
Arrived at Guangzhou Airport and it's selfie time with le Cook !
Some of the Delivery Team including the cadets, engineers and crews.
Can't miss the chance to take photo with the Lenglui (the agent), but why you close your eyes? :D
Checked-in at the hotel, it was nice and comfortable. No complaint at all for the accommodation. Thumbs up to the agent, thank you Lenglui !
The only halal restaurant available around our hotel area. No other choice can be make, otherwise we will be starving to death ! We had all the breakfast, lunch & dinner there. The owner was so happy to see us every time we step in, haha. And the food there was so different from here even I often go to Muslim-Chinese restaurant to eat Chinese food.
Finish with eating, it's time to loitering around the area and I encountered the Policemen were doing roadblock at the middle of a cross-junction. It is so different from here in Malaysia, where the Police will put signs and all that. I saw this one old uncle riding a motorcycle and stop at the cross junction. One of the policeman already hiding behind the bushes and pop out directly to took away the key of the uncle's motorcycle. I was shocked at the moment. Maybe that's the way they do it here.
Now to the ship yard ! The great MV Icon Valiant ! It's a big vessel compared to other types of Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV). Let's go take a look inside !
First thing first, of course the bridge. It's big and huge. ICON VALIANT is a DP-2 vessel, thus you can see at the aft console where all the DP equipments located.
There you go, the name, MMSI, call sign, IMO No, and IMN
After done with all the preparation, we cast off and depart !
P/S : Actually I skipped most of the hard work done for the preparation of departure and it takes several days to be completed due to the rushing of time.
P/S : Actually I skipped most of the hard work done for the preparation of departure and it takes several days to be completed due to the rushing of time.
Selfie time : Malaysian, Ukrainian, Filipino
Cadet, Captain, Bosun
And of course, the bad weather is a must for all seafarer. This is the baddest of all i have encountered and here; a video as a proof.
And here are the results of the bad weather
Upon arrival at Labuan, the hard work begins when all the vessel items, equipments and spares arrived. As you can see in the pictures, we had to check one by one because there are no Delivery Order or other notes saying what kind of items are inside each packages. With lack of man power and rushing of time, it's one hell of a job to be completed.
After done with the delivery job, it's time to say goodbye. Good crew, good experience and good memories. Hope to see them all in the future !
-Hafiz-
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