Forum: Computers and The Internet
5th October 2019, 23:39
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,805
Scams are not anything new and there are a few...
Scams are not anything new and there are a few things you can do to avoid them. I never answer the phone, mobile or landline, if I do not recognise the number. Let it go through to the answering or...
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Forum: The Radio Room
21st September 2019, 08:18
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,503
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Forum: The Engine Room
27th August 2019, 11:45
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,263
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Forum: News and Views from the Shipping World
16th March 2019, 10:11
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,013
Right on, Clive H!
I stand by my earlier post,...
Right on, Clive H!
I stand by my earlier post, these ships are designed by morons for morons. They are not beautiful, either inside or out. The interiors are garish, tasteless agglomerations of...
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Forum: News and Views from the Shipping World
8th March 2019, 07:54
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,013
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Forum: Ship Research
25th January 2019, 23:25
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,835
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Forum: The Engine Room
14th December 2018, 05:35
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Replies: 89
Views: 16,338
Going back to the first post - Dilkara's story...
Going back to the first post - Dilkara's story looks like a carbon copy of Allunga, one of her sisters in the now defunct PAD line. The third sister was Paralla. Don't know much about her life, but...
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Forum: The Engine Room
16th June 2018, 11:15
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Replies: 50
Views: 12,767
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Forum: The Engine Room
16th June 2018, 10:52
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,772
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Forum: The Engine Room
16th June 2018, 10:00
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Replies: 54
Views: 9,877
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Forum: The Engine Room
19th April 2018, 00:33
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Replies: 34
Views: 6,743
The talk here about metrication/standardisation...
The talk here about metrication/standardisation here remined me of a ship I sailed on, built in Germany, trading between Oz and the east coast US, with the occasional trip to Eurpean ports. Built to...
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Forum: Houlder Brothers
19th December 2017, 09:59
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Replies: 125
Views: 14,289
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Forum: The Engine Room
19th November 2017, 23:48
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Replies: 33
Views: 6,709
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Forum: The Engine Room
19th November 2017, 03:51
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Replies: 33
Views: 6,709
Bob,
I know its all of 8 years since you first...
Bob,
I know its all of 8 years since you first posted this thread, but I’ve only just seen it.
I sailed with USSCo. on the two ships which were almost sisters to your favourite - Poolta & Pateena...
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Forum: The Engine Room
18th November 2017, 22:08
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,726
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Forum: The Engine Room
12th November 2017, 06:10
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Replies: 75
Views: 28,456
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Forum: The Engine Room
8th November 2017, 11:07
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Replies: 238
Views: 39,144
Its a really old thread, I know, but all this...
Its a really old thread, I know, but all this discussion about who is or isn’t an engineer is a bit tedious. I know what I am, and I have a government issued document to prove it, and it says -...
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Forum: The Engine Room
30th October 2017, 23:07
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Replies: 175
Views: 29,857
When I was an apprentice at Newcastle State...
When I was an apprentice at Newcastle State Dockyard I saw a scew-driving tool I have never seen anywhere since. It was in the shape of a ‘Y’ with the vertical end ground to a flat blade. To really...
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Forum: The Engine Room
23rd October 2017, 02:40
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Replies: 85
Views: 33,484
Bill,
Thanks for reminding me of Talbot-Booth. ...
Bill,
Thanks for reminding me of Talbot-Booth. I do have a copy (3rd Edition), but it deals with a whole lot of other stuff - about 7 pages on uniform - while Arnott's book deals specifically with...
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Forum: The Engine Room
22nd October 2017, 11:42
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Replies: 85
Views: 33,484
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Forum: The Engine Room
22nd October 2017, 08:13
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Replies: 85
Views: 33,484
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Forum: The Engine Room
12th October 2017, 11:23
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Replies: 38
Views: 20,751
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Forum: The Engine Room
30th September 2017, 08:28
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,509
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Forum: Maritime Family History Research
26th September 2017, 11:26
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Replies: 161
Views: 10,801
One good source of salty talk is “All Hands And...
One good source of salty talk is “All Hands And the Cook” by Barry Thompson. The sub-title is ‘The customs and language of the British Merchant Seaman 1875-1975’. It’s bit hard to get now, however,...
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Forum: News and Views from the Shipping World
14th September 2017, 01:16
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Replies: 57
Views: 4,238
However one views 'risk assessments' and other...
However one views 'risk assessments' and other manifestations of managementese, I think we can all agree that experience and awareness are the most valuable assets for any seafarer. It is a source...
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