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by The Dieselduck
Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:44 pm
Forum: Trading Post
Topic: Quotes wanted for Detroits and Cummins parts
Replies: 0
Views: 5098

Quotes wanted for Detroits and Cummins parts

Good morning, I will like to inquire about this part #s below,pls advice on price and availability. FURUNO RADAR Furuno 1834C Radar Detriot Diesel Parts 5228770 ----- Engine N70 injector 5229380 ----- Engine 9275 injector 23506735 ---- Water Pump 5198822 ----- RING SET 23514970 --- Ring Set 23522955...
by The Dieselduck
Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:21 pm
Forum: Training Room
Topic: 4th Class Certificate Requirements
Replies: 4
Views: 7876

Indeed an uphill battle

Indeed Chief Windsor, it is a pretty scary future for any would be engineers. I think the whole purpose of the path nowadays is to get young people into structured programs such as the cadet program. Doing it all by yourself, working through licenses like allot did in the older days, is pretty much ...
by The Dieselduck
Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:16 pm
Forum: General Job topics
Topic: Crew Shortage
Replies: 129
Views: 202028

Britain drags its feet over seafarer jobs

Britain drags its feet over seafarer jobs David Osler, 15 October 2007 Lloyds List JOINT UK Chamber of Shipping and trade union proposals to boost employment of British seafarers have yet to receive a response from the government, six full months after they were tabled to the Department for Transpor...
by The Dieselduck
Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:38 pm
Forum: General Job topics
Topic: Office Types and Sea Types
Replies: 7
Views: 10845

Office Types and Sea Types

Bridging the gap between ship and shore 29 October 2007 Lloyds List HOW, asked some thoughtful person the other day, can we do something about the yawning gulf that exists between ship and shore? The ‘them and us’ attitude which decrees that everyone aboard a ship is in some way intellectually infer...
by The Dieselduck
Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:04 am
Forum: Events and Anouncements
Topic: 2008 April - SASMEX in Brighton, UK
Replies: 0
Views: 4023

2008 April - SASMEX in Brighton, UK

SASMEX 2008 SASMEX, the only event dedicated to safety at sea, is an international free-to-attend exhibition and a series of paid-for, topical, high-quality seminars aimed at bringing together all sides of the maritime safety debate - manufacturers and distributors, fleet safety managers and purchas...
by The Dieselduck
Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:39 pm
Forum: Crew Mess
Topic: Dual Tickets
Replies: 2
Views: 5645

Who needs a wife...

I don't know about you, but I have a tough enough time with just my engineering tickets here in Canada. I don t really want to do both set of exams, mind you I don't want to be a deck officer either, but hey thats just me. I think that in Canada we would be really hard press to see this type of guy ...
by The Dieselduck
Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:22 pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: ISO8217-2005 Fuel Specs
Replies: 5
Views: 9964

Damn autofilters !

I am not entirely up to date on the topic, of late I have only been working with diesel, so my HFO Mental muscles is a bit rusty, but certainly did have lots of issues with fuel out of Galveston (was there for 2 years). For the most part it was okay, I was in charge of the separators for about a yea...
by The Dieselduck
Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:46 pm
Forum: Crew Mess
Topic: Queen of the North from Maritime Global.net
Replies: 6
Views: 9542

TSB give new meaning to "hotbox"

Hello TxMarEng, Welcome to the new forum area of www.dieselduck.net. Sorry about the long delay in replying, been rather busy lately. I'm pasting the comments I made about this topic on The Monitor, our blog, after a similar post from JK. In the US, they wont even offer to hire you unless you have a...
by The Dieselduck
Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:34 pm
Forum: Trading Post
Topic: Varoona Exports
Replies: 1
Views: 10291

Varoona Exports

Dear Sirs, We are pleased to introduce ourselves as an experience manufacturer and exporter of the Air & Refrigeration Compressor spares. We can also supply you the rebuild compressor as per the specification of OEM. For more than 6-7 years Varoona Export has been manufacturing a full range of O...
by The Dieselduck
Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:45 pm
Forum: General Job topics
Topic: Crew Shortage
Replies: 129
Views: 202028

Croatian officer ranks shrinking fast...

From numast's Telegraph, sept 2007 Croatian shortage: the number of Croats completing basic STCW training each year fell from 8,000 in 2000 to under 2,000 in 2005, a leading Croatian ship manager reports. The pool of 35,000 seafarers available in 1985 fell to 26,000 in 2006, of which 10,400 were off...
by The Dieselduck
Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:43 pm
Forum: General Job topics
Topic: Crew Shortage
Replies: 129
Views: 202028

Walter, I hear you buddy

Yes indeed Walter, it is a bit frustrating dealing with the HR department of the local Vancouver companies, they seem to be saying one thing but fail to answer their phone or email. I have been there, thats kind of why I have been on this tirade regarding this topic for the last 5 years or so. Right...
by The Dieselduck
Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:45 am
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Engine overhaul periods
Replies: 6
Views: 10542

Engine overhaul periods

This article came across my desk and I thought some might have input. I rarely hear of any engines being overhauled in any condition but out at sea earning its keep, well in the cruise industry anyway. Some organizations might have no need for their ship to move for 2 or 3 weeks while being rebuilt,...
by The Dieselduck
Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:13 am
Forum: General Job topics
Topic: Crew Shortage
Replies: 129
Views: 202028

The technical knowledge gap

The technical knowledge gap 26 September 2007 Lloyds List THE consequences of discontinuity may take a long time to become apparent. If you fail to maintain a ship, or machinery on board it, catching up at some later date is almost impossible, and this neglect will have effectively shortened the ves...
by The Dieselduck
Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:05 am
Forum: General Job topics
Topic: Crew Shortage
Replies: 129
Views: 202028

Its the same tune, even in French

Pénurie de navigants : La marine marchande à l'heure du dépavillonnement ? 21/09/2007, MER ET MARINE Les armateurs français doivent se réunir lundi pour faire le point sur la crise dans le secteur de l'emploi navigant. La pénurie est telle que, cet été, trois navires ont dû sortir de la flotte de co...
by The Dieselduck
Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:41 am
Forum: General Job topics
Topic: Crew Shortage
Replies: 129
Views: 202028

More exemplary treatment of seafarers by a large money machine that is the american shipping line Carnival Corporation. - well ok they are not American per se, but head office and its movers and shakers are located in Florida. martin ------------------- Bravery award hero gets axe By CHARLES RAE, Ma...