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25th September 2020, 08:30 PM
#41
Re: Richard Moffat Baird
Originally Posted by
Francis Ralph
Cant see what everyone is going on about, if you joined a British reg ship the Captain took your discharge book and returned it with VG's in appropriate slot , Ugh Any doubts why I joined BP direct employ as soon as was possible!
Francis Ralph R/O, ET off ,Comms Off etc etc disch bk R692715
Hi Francis, i think one of the guys who allocated ships to Marconi R/Os ws Padfield?Ring any memory bell?Marconi really was a crummy outfit,only good for the mandatory 6 months requirements.Salary based on sea time,could take you 50 years to get to decent salary.FF was the best ever move for me.73s Cheers,Colin
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26th September 2020, 02:36 PM
#42
Re: Richard Moffat Baird
Certainly an interesting thread.
Keith.
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30th September 2020, 10:42 AM
#43
Re: Richard Moffat Baird
Originally Posted by
Ricky Baird
Doc,
I e-mailed the Seafarers Registry with my details and query regarding Discharge Book/Seamans Card, and this is the reply…..
RE: Contact Form Request
seafarers_registry
08:07 (1 hour ago)
to me
Dear Mr Baird,
Thank you for your enquiry.
I have checked our electronic records and can see no entry for you having a UK Discharge Book or British Seaman’s Card, unfortunately.
The Registrar General was not legally bound to keep records of seafarers after 1972, so I am sorry but we do not have a record of you or any documents you may have held.
I am sorry I have been unable to help you.
With kind regards,
Trish
Trish Thompson
tion a bit. Mind you, I wish I DID have a Discharge book with my record at sea, as a memento and know EXACTLY the dates of joining & leaving.
Ricky
I joined Marconi at Avonmouth depot, was instructed by the staff clerk Jack Beatson to obtain my discharge book and seaman's card from the local mercantile marine office. I still have both! If the Shell tanker was not UK flag, the Capt wouldn't have wanted to see it. I was on the Shell tanker Horomya/GVLL Dec'73 to July '74.
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30th September 2020, 05:36 PM
#44
Re: Richard Moffat Baird
Originally Posted by
Ricky Baird
Perhaps as R/O with Marconi, we didn't get issued Discharge Books. To my knowledge, I never had one, as Marconi normally dealt with all our joining/leaving arrangements. Perhaps some other ex-R/O's can advise if a discharge book was required, but no-one ever questioned me on this.
Hi Richard. Marconi like every other MN shipping related company had to follow the UK legislation and all R/O's had to have a discharge book. In fact when I joined Marconi (at the Grimsby office), I was escorted round to the MN offices to sort out my discharge book and Seaman's identity card.
I do believe there was something a little different when the big M set up the Hong Kong and Singapore offices as R/Os assigned to these offices tended to sail on foreign flag vessels rather than UK registered ships.
Cheers
Dave
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30th September 2020, 05:56 PM
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Re: Richard Moffat Baird
Interesting thread this. Nice to read how many still have their old Discharge book/Seaman's identity cards. Just wondering if anyone still has theirs in the Tennents dust cover that that fine brewery used to send out to ships.
Cheers (Oh I do miss the yellow nectar Thistle cans)
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30th September 2020, 08:56 PM
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Re: Richard Moffat Baird
If ship was not UK flag it would not have a UK call sign. Den
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30th September 2020, 10:04 PM
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Re: Richard Moffat Baird
discharge books were a big assistance to the running of a vessel as apart from the particulars of the owner contained his NHI number ,his taxpayer code , his cert. number and his. Next of kin. They were invalueable for immigration officers . The shipowner. Of a British ship was liable for all income tax and NHI deductions. JS
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1st October 2020, 10:30 AM
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Re: Richard Moffat Baird
I have my book R542907 (never forget it) cling on
to it with my life, had it since 1950 been with me all rpund
the world, a good pal.
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2nd October 2020, 01:28 AM
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Re: Discharge Book or not
I have my Dads discharge book from the first world war No 934682 still in near pristine condition.
Des
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2nd October 2020, 01:50 AM
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Re: Discharge Book or not
I have 3 Des all full even had to go back to the first one issued as wasn’t full, had to use latterly. Didn’t really matter though , I only kept for personal reasons and for a record of seatime for myself , as one had to prove at least 2 years seatime in every 5 years , or had to go back to school for an updating of any technical advances you had missed. I have a name list of 81 ships , but even this is short by at least 3 which. I had 3 paper discharges which I have lost together with their names. Doubt very much today if a discharge book is absolutely necessary. Salary’s etc. are worked out and paid direct to bank accounts . If you haven’t got one chances are the employer would get you one. Discharge books were totally unnecessary offshore in Australia in 2002. People just signed ships Articles as APA which I assume meant as per company accounts. Cheers JS
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