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12th February 2016, 11:00 AM
#51
Re: MV Haparangi
Sorry to say but any engineer was a officer, with a uniform to match. We was not allowed to socialise with the crew as they had to take orders from us. No class distinction involved. I am the son of a coal miner I worked down coal mine's. The difference is I went to night school and serviced my time as a engineer, at 21 years old I joined the merchant navy as a 9th junior engineer. That's a officers rank with responsible position. Why you bring class into this is a mystery. Not looked on this page for over 12 months how it has changed, I joined to try and find old friends and read stories about things that happened at sea.
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12th February 2016, 12:37 PM
#52
Re: MV Haparangi
Originally Posted by
john trumble
Sorry to say but any engineer was a officerI joined to try and find old friends and read stories about things that happened at sea.
john without trying to be facetious in any way who did a 9th engineer give orders to....apart from the saloon steward when ordering lunch breakfast or dinner......regards cappy
Last edited by Doc Vernon; 9th May 2018 at 10:53 AM.
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12th February 2016, 02:02 PM
#53
Re: MV Haparangi
Couldnt have been the crew Cappy, not allowed to mix with em. Things must have changed from my day, a JUNIOR engineer would have been told FOXTROT OSCAR in my day, kt
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12th February 2016, 02:14 PM
#54
Re: MV Haparangi
Now Now boys, at the risk of being called names again, there may have been 10th and 11th engineers onboard.
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12th February 2016, 02:21 PM
#55
Re: MV Haparangi
Originally Posted by
john trumble
Not looked on this page for over 12 months how it has changed, I joined to try and find old friends and read stories about things that happened at sea.
Things always change in the saloon/messroom John, its life, plenty of sea stories on here, perhaps you should look in more often, we're at an age when most of us don't take things too seriously anymore, we ain't got too much time left, so why waste it, some can take the banter and some can't, it happened aboard ship, it happens here, you may have left yourself open to some with your post #51, grin and bear it
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12th February 2016, 02:26 PM
#56
Re: MV Haparangi
First time I've looked in on this post just reading about class and the 9th engineers comments.He could be right that he was superior to crew,remember on lifeboat drill the officer would take a roll call,come to me Brady come to the 9th engineer MR.Trumble.
Regards.
Jim.B.
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12th February 2016, 02:38 PM
#57
Re: MV Haparangi
The most important member of the ships crew, and there was usually only one on ships I sailed on, and that was the cook !!!,happy ship equals good cook, kt
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15th January 2017, 08:31 AM
#58
Re: Haparangi/Rangitata
Hi - i think my dad might have known him - I shall ask him when I next see him in a couple of weeks. I think he might have some photographs of them together ! Deborah
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9th May 2018, 09:11 AM
#59
Re: MV Haparangi
Again not been on for over 2 years, what a load of rubbish and disrespect your comments are, engineers and deck offers no matter what rank they are, they are ships officers. And all have responsibilities for the safe operations on board the ship. To come out with statements like that shows what kind of person you are. So you now know why you had that position you had.
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9th May 2018, 09:54 AM
#60
Re: MV Haparangi
Well I sailed as Cadet , junior engineer , 3rd engineer and second engineer with a first class combined certificate of competency , ans I Know why I had the position I had , WE all were responsible for the safe operations on board the ship , the whole crew , I Never disrespected any CPO , PO , or rating , a good man made our job easier , but a bucket of self importance made it ten times harder
Rob Page R855150 - British & Commonwealth Shipping ( 1965 - 1973 ) Gulf Oil -( 1973 - 1975 ) Sealink ( 1975 - 1986 )
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