Well this should be fun

Welp got on another boat now. My boats in the ship yard so they split us up and where all over the place ,some got on line haul , some are tanking barges, some black oil and here I am on a harbor boat now. It's actually a higman boat just like mine so other then the engines it's about identical . It does alot of short stop type work, go get this barge from here take it to there , move these around , help this boat build tow, how this barge against the bank while this boat gets supplies ect. All within less then 30min to 1hr of the dock. Apparently they also do a bit of tanking.Deal is as far as tanking all I've ever done is dirty cargo ,more specifically crude oil. With us it's two barges usually tandem transfer , that's it. Well the pilot just explained to be that this boat kind specializes in everything. Especially a certain type of barge that can have like up to 8 separate types of cargo and many times they will off load or take on all of it at the same time . Here's the deal though. Just about Every type of cargo has different requirements. Some is literal poison ,some stuff you can let spill in the water because it's harmless apparently, some is static accumulating and can potentially explode, well most tof these barges are basically bombs but some are more volatile, so you have to fill and off load a certain way . And again all I've ever messed with is crude Sooo yeah this should be fun, that being said though the crew is really chill and they all assure me it's not as hard as I think especially if I'm used to working a shift solo, which I am so yeah. Also will give me a chance to knock out a lot of spaces on my exon sheet so I can work on my next raise.....well once I actually get cut loose that is lol


Also funny enough this I where I did all my training so it's been interesting being back piddling around here , even saw one of my old teachers and training boat guys. They seemed pretty happy to see me which , idk man I just really like my job. Was cool being able to talk to the new guys ( and gals)doing their fleet training .

How many weeks are you on, and how many at home?

I was 28 on 14 off but now I'm on a 20 on 10 off schedule

Where were those pictures taken, Wolfie?
I'm glad you like your job. That is a huge part of a good life. We've probably all had jobs we've hated, and moving to a better one is a huge upgrade in the quality of life.

Wolfie….i think you may have found your calling as far as a professional career is concerned…if you love the job and going to work you have already won 3/4 of the battle…GOOD LUCK!!

All those different experiences will only help your learning curve..don't stress over it, just follow procedure.

Someone figured you needed to be on that boat so you could learn the ropes.

Honestly I gotta say I hate calling this a career lol, idk career just has kinda a negative connotation in my mind.bu this, I like it, heck a talk to tons of peoel out here who have 20+ years can retire if they wanted but if you ask them they just usually say they enjoy it out here

With a career you can retire after a certain time, generally with some sort of benefit for your service. Without a career you end up working until you die. I like the sound of career better.

Someday soon you will be Captain Wolfie.

Have a friend who is a geologist for Exxon. Working is Qatar now. Drilling for natural gas for European markets.