My Very Last Trip at Sea (Part 3)
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- Опубліковано 21 тра 2023
- Our Albert is talking to Mrs H about his arse, Graeme talks about strike action, has another moan about remote assessments, Elvijs finds an engineer living under the engine cover. Jurij plays an April Fool on Tiago. A bit of scuffly weather. The Chief Engineer is filmed at his emergency station. Bogdan does not like the rough weather. A rough ride home for the Daughter Craft. Amazing sunrises & sunsets
Great. Love the honesty and truthfulness.
Shame this situations are present in all kinds of sectors.
That’s for sure. None of that crap on the farm 😊
What Trinity Farm said 😂
It may be your last trip but you'll always be remembered. Enjoy your new endeavors. The sea never leaves you.
Thank you very much. Hopefully you will join us on the farm 😊
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I was a helicopter pilot on the North Sea from 1985-1999. The pay problem was the same then. Shell; “you can have a contract extension, but for 10% less than the last one” We all voted with our feet, eventually the pilots went on strike, the pay went up, but the oil companies still pushed limits, safety and financial. I don’t miss off-shore, the oil companies were disgraceful and it sounds like they’ve never changed.
The platforms that I worked with were in a disgraceful condition. If our ship was the same we would never have been allowed to sail. Some of the TEMPSCs were literally black with dirt.
Dear Graeme, thank you so much for all your fantastic videos, you brought to us all over the last years! 'Will miss you and all your crew comrads... and I wish you a great time in future, stay healthy... I've also joined your Trinity Farm Project channel...also very interesting!
But: ... Albert is missing there!☝️😁
All my best wishes to you!!!
- HP/Cologne -
I think we need a new Albert
I served on board the USS America with VF-33 fighter squadron. Hard work but I do miss those sunsets as well. The best I’ve ever seen at sea. Even though I served on an aircraft carrier I still had a fear of the open sea. Just the enormity of it and those swells.
Some of my best memories will be storms & sunsets
Hopefully you will join us on the farm 😊
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Sad to see you leave the sea…..it was wonderful following ….to us an adventure….to you a hard bloody job, again, many thanks Graham ……. Glad to see you telling it straight, on your last trip, and saying how you felt 👍👌🇮🇲💪. Ps it’s not like the inspectors for the tick box exercises can’t see the bloody conditions you are in…..you bloody filmed it for us all to see…..madness mate , pure madness, ! You’re better off at Trinity Farm….it’s a world away, and no damn boxes to tick…..😂😂😂👍👍👍
Thanks, Andy.
It was great fun doing all the filming and most of the crew loved to take part since it meant that their friends & families could see them at work.
The inspectors are as frustrated about the BS as we are and are sick to death of watching videos and would rather be on the ships. But it’s their hierarchy who make the rules.
Anyway, having great fun on the farm 😊
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Hi Graham, this is Alan Nicholls ex chief engineer with with North Star. I was 47 years at sea the last 33 with NS. I am sure our paths crossed but I cannot remember where or when. I remember your skipper Donald was with me on the Grampian Supporter many years ago, he was only a coxswain then. I retired a couple of years ago , hope you enjoy your retirement. I will assume you got the same as me off NS on your retirement after 30 odd years sweet f..k all. Que sera. All the best, Alan.
Hello, Alan.
I was on the Grampian Protector for 13 years. I was on the B-2-B crew and our paths crossed many times. Good to hear from you.
And yes, I got fuck all from North Star. Just an acknowledgment of my resignation. Got some great private messages from many members of staff though.
I’ve just spoken to Donald. He sends his regards.
@@Bigwavemaster1 OK Graham, much the same as me regarding messages. The main problem was my last few trips were out of Lowestoft on the Devotion, so never saw anyone from the office. Anyhoo give my regards to Donald as well, next time you speak to him.
@@alanjamesnicholls1723 Will do, Alan.
My last few trips were out of Shetland but it was good to be away from Aberdeen.
@@thetrinityfarmproject-xf2di When I was on the Supporter off Liverpool with Donald, I managed to not set foot in Aberdeen for 7years. Happy days.
Don’t know how you boys did it for so long out there, I managed 2 years and called it quits and went to work for elsewhere. Enjoy your retirements
МОРЯКИ -- ВСЕ!!! ЭТО МУЖЕСТВЕННЫЕ ЛЮДИ!!!! УВАЖЕНИЕ, И ВОСХИЩЕНИЕ ВАМИ!!! ПУСТЬ ГОСПОДЬ ВСЕГДА СОПРОВОЖДАЕТ ВАС, И ОЗАРЯЕТ ВАС, СВОИМ СВЕТОМ!!!!❤❤❤
Amen
Thank you very much 😊
Spacibe bolshoi .
What Trinity Farm said 😂
I so enjoyed your videos recording your experiences at sea with your crew mates. Of all that I watch, I will miss these the most and wish you many days of firm ground and happy times in the sunshine. Your friend whom you never met in person from the states, Don.
Thank you very much. Hopefully you will join us on the farm 😊
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I’ll really gonna miss these vids, brilliant ❤
I home the farm page measures up eventually.
Even though I know it is a sturdy and safe ship, I love to hear the creaking as it takes on the waves. I could sleep through it. Happy Trails, Graeme!
Thank you very much. Hopefully you will join us on the farm 😊
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@@Bigwavemaster1 You better believe I will! Greetings from Houston, Texas!! HUGS
Good luck to you don’t blame you for getting out. Pretty much how I felt in 85 deep sea. As a shore tech for 30 years no problems with ships, crews or jobs. Management! Never understood how we made a profit with the upper decisions. In your case doing what you do it is bloody dangerous. Very sad.
Couldn’t agree more
Salute and bless Skipper and crew Godbless you all and your families
Thank you very much. 😊
People don't realise how bad the pay rates are for the hours worked in sometimes dangerous conditions, sad day when everyone went non-fed 😢
I’d had enough but was lucky enough to be in a position where I could vote with my feet.
Most people think that we are all millionaires.
No one was holding a gun on to your head to take the job, if you can'ttake the heat get out of the kitchen,and stop complaining,crying babies these days, always
Hello mate, just wanted to say from a current deck cadet that I really enjoy your videos and they provide a really valuable insight in to all the ups and downs of a career at sea - all the best in your future endeavours
Thank you very much.
After 40 years at sea I hung up by old sea boots back in April and now work on a farm.
What type of vessel are you on?
Thank you for taking us along on all these trips and sharing your job and life style with us. It will be good to relax but it will be hard to get the sea out of your vains.. I grew up on the water and made a living on it for the first 20 yrs of my life. Now being just over 50 I do miss it more and more . Iam sure I will end up back in the water sooner than latter.
I’ve been retired from the sea for just under 2 months. I don’t miss it yet. There was just far too much tickbox paperwork.
@Bigwavemaster1 you won't miss the paperwork but eventually you will miss being on the water out there.
@@mdv2043 We shall see ;)
With the working conditions taking the turn you mentioned, your retirement from seamanship may come at the exact right moment.
…and on a farm there's always enough room for a shed to house your own boat, right? 😊
Yes but we are about 70 miles from the sea 😂
@@thetrinityfarmproject-xf2di Ooops? Erm, well - yes. 🤔🥴
Maybe we’ll get some big puddles? 😂
@@Bigwavemaster1 I cross my fingers you will! 🤗
Thank you Bigwavemaster for all of your videos - you will be missed - i will join you on Trinity Farm to keep up with you shore based antics - 😂❤
Thank you very much. The more on the farm, the merrier 😊
@@Bigwavemaster1 can we get Albert to make some guest appearances please we will miss him too xx
@@morrislouiseeagle7161 Albert doesn’t travel out of his comfort zone 😂
@@Bigwavemaster1 ok in that case can you send him our love and regards tell him to keep safe and well xxx
@@morrislouiseeagle7161 Will do 😊
Sir, I love, love, love your videos! Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences with us. Enjoy yourself in retirement… you have definitely earned it. Cheers
Thank you very much 😊
I remember the first time you guys commented back and told me a bit about yourselves. Sorry to see you go❤
It was a good “farewell” from the crew but now the farm is beckoning.
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Bon Voyage fella, you will still be dusting salt of those shoulders for years to come - Kia kaha
Some fond memories, that’s for sure. 😊😊
What Trinity Farm said 😂
It was a pleasure sailing with you mate, enjoy naval retirement pal, you earned it
Cheers, Joseph. It was a blast. 😊
What Trinity Farm said 😂
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much. Hopefully you will join us on the farm 😊
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Brilliant people love the videos thank you ❤👀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you very much 😊
Good luck to you there, I'm down here in the gulf running a supply boat, at 58, I'm done with this shit.
It comes down to quality of life the older you get. You discover that there is a big wide beautiful world out there and you are missing out enjoying it. So yea done with this shit, go for it, no looking back
@@carolynrose753 you nailed it, yep.
I know where you are coming from.
Hopefully you will join us on the farm 😊
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I love your series.
Thank you very much
Onja Capt. Enjoy your life ashore, its going to be difficult, the oil patch aint what it used to be since co vid
Convid never reached Trinity Farm.
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Really miss your post's. Cheers Mate and following seas...
Thank you very much. Hopefully you will join us on the farm 😊
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I thought all seamen had to be in the union.
No. Not for many years.
What Trinity Farm said 😂
"Working at home... " Even if you believe in viruses, you should know at sea is the best place to be, healthwise.
I feel much healthier working on the farm 😊
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I enjoyed your uploads mate!
Thank you very much. Hopefully you will join me on the farm 😊
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We need the French to show us British how to complain , happy retirement ☺🇬🇧
Thank you very much but I have retired to a farm and now working harder than ever 😂
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Not paying the Staff properly who are out there in dangerous storms is just CRAZY. So the experienced people are leaving. That's a real shame.
They don’t care just as long as they get the ships to sea.
Yes, much braver then i! All my life ive had nightmares of being on a sinking ship....sometimes a big ship, sometimes small but nun the less 🤷 its kept me out of the deep end, i think i would have a heart attack lol i have a kayak that im learning to stay calm on the water, even in a lake its hard, heck pools even scare me, even though i had all the lessons and learned well....still terrifying.
That sunrise though 😧....being as brave as you lot!? Its all for you guys 💚🌅
And now I work on a farm 😊
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Gosh I’m getting motion sick just looking at the video couldn’t imagine being on that ship lol
That seems to happen to quite a few people 😂
We film some of the largest waves ever caught on camera.
We work with 2 North Sea oil platforms that can accurately measure wave height so no guessing or exaggeration.
Enjoy 🌊🌊
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And Meet the Crew
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Pozdrowienia ze Szczecina - Polska. Jesteście wesołymi chłopakami, na tle zmarszczonego morza. Hej !!!.Jestem z branży - elektromechanik okrętowy, na emeryturze. W mojej młodości nie uczyli nas angielskiego. A póżniej ? stary łeb, nie kojarzył języków, w stopniu pisania.
Pozdrawiam.
Which company did you work for?
@@Bigwavemaster1 SUPER !!!
Mantab pak, semangat👍
I have 😊
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Good Video Pal
Robbie Irwin Cups Mate
Cheers, me old mucker. See you soon.
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Can be
Sir enjoy your retirement (change of profession). You deserve it. I have about six years to go.
Thank you very much. I think farm life suits me 😊
What Trinity Farm said 😂
All braver humans then i!
Thank you very much.
We film some of the largest waves ever caught on camera.
We work with 2 North Sea oil platforms that can accurately measure wave height so no guessing or exaggeration.
Enjoy 🌊🌊
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And Meet the Crew
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Very brave people what do a very hard job❤👀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
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Chuck anchor! And go on strike!...
The water was far too deep for anchoring.
Anyway, I’m now on the farm
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Love you sir.
From ⚓ boy of indian🇮🇳 navy ⚓.
Ta very much 😊
Cooking in those conditions...Made me giddy just looking at it.. Pay up, bosses! would YOU want to do this job??
I wish!😂😂
Wow
And now I work on a farm 😊
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I’m sure there is a law against you striking as in ship strike. I know in the trucking industry in the USA they wrote laws in the late 70s to keep truck drivers and truck owners from shutting down completely 🤬🤬
I’m sure there is. May even be classed as mutiny?
Hello Graham - I have been watching these from the beginning, and have found them to be an excellent view into the life of those in our profession (ie, ERRV personnel), and I take my hat off to you for all of your endeavors to bring your crew's experiences to the notice of a much wider audience. However, with regard to the Remote Assessments, I would just like to put our side (ie, that of a training provider) to you so that you can appreciate a different perspective on the situation. Although I do not assess crew for your company (North Star) operating out of Aberdeen, I do work for a training provider in the Southern Sector of the North Sea, and have done so for the last 20 years, with (up until Covid) the job of working on each vessel on location and transferring at sea to the next, which I very much enjoyed doing. However, Covid changed how we had to do things, and we had to begin working in another way to keep the crew's certification up to date. That new way are the 'Remote Assessments', and whilst I fully understand (from the perspective of having been at sea all of my working life) the difficulties this has created (not just for you, but for ourselves as well) I would also like to assure you that we aren't just continuing with these just because we are lazy or that we just like doing it this way. What we began was a necessity, born of a global situation in which we had lockdowns and the like, and we knew that moving vessel to vessel would be a major risk for infection for both you and ourselves, and that the clients also said 'no' to it as well. Now we are 3 years into the Pandemic, which has not simply 'gone away'. All medical authorities acknowledge that, while the risks have lessened due to mass vaccination etc, there are still risks involved. Covid is still there, and is a major factor in our decisions, as you stay on one vessel for each trip, where we move from vessel to vessel, and we can assess as many as 5 or even 6 vessels in a 2 week period (which was our usual length of trip), with also associated transfers on vessels to get us where we need to be. Even doing assessments in dock carries the same risk, as again several vessels can be captured even in one day in somewhere like Aberdeen. This has recently been driven home for me, as a few weeks ago I came down with the virus for the 1st time (despite all my best efforts). Even though I have had all the boosters, I was still very ill with it for over a week or so. Just before that, however, for 2 days I tested negative, and only tested positive on the third day. Take that and put me on a ship, and then transferring using another vessel to get to my next one, and I could have over the course of 3 days, infected 3 ships. Fair to you guys? An acceptable risk, even given that we have no way of knowing how each individual will be affected by this virus? We believe that this is not acceptable as a risk either to your or to ourselves (after all, we have families too, some of whom may be vulnerable). Therefore, for the present time, this is why training providers have decided to carry this on. We very much appreciate the difficulties with weather, schedules etc, and it should be that, at least in the case of certs which are very much weather dependent such as boat tickets, a good amount of time should be given between assessments being requested and the actual expiry dates of the certs involved to allow for these factors. Also, believe it or not, this method has thrown up more difficulties for us that the way we were doing it, including the generating of more paperwork, but that at the moment is the way of the world. And, although it may seem pointless to you filming the C/Eng at his post, in Opito's eyes you are providing evidence of him acting in his role onboard, which is a part of the Rescue / Care cert! Please do not think this is to knock you in any way, just to explain how we are approaching this issue. What your contractors do is down to them, but we have a duty to you and to ourselves, and I hope that the above goes some way to show our perspective. In closing, may I wish you all the best of luck in your next job, and that I shall miss seeing your videos. All best, and may the wind be ever at your back 😀
Why aren’t Validation Trials conducted remotely?
@@Bigwavemaster1 The validation trials are conducted by a separate company (used to be Seacroft but I think they changed their name?), and therefore we don't have anything to do with them as such. I have done a couple when Seacroft requested if of us (ie, subcontracted), but that was a long time ago now. At a guess it might be to do with the actual timings / observation required, but then again I have seen it done where the dummies were thrown from the platform and there was a seacroft guy on the platform monitoring the exercises, and also where the dummies have been delivered to the vessel and the whole shebang has been done by the vessel with no other persons involved and the timings etc emailed to Seacroft in Aberdeen for them to check (they had to check each one before you could do the next one), so to be honest I imagine it could actually be done remotely. However I cannot speak for other companies as each have their own criteria, risk assessments and the like, as well as what Opito themselves allow under their guidelines. We as training providers deal only with the OODTP and AMA's, and up until a couple of years ago Opito only allowed the assessing of theoretical knowledge to be done remotely, not the actual physical stuff. They then changed that to allow both, but not for the AMA's (due to the equipment required such as cannulas, adv airway gear etc). Sorry I can't be more helpful on the validation trials, but as I say, we don't do them so you would have to inquire of someone from their company for a fuller answer.
Uncle your ship name.
Eh?
Who does ONE move Sun rise in East to Sun Shine in West ? . Can Statues of Primitive Religions do it ? . If The Statues of Old Religions couldnot did it . Why did they pray to it ? . Who are you .. Sailors ? . I see you like Euro Humans ? . God just was Alexandre The Great God ( Al Kahf 83 - 99 ) . Thank you .
Indeed
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