Comments for Messing About In Ships http://messingaboutinships.com A maritime podcast Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:06:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Messing About In Ships Podcast Episode #17 - TWIC by Poll - How Would You Rate The TWIC Experience | gCaptain.com http://messingaboutinships.com/2008/03/30/messing-about-in-ships-podcast-episode-17-twic/#comment-277 Poll - How Would You Rate The TWIC Experience | gCaptain.com Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:58:26 +0000 http://messingaboutinships.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-277 [...] Check out our TWIC articles, forum posts and podcast for all the TWIC information you [...] [...] Check out our TWIC articles, forum posts and podcast for all the TWIC information you [...]

]]> Comment on Messing About In Ships Podcast #12 - Special Interview of US Coast Guard Rescue of Sailors Aboard the Yacht Sean Seymour II by The Coast Guard’s Most Extreme Rescue - Alaska Ranger | gCaptain.com http://messingaboutinships.com/2008/02/25/messing-about-in-ships-podcast-12-special-interview-of-us-coast-guard-rescue-of-sailors-aboard-the-yacht-sean-seymour-ii/#comment-274 The Coast Guard’s Most Extreme Rescue - Alaska Ranger | gCaptain.com Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:43:13 +0000 http://messingaboutinships.com/2008/02/24/messing-about-in-ships-podcast-12-special-interview-of-us-coast-guard-rescue-of-sailors-aboard-the-yacht-sean-seymour-ii/#comment-274 [...] Interview With A Helicopter Rescue Team [...] [...] Interview With A Helicopter Rescue Team [...]

]]> Comment on Messing About In Ships Podcast Episode 25 by MAIS - Maritime Podcast Episode 25 | gCaptain.com | gCaptain.com http://messingaboutinships.com/2008/06/05/messing-about-in-ships-podcast-episode-24-2/#comment-271 MAIS - Maritime Podcast Episode 25 | gCaptain.com | gCaptain.com Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:52:24 +0000 http://messingaboutinships.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/messing-about-in-ships-podcast-episode-24-2/#comment-271 [...] shownotes can be found HERE.    MAIS Episode 25 [33:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | [...] [...] shownotes can be found HERE.    MAIS Episode 25 [33:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | [...]

]]> Comment on The Bridge Team by Surviving Heavy Weather On A Rowboat - Roz Savage | gCaptain.com http://messingaboutinships.com/the-bridge-team/#comment-270 Surviving Heavy Weather On A Rowboat - Roz Savage | gCaptain.com Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:46:09 +0000 http://messingaboutinships.com/the-bridge-team/#comment-270 [...] remain high as was apparent on a live podcast done with the help of our favorite podcaster (after Peter of course) Leo Laporte on TWiT Live (Subscribe to the Podcast HERE). She does have some linguring [...] [...] remain high as was apparent on a live podcast done with the help of our favorite podcaster (after Peter of course) Leo Laporte on TWiT Live (Subscribe to the Podcast HERE). She does have some linguring [...]

]]> Comment on Messing About In Ships podcast episode 22 by EPIRBs Failure - The Investigation Continues | gCaptain.com http://messingaboutinships.com/2008/05/11/messing-about-in-ships-podcast-episode-22/#comment-253 EPIRBs Failure - The Investigation Continues | gCaptain.com Fri, 23 May 2008 05:55:54 +0000 http://messingaboutinships.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/messing-about-in-ships-podcast-episode-22/#comment-253 [...] GPIRB/EPIRBs are critical life safety devises that every mariners life depends on when “Ship [...] [...] GPIRB/EPIRBs are critical life safety devises that every mariners life depends on when “Ship [...]

]]> Comment on Messing About In Ships podcast episode 22 by Jean Pierre de Lutz http://messingaboutinships.com/2008/05/11/messing-about-in-ships-podcast-episode-22/#comment-248 Jean Pierre de Lutz Tue, 13 May 2008 17:40:56 +0000 http://messingaboutinships.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/messing-about-in-ships-podcast-episode-22/#comment-248 Your EPIRB can be the only link left with the world, and as such, is a critical element of security for all mariners regardless of purpose. Ensuring their proper registration and operation is just as critical to avoid adding another entry to the long list of "lost at sea statistics". Even then, do not take for granted third party assurance that you are fully operational, redundancy can be the best hedge against the odds. Had I not kept my old and obsolete EPIRB I would not be here to tell the tale of two EPIRBS aboard s/v Sean Seamour II Your EPIRB can be the only link left with the world, and as such, is a critical element of security for all mariners regardless of purpose. Ensuring their proper registration and operation is just as critical to avoid adding another entry to the long list of “lost at sea statistics”. Even then, do not take for granted third party assurance that you are fully operational, redundancy can be the best hedge against the odds. Had I not kept my old and obsolete EPIRB I would not be here to tell the tale of two EPIRBS aboard s/v Sean Seamour II

]]> Comment on Messing About In Ships podcast episode 22 by Andy Warren http://messingaboutinships.com/2008/05/11/messing-about-in-ships-podcast-episode-22/#comment-247 Andy Warren Tue, 13 May 2008 08:51:46 +0000 http://messingaboutinships.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/messing-about-in-ships-podcast-episode-22/#comment-247 I really liked this week’s episode. I am a cadet at the California Maritime Academy and recently received my GMDSS training and operator license, so all this EPIRB talk is still fresh in my mind. I think that you missed one major part of the 121.5 MHz EPIRB. On February 1, 2009 COSPAS-SARSAT satellites will no longer monitor 121.5 MHZ, and any EPIRB using that frequency will no longer work. This is do to all the problems with 121.5 MHz, most notable the lack of "store and forward" capability, meaning that EPIRB, satellite and land station need to be in the satellite’s footprint simultaneously for the transmission to be received. Thanks for the podcast and keep it up. I’ll miss it when I’m at sea this summer. I really liked this week’s episode. I am a cadet at the California Maritime Academy and recently received my GMDSS training and operator license, so all this EPIRB talk is still fresh in my mind. I think that you missed one major part of the 121.5 MHz EPIRB. On February 1, 2009 COSPAS-SARSAT satellites will no longer monitor 121.5 MHZ, and any EPIRB using that frequency will no longer work. This is do to all the problems with 121.5 MHz, most notable the lack of “store and forward” capability, meaning that EPIRB, satellite and land station need to be in the satellite’s footprint simultaneously for the transmission to be received. Thanks for the podcast and keep it up. I’ll miss it when I’m at sea this summer.

]]> Comment on Messing About In Ships Episode 20 by Larry Rubin http://messingaboutinships.com/2008/04/25/messing-about-in-ships-episode-20/#comment-246 Larry Rubin Mon, 05 May 2008 17:13:19 +0000 http://messingaboutinships.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-246 I would like expand on comments made in podcast #20 regarding background investigations. I have some knowledge in this field as I am former investigator for the US Office of Personnel Management. Background investigations for security clearances, especially those done for the MSC for Chief Mate and Master are exhaustive. All the facts provided or statements made by the applicant are checked and verified, either by computer or in person by a field investigator. Previous investigations are kept on file and are cross checked against the current submissions for any variations. If there are issues in your past it is better to be up front and admit them. You will be given an opportunity to explain and admit you have learned from your past and will not repeat your transgressions. If you don’t admit issues and they are uncovered during the investigation it can be seen as an intentional act of deception or LYING. Then the perception of the applicant changes from someone who has had a problem in the past (that may have a reasonable explanation) to someone who is NOW A LIAR, and it is very difficult to explain a lie. If the applicant is lying about one thing what else are they lying about? The entire application is now in question. I would like expand on comments made in podcast #20 regarding background investigations. I have some knowledge in this field as I am former investigator for the US Office of Personnel Management. Background investigations for security clearances, especially those done for the MSC for Chief Mate and Master are exhaustive. All the facts provided or statements made by the applicant are checked and verified, either by computer or in person by a field investigator. Previous investigations are kept on file and are cross checked against the current submissions for any variations.

If there are issues in your past it is better to be up front and admit them. You will be given an opportunity to explain and admit you have learned from your past and will not repeat your transgressions. If you don’t admit issues and they are uncovered during the investigation it can be seen as an intentional act of deception or LYING. Then the perception of the applicant changes from someone who has had a problem in the past (that may have a reasonable explanation) to someone who is NOW A LIAR, and it is very difficult to explain a lie. If the applicant is lying about one thing what else are they lying about? The entire application is now in question.

]]> Comment on Messing About In Ships episode 21 by My Feature Debut on Messing About In Ships | Christiaan Conover http://messingaboutinships.com/2008/05/03/messing-about-in-ships-episode-21/#comment-245 My Feature Debut on Messing About In Ships | Christiaan Conover Sat, 03 May 2008 19:01:45 +0000 http://messingaboutinships.wordpress.com/?p=62#comment-245 [...] This past week I talked with Peter Mello over Skype for a feature on the Messing About In Ships podcast which he and Capt. John Konrad co-host.  It ended up being more than a half hour, and is included in full in the latest MAIS podcast episode! [...] [...] This past week I talked with Peter Mello over Skype for a feature on the Messing About In Ships podcast which he and Capt. John Konrad co-host.  It ended up being more than a half hour, and is included in full in the latest MAIS podcast episode! [...]

]]> Comment on Messing About In Ships podcast episode 19 by Nautical Stock Tip of the Week - FrontLine LTD « Sea-Fever blog http://messingaboutinships.com/2008/04/17/messing-about-in-ships-podcast-episode-19/#comment-243 Nautical Stock Tip of the Week - FrontLine LTD « Sea-Fever blog Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:54:25 +0000 http://messingaboutinships.wordpress.com/?p=60#comment-243 [...] Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) project, which is something John talked about this week in episode 19 of Messing About In Ships podcast. Technorati tags: Wallstrip, Howard Lindzon, Julie Alexandria, Frontline LTD, tankers, oil, [...] [...] Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) project, which is something John talked about this week in episode 19 of Messing About In Ships podcast. Technorati tags: Wallstrip, Howard Lindzon, Julie Alexandria, Frontline LTD, tankers, oil, [...]

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