Follow the Manxman from South Korea

[Harry Lamb]

Just now, Gladys said:

Think you mean 'multitudes'!

No, I was thinking of a Spanish swearword, 'hostia'. Nowadays Popes don't have to feed multitudes with a small loaf, they bless lots of individual portions.

[Banker]

6 hours ago, GreyWolf said:

I been told by a member of the crew there trying to introduce 2 weeks on (live aboard) two weeks of.

Correct, confirmed by another crew member. Means they need to stay on board even when in nome port eg Douglas for some reason 

[Roxanne]

1 hour ago, Harry Lamb said:

Joseph Ratzinger did

Although, he did start off as a policeman before he swopped hats.

[Itsmeee]

7 hours ago, GreyWolf said:

I been told by a member of the crew there trying to introduce 2 weeks on (live aboard) two weeks of.

Off. It’s two weeks off. Two weeks ‘of’ makes no sense. 

[GreyWolf]

That’s because am dyslexic spelling is not always  my strong point but most people get my drift, one thing I am not is pedantic.

[Omobono]

sounds like the Manxman  needs to go to specsavers , as her light responsive windows on the flying bridge  are badly effected by the harbour lights at  her ports , preventing clear night vision from the bridge , changing all that specialist glass  will come at a significant cost  , I guess  the windows were custom made ,  the announcement today  that it might take a while  before she enters passenger service  is welcomed  ,

[Capt_Mainwaring]

8 minutes ago, Omobono said:

sounds like the Manxman  needs to go to specsavers , as her light responsive windows on the flying bridge  are badly effected by the harbour lights at  her ports , preventing clear night vision from the bridge , changing all that specialist glass  will come at a significant cost  , I guess  the windows were custom made ,  the announcement today  that it might take a while  before she enters passenger service  is welcomed  ,

Where did the SPCo mention anything about this in the release today? In any case, if the glass isn't to standard, is that not a manufacturing fault?

[Blade Runner]

10 hours ago, GreyWolf said:

That’s because am dyslexic spelling is not always  my strong point but most people get my drift, one thing I am not is depantic*.

Corrected

Edited August 5, 2023 by Blade Runner

[Omobono]

8 hours ago, Capt_Mainwaring said:

Where did the SPCo mention anything about this in the release today? In any case, if the glass isn't to standard, is that not a manufacturing fault?

wont be a manufacturing fault  but possible wrong spec for  European ports and where many ports have strong sodium lights to illuminate the quayside and jetties  photochromic glass can sometimes react in a  peculiar way  especially in poor or half light , 

[mad_manx]

Also heard that the the thrusters have been reported as very laggy

They wont be able to make quick corrections or adjustments

It is hard enough docking at heysham at the best of times.

So I doubt whether it's going to be in service over winter unless it's all fixed 

The latest update about the Manxman starting service in weeks is technically correct 

After all a year is 52 weeks 😉

[WTF]

On 5/14/2023 at 7:03 PM, The Voice of Reason said:

 

Why do you think it’s a pile of shit?

like i said.........................................................

[Non-Believer]

18 minutes ago, mad_manx said:

Also heard that the the thrusters have been reported as very laggy

They wont be able to make quick corrections or adjustments

It is hard enough docking at heysham at the best of times.

So I doubt whether it's going to be in service over winter unless it's all fixed 

The latest update about the Manxman starting service in weeks is technically correct 

After all a year is 52 weeks 😉

Reportedly, grumbles about the location of some controls used by the deck crew too, having no visibility of some operations to which they are related.

[Shake me up Judy]

22 minutes ago, Non-Believer said:

Reportedly, grumbles about the location of some controls used by the deck crew too, having no visibility of some operations to which they are related.

Seem to recall that was one of the conclusions of the Herald inquiry all those years ago.

[Amadeus]

4 minutes ago, Shake me up Judy said:

Seem to recall that was one of the conclusions of the Herald inquiry all those years ago.

The Herald went down because they had command line issues that were changed for the whole industry afterwards. They operated on the principle that unless someone tells you otherwise, you assume a required step is done (in this case the doors being closed). These days it’s the opposite. Unless you tell me, I assume it is not done (doors are still open). They literally taught us this in steam packet training years ago. You can criticise the steamy for many things but not for safety. 

[Omobono]

1 hour ago, Non-Believer said:

Reportedly, grumbles about the location of some controls used by the deck crew too, having no visibility of some operations to which they are related.

every area seems to rely on CCTV and  monitors ,  you can not see the  bow from the bridge , and the mooring lines  passed out via small doors  in her superstructure ,   but thats normal in ships these days , it will be interesting to see manxman perform on  a squally  windy day ?