When one of those ferrys had stairing problems and nearlly grounded ayear or 2 back.They found a stairing lickage? was over due for replacement by 6 to 8years.Wtf, head of maintance should have been sacked for that.
When one of those ferrys had stairing problems and nearlly grounded ayear or 2 back.They found a stairing lickage? was over due for replacement by 6 to 8years.Wtf, head of maintance should have been sacked for that.
hmmm who rembers the govt purchase of a new ship for the navy some years ago lots of hoopla as it was named in honour of one of our heroes Capt Charles Hazlett Upham VC and bar .
Unlike charlie upham this thing turned out to be bloody hopeless and IIRC was last being used as an orange crop carrier in the mediterrainian.
whilst i try to consider both points of view ithink this new govt was right the NZ Rail board may be suffering from a variation of delusions of granduer ,or as arfur daley would say"tryin it on."
seems Nicola willis has her fist firmly on the purse strings! and itll take a sound case to loosen her grip.
Short period, steep face with the odd big bastard chucked in. Worse than the south aussie bight and thats a bad bit of ocean... Where the cats are good are is the open ocean swell and not where it's fully exposed to the currents and cross chop and swell - current flow against chop and swell isnt like the North Sea. Don't get me wrong the North Sea isn't flash but its got different characteristics to whats here.
Different design requirement unfortunately, military cargo is bulky but not dense (kind of like the grunts) but that boat was designed for high density commercial cargos. What happened was the roll center or righting moment was too much and they couldn't ballast the thing enough to get it down to where it should be. The ship would roll over slowly then flick back upright - quite nasty.
You're quite correct - but compounding this problem is the fact that the tubs in question arrived second or 27th hand, no documentation, no manufacturer's support and the requirement to get into service ASAP because something else has cocked up. This is the issue, and also the problem with the two-ship solution - if you need two that means three ships as we have no dry dock facilities in NZ so they have to go overseas to be inspected per maritime requirements. There's a hell of a lot more inside a ship than a haul truck as well - not trying to be a dick with this statement but when you are looking at the amount of systems inside 30,000 tons of ferry it's not hard to miss things especially when the documentation from the manufacturer is sitting in a storage locker in some other country where you can't get to it and even if you could it's likely not in English...
Time the Hobbits in NI speak to the dwarfs in the SI and build a underwater supported tunnel.
I missed out on a ferry in March due to engine issues
Another in October due to weather and backlog
Love the freedom of my own vehicle , no bs flight and rifle issues of the ferry
Invest in another couple ferries, build a proper drydick ffs the country is surrounded by water.
Preventative maintenance
A) a ship is a ship.... a collection of mechanical bits and irrespective of what information you have or have not... you build up your own TQM.... total quality maintenance package from the moment you take responsibility for her.
B) being a marine engineer, I think I know the difference between a ship and a haul truck.... the truck will not float, hence the barge.
No, I am just old and experienced I know what it takes to keep machinery running reliably... that knowledge and experience pays my wage.
Or if you meant the barge... it is a modular unit designed for rapid transport and assembly... building it on the water is quick and simple... and fun...
But you did have help didn't you, I mean those aren't the first passengers are they?. I know age and experience come the ability to leave the manual stuff to others while you read the instructions "insert tab a in slot b etc" supervise and offer motivational speeches to crew members
Yes I did have a team , trucks to haul, two crane teams, one to load and one to unload, and four to assemble, myself included... no instruction book I am a bloke so don't need one, but then I did witness the FAT in China...
https://youtu.be/0gPVTd0u_HE
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