turtleturtle777

I fixed too many steam leaks in my life for that to be true. BUT! The steam you are talking about is super heated steam which is ~ 500 Celsius and 60 MPa.

That kind of steam was used mainly on older ships ( build in '70) it is so because of the Oil Crisis that happened then. Ships had to run on coal. That means main propulsion was steam turbine. A kind of turbine that needs super heated steam.

On modern ships the steam is used mostly to heat IFO and it has much lower parameters ~ 0.7 MPa 170 Celsius. This is the steam I know. It is not entirely safe but the difference between that and super heated steam is huge.

I reckon a good jet of super heated steam might cause significant damage, but would it cut through a bone srsly I don't know. Annoyingly I tried to find a vid of that on yt few times before but to no avail.

However what makes super heated steam dangerous is the fact that a jet of it is invisible.

I heard stories from older engineers that when you work in such engine room, you walk with a plank and use it to "scan" for possible leaks that might be ahead.

Yes you can gain seasickness resistance. But a week is too short. There are levels to it too. Let's just say that after some time you get used to the current conditions. If the rolling is constant and then there are few days of bad weather ( ship wobbling 30 deg each side) only the strongest will remain unaffected. By strongest I mean the crew who have the longest service time.

Try ginger, it helps and doesn't make you dizzy.

OFC. Few times I called the bridge ( yes ships have their own phone system) to reduce the speed because engines were not handling the load well. Sometimes I had to be quite assertive about that.

Well that, and what is more there were some nuclear ships and it turned out that to make a nuke ship cost efficient it would have to trade for many years. Too many to keep the reactor in a good shape . Also environmentalists strongly opposed the idea ( duh!). Nuclear propulsion is only good for subs - since it is quieter than internal combustion engine, and doesn't need to be refilled so often.

The money/rank chart:

• Cadet free/~300€ / month
• wiper, oiler ~ 1500€/ month
• 3rd engineer ~3500€/ month
• 2nd engineer ~ 5500€/ month
• chief engineer ~ 10000€/ month

You get paid only while on the ship, but that may vary depends on the contract. Those figures are medium range. Depends on kind of the ship.

I was away for 4-6 months. No family.

If you are young and want to have lots of spare income ( you spend nothing onboard) and lots of free time ( at least 2 months between contracts) this job is for you.

However sometimes the work can be super hard. Temperatures in ER can reach 60 Celsius never falls below 35. And all the overhauls are a major pain.

Edit: spelling