QUOTE OF 2009!
“When you reach that point in your life where your dreams become your life and your life becomes your dream… You know you are the happiest person in the world!”
Deck Officer on the Arahura
InterIslander Line Rail Ferries
Air Mail - Pigeon Post
Still the old sailor's favourite way of keeping in touch with family back home
Fountain Sculpture
What else would you like to look at while you a drinking a coffee in the hot sun by the waters edge?
Wellington at Night
A view from Mount Victoria looking over Wellington city on a clear night. What a spectacular sight!
Sea Life in the Sounds
Seals are a common sight in the beautiful Queen Charlotte Sounds
Ocean's of the World
The beauty of the world is joined by many sea's and oceans
InterIslander Cook Strait Ferries
The pathway betwee the North and South Island of New Zealand
Journeys at sea
Places visited captured on a postcard or two, no better make that 30.
Our pond and river on our farm
Good to kayak on, feed the ducks, watch teh dogs swim in and eels play with the ducks during feed time in the evenings.
Picton - South Island
The second port which the InterIslander Ferries berth in daily. And yes the weather is normally completely opposite to Wellington.
Birds Galore
Just a small flock of bird life which we see in Cook Strait and the Queen Charlotte Sound
The Boat Shed
No it's not really a place where they store boats it is more of a resturant and event hall by the water.
Tory Channel
The beautiful, glorious Queen Charlotte Sounds of the South Island. This is where I work for over half the year.
White feet - The new safety footwear for ships.
This is a pic of the Captain and me modelling a new brand of footwear for the ships crew. Nah, kidding, these are our casual shoes for when we are off duty and not working.
Tiger
My friend which comes to sea and travels with me. A special gift from my Dad.
Coopers Creek Vineyard
A family outing to a vineyard where there is lots of wine, jazz music and water fountains in the ponds.
Volendam - Holland America Line
A Cruise ship which I have worked on for four weeks as a 3rd Officer in 2008. Over 2500 people and 300 crew, completly different to cargo ships.
Tasmanian Achiever - RoRo cargo ship
Toll Shipping Australia. I worked on her as a 3rd Officer. Will be getting work on her again soon. Great Crew, great ships and an awesome job at sea.
Weather Deck of the Tasmanian Achiever
This is the view from the Bridge front looking over the deck which carries the containers of dangerouse goods cargo and stock trucks. Aft accomodation with a 360 degree view on the bridge
Sunset from my workplace
Imagine seeing this every night while you are at work. This is what i work for. The view of a sunset on the port side of the ship in the middle of Bass Strait. Wow!
Lifeboats on the Spirit of Tasmania 1
A 3rd Officer is usually in charge of all the LSA gear on board a ship. This includes the life boats, life rafts, life buoys and any other LSA gear on board.
Bridge Wing on a Product tanker
Pilotage waters in Singapore on our way to the Sembawang Dockyard
New Zealand - Coastal Shipping Routes
Deck Wash Down
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Washing the deck while listing the ship to starboard out at sea. All waste goes down the scuppers and gets stored in Holding tanks before it is discharged later on.
MEDIVAC
Medical evacuation via helicopter on the East Coast of Australia.
Anchor watch on a tanker
What other job gives you the opportunity to travel the world by sea, see beautiful sunrises and sunsets everyday, star lit nights and have chefs prepare delicious nutritious meals with stewards to clean up after you. - and to get paid to do all of this.
Taking the helm
Size and height can be a dissadvantage in many aspects in my chosen profession but the advantages out-weigh the down falls. Dont have to duck under deck cargo lines, can be sheltered behind stanchions and wave breakers, and can star fish in the cabin bunks quite easily...
Tank Inspections during Drydock
You dont get the full perspective of a size of a cargo tank until you have a done a 2 month drydock with 22 cargo tanks and 12 ballast water tanks. Sounds ok aye? But we were in and out of all of them each day in the black oil tanks we were in them more than 7 times each day. The cargo tanks had a sounding of 19m.
2nd Mates Graduation
Scott, Blair and Megs - Passed. Audi and Kevin should do this year...
Fiji - 2nd Mate on a Medical Ship
Day off ashore with the local children - swimming in the water hole
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