P&O Oriana at anchor Zackinthos Greece
The next three years where spent with P&O and Princess Cruises, joining The Oriana at Gdansk Poland as SG/1A. This was a whole new experience adapting my seamanship skills to suit very large passenger ships as able seaman I was to assist the Coxswains in their daily duties and monthly planned maintenance with all kinds of induction there was new methods and equipment to learn. Building my ships knowledge I was soon recomended for promotion when the next position arose. Again this was exciting work with new ports every few days either alongside or at anchor with tendering operations driving ships tenders for up to 90 pax. The main three areas of work consisted of General Daily Maintenance which involved the up keep of all shell doors side openings baggage platforms gangways cranes watertight doors sliding splash doors and fire doors. Boats involved the maintenance of lifeboat and liferaft davits boats and liferafts which where serviced in an endless cycle ashore for certification the changing of wires, pilot ladders, signage and lifejackets from passenger to self inflating work jackets. Fire Gear servicing all ships firefighting equipment ad keeping fire stations ready for immediate use. Tank rescue equipment etc.Also watch keeping and swimming pool samples. All equipment keep up to speed for regular MCGA zone Surveys. We where directly responsible to the Safety Officer. With a well equipped work shop and always plenty of stores a lot of good work was achieved on these ships.
P&O Oriana Focslehead Anchor arangement. Showing port anchor cleared away. parting drum or seperater winch. You can also see the hawse wash valve and metal hawse pipe cover no cement boxes needed as focsle is totally enclosed. Anchor was let go from a mooring platform by remote pack being walked back first although shot from pipe in an emergency.
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