Watch schedules may vary with particular vessel’s or a company’s
standard operating procedures. However, crewmembers may have
to work twelve hour days, depending on a vessel’s watchkeeping
structure, availability of relief personnel and other contingencies. It
can involve challenging navigational, seamanship and engineering
decisions. For those who already work on tugboats, you understand
this. For those who don’t, we’re trying to provide some insight into
life aboard tugboats with meaningful links that capture the lifestyle,
hazards and rewards of working on tugboats. The following links
may give a clue about work on tugboats and pushboats.
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standard operating procedures. However, crewmembers may have
to work twelve hour days, depending on a vessel’s watchkeeping
structure, availability of relief personnel and other contingencies. It
can involve challenging navigational, seamanship and engineering
decisions. For those who already work on tugboats, you understand
this. For those who don’t, we’re trying to provide some insight into
life aboard tugboats with meaningful links that capture the lifestyle,
hazards and rewards of working on tugboats. The following links
may give a clue about work on tugboats and pushboats.
Copyright 2006 - Copyright Warning
Rights reserved - U.S. Copyright Law Carries Criminal & Civil
Penalties for Infringement - 17 U.S.C. § 506 and 18 U.S.C. § 2319
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Photos of a Tugboat Accident This is a link to a website about a
tugboat accident that took place on April 28, 1979 at the Rooster
Bridge at Demopolic, Alabama. The photo sequence is
heart-stopping as you find yourself seeing the result of fast currents
and a draw bridge not opening for a tugboat and her barge.
tugboat accident that took place on April 28, 1979 at the Rooster
Bridge at Demopolic, Alabama. The photo sequence is
heart-stopping as you find yourself seeing the result of fast currents
and a draw bridge not opening for a tugboat and her barge.
Working Aboard the New Jersey Sun This is a link to a website
featuring a photo essay about work aboard a 104' tugboat, the New
Jersey Sun. The nicely composed work of photojournalism doesn't
list the author/photographer. The photographs and text identify
different departments of a tugboat and the people who work in
them, including the captain, first mate, chief engineer, chief steward
and tankermen and their roles in the tugboat's assignment of
transporting a 315' barge through the waters of the northeast.
featuring a photo essay about work aboard a 104' tugboat, the New
Jersey Sun. The nicely composed work of photojournalism doesn't
list the author/photographer. The photographs and text identify
different departments of a tugboat and the people who work in
them, including the captain, first mate, chief engineer, chief steward
and tankermen and their roles in the tugboat's assignment of
transporting a 315' barge through the waters of the northeast.
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MONTANA - Helena, MT - (406) 444-2430 NEBRASKA - Lincoln, NE - (402) 471-9964NEVADA - Carson City, NV - (775) 684-0387 NEW HAMPSHIRE - Concord, NH - (603) 228-4123 NEW JERSEY - Trenton, NJ 08625 - (609) 292-0099 NEW MEXICO - Albuquerque, NM - (505) 222-4683 NEW YORK - Albany, NY - (518) 457-6369 NORTH CAROLINA - Raleigh, NC - (919) 733-2936 NORTH DAKOTA - Bismarck, ND - (701) 328-2868 OHIO - Columbus, OH - (614) 752-9494 OKLAHOMA - Oklahoma City, OK - (405) 557-7265 OREGON - Salem, OR - (503) 947-1212 PENNSYLVANIA - Harrisburg, PA - (717) 787-3266 PUERTO RICO Hato Rey, PR - (787) 754-5340 RHODE ISLAND - Cranston, RI - (401) 462-8767 SOUTH CAROLINA - Columbia, SC - (803) 737-2660 SOUTH DAKOTA - Aberdeen, SD - (605) 626-2314 TENNESSEE - Nashville, TN - (615) 741-2284 TEXAS - Austin, TX - (512) 491-4802 UTAH - Salt Lake City, UT - (801) 526-9401 VERMONT - Montpelier, VT - (802) 828-4153 VIRGIN ISLANDS, Charlotte Amalie, VI 340 776-3700 VIRGINIA - Richmond, VA - (804) 786-7496 WASHINGTON - Lacey, WA - (360) 438-4804 WEST VIRGINIA - Charleston, WV - (304) 558-2660 WISCONSIN - Madison, WI - (608) 267-2393 WYOMING - Casper, WY - (307) 473-3807 |
Working on a
commercial vessel of
any kind is hard work. If
the vice-president of a
large corporation calls in
sick for two days, they’ll
pick up where they left off
upon returning to work.
commercial vessel of
any kind is hard work. If
the vice-president of a
large corporation calls in
sick for two days, they’ll
pick up where they left off
upon returning to work.
| What are some of the challenges facing commercial mariners today? Are they it weather... navigational hazards? Well, it is these things. However, there are other things that the commercial mariner of today needs to worry about. Click Perils of Working at Sea to learn more. |
| Working in a smoke-free environment, quality food, drinkable potable water... what do those things mean to you? Generally, commercial mariners regard such issues with increasing importance. Click Quality of Life Issues to learn more. |
The work can be physically
demanding for another
reason…enduring icy winds and cold
rain on exposed decks during winter
months…or enduring high levels of
noise and heat in machinery spaces
that house large diesel engines. It can
involve descending ladders into the
cargo spaces of barges while wearing
protective gear.
demanding for another
reason…enduring icy winds and cold
rain on exposed decks during winter
months…or enduring high levels of
noise and heat in machinery spaces
that house large diesel engines. It can
involve descending ladders into the
cargo spaces of barges while wearing
protective gear.
Deck Question
A tsunami is caused by
a _____________?
a. tidal wave
b. storm surge caused by a
hurricane or tropical storm
c. earthquake on the ocean's
floor
d. tornado
A tsunami is caused by
a _____________?
a. tidal wave
b. storm surge caused by a
hurricane or tropical storm
c. earthquake on the ocean's
floor
d. tornado
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