HI WOLFFY AND WILLY-LILLY,
HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT OFFSWING GENTS.
A FAIRLY BUSY SWING WAS HAD BY US WITH A LOT OF MOVING AROUND BETWEEN BOATS TO COVER OTHER JOBS AND RUNS AT QCG ETC. SO A FEW PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CREWING THE TORRESIAN OTHER THAN MYSELF AND RYAN.
WE ALSO HAD A FAMILY DAY ON SUNDAY JUST PAST (TRASH THE BOAT DAY) WHICH WAS GOOD BUT WE HAD TO DO A BIG CLEANUP AFTERWARDS. CHECK THAT ONE OFF THE LIST FOR THE YEAR!
A FEW THINGS WORTH MENTIONING...
1. RADAR STILL NOT OPERATIONAL. SEE EMAIL I SENT TO ROSCO AND WILLIE - NO UPDATES YET. THE TECHNICIANS DID COME ONBOARD TO ATTEMPT TO FIX IT BUT THE PARTS THEY BROUGHT WERE NOT COMPATIBLE. NO FURTHER NEWS IN RELATION TO THIS HAS BEEN FORTHCOMING.
2. JAMES GRANT IS DOING THE 0540 RUN SIMULTANEOUSLY AS PAX NUMBERS ARE LARGE LEADING UP TO SHUTDOWN AT GLNG. I DISCUSSED WITH TODD THAT WE HAVE BUS DRIVERS AND OPERATORS ONBOARD WHO NEED TO GET THERE FIRST SO USUALLY WE LEAVE 0538 OR THERE ABOUTS AND HE GRABS THE REST WHICH MEANS THEY GET THERE IN GOOD TIME. SEEMS TO HAVE WORKED WELL THUS FAR.
3. NO WASHES HAVE CALMED DOWN WITH APLNG BEING THE MOST CONSISTENT AT THE MOMENT. VTS HAS BEEN REALLY BAD AT RELAYING NO WASHES FROM SMALL VESSELS LIKE THE GPC WORKBOATS UNDER AUCKLAND POINT WHARF... KEEP A GOOD LOOK OUT.
4. ALL THE USUALS HAVE BEEN DONE BETWEEN SATURDAY AND TUESDAY. FUELLED UP YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON OUR WAY OUT.
5. JODIE WAS ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND HAS ORDERED SOME TAPE FOR THE STBD E/R FWD FIRE FLAP AS WELL AS SOME SEALING RUBBER FOR THE FORWARD VOIDS. WILL DISCUSS WITH YOU OVER THE PHONE.
6. ALL FLUIDS ETC. WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS.
7. WE NOW HAVE THREE OPERATIONAL DUNNIES - WITH LIGHTS! THE STBD SIDE SWITCH IS WORKING AT THE MOMENT TOO. ITS LIKE THE WATER PRESSURE NEEDS TO BUILD A HEAD BEFORE IT REALLY STARTS PUMPING.
8. CHART CORRECTIONS COMPLETE AND UP TO DATE.
9. NEW TYRE AND FENDER INSTALLED ON INSIDE BERTH GL4.
10. WE TRIALLED THE NEW BERTH BEHIND THE TUG BASE WITH ROB AND WILLIE. NICE LITTLE FACILITY. LOOKS LIKE OUR BERTH IS PORT SIDE TO ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE U-SHAPED PONTOON.
11. STORES ORDER IS IN - NOTHING TOO URGENT.
THAT'S ALL THAT COMES TO MIND FOR NOW, I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL FOR A CHAT BEFORE I SWING OFF.
AS ALWAYS ANY ISSUES PLEASE GIVE A SHOUT.
HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS LATEST CHAPTER IN MY NEW NOVEL 'HANDOVERS WITH TONY'. :-P
CHEERS,
TONY AND RYAN.