on our ship.

So let me just get changed, and get started..

It's probably going to take me the whole day because including the spare ones, we have

about 100 extinguishers on our ship and we'll have to check each and single one of them

Let's get started First thing first

We go around the whole ship collect all the extinguishers into

a workstation

There are 3 type of extinguisher on our ship It's what you'll find in most ships these

days We have

Dry powder Foam

and CO2

Dry powder is for all purposes fire except oil fire

They work by smoldering the air around a fire to extinguish it

Foam for oil fires Generally in the galley and engine room

They sit on top of liquid, separating oxygen so that the fire will die out

Co2 is only for electrical fire Electrical equipment on a ship can be very

expensive so with CO2 there's a chance to salvage whatever is

left You can image what kind of mess

foam or dry powder would do to a computer

Today the cadet is giving me a hand We first note if the tag is still on

The tag that's strap to the safety pin tells us if it has been used or not

If the tag is gone then automatically we will either have to

refill it or replace it with a new one

First up we started with the CO2 extinguishers they are pressurized so we cannot just open

up to check inside All we do is put on the scale and make sure

its full

Next up are the Foam extinguishers A special tool to open it up

checking the rubber O ring and the weight The Foam is checked to make sure it is at

the right level and no weird coloring or smell

Then comes the biggest bunch Dry powder

One thing to note is that the ship is always vibrating from the big engines

and that makes the powder settle

sometimes even forming chunks of rocks becoming solid inside the suction tube

Just like the other ones we take out the cap tapping it lightly so that the powder

will drop down

This is perhaps one of the key thing to check you might be wondering whtats the big deal?

Well lets imagine when a fire happens and someone go and grab an extinguisher

only to find nothings come out because the tube is blocked

What could be a small fire can go out of control because of the time wasted

We give it a shake and flip it upside down for a bit so that the powder becomes more

fluffy and prevents any build up.

Once finished we return all extinguishers back to its location

It takes a while and its quite heavy

Fire extinguishers are usually the first response to a fire

As officers we must check each and single one thoroughly

so that when an emergency happen

We are ready

Now we finished the job Its almost 4 o'clock ima get ready and go

for my afternoon watch

Going up to the bridge for navigation watch Where are you going??

I am going navigation bridge Training my cadet in English Hehe

Training my cadet in English Hehe

Second Mate

One of the perks of being the 4-8 officer is that

At 5:30pm the chief mate he comes up to bridge and relief me for dinner

So I get about 30 minutes to go down, grab my dinner and then come back up continue my

watch

Hey!

Hi!

So in a way you could say I get paid to eat my dinner

because technically it is my working hours ;)

After dinner its usually pretty dark out We keep the bridge dim so we can see the outside

Ending the vlog here At night I usually just relax and watch a

movie or something before I go to bed Let me know in the comments below if you like

to see any topic on the ship

And make sure to go extinguish that like button And I'll see you next time!