Young Buna Career Advancement (Part 2)

[Jimbuna]

Not sure if anyone can remember this thread about young Buna studying for his Chief Officer qualification:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=207414&highlight=buna

He received official word today informing him he had passed but what I wasn't aware of neither until today is the fact that the above qualification covers not only Chief Officer but also the Master/Captain position...he has no further written exams to undertake for further career progression but must have a minimum of twelve months sea time in post Chief Officer qualification before he can sit his oral examination to become a Master/Captain.

His mom and I are obviously over the moon....well done James :sunny:

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

Congrats to James! :Kaleun_Salute:

(Also congrats to your daughter! Forgot to reply to that thread.)

EDIT: Oh and congrats to Daddy and Mama too!

[August]

Congratuations Dad! :salute:

[nikimcbee]

:salute::salute::salute:

[Garion]

YARR! Grand Newz Me Hearty!:arrgh!:

Cheers

Gary

[Jimbuna]

Just spoken to him and his head is so big he'll need a larger cap size :)

[Onkel Neal]

Good for him, he earned every bit of it. :up:

[mapuc]

Congrats to your Son I guess there ain't no more satisfaction in a fathers/parents eyes to see they children make success

Markus

[Sailor Steve]

Cool! :rock:

[u crank]

Just spoken to him and his head is so big he'll need a larger cap size :)

:haha:

Congratulations. :salute:

[swamprat69er]

Congratulations, Junior.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Congratulations again, James. Now get back to sea and stop giving your old man a hard time - the constant proud grin from ear to ear must be hurting him.

We've not seen him so happy since Grant bought a round. :yeah:

[Buddahaid]

Awesome. When are you handing out the free cruises?

[HW3]

Congratulations James! :salute:

[TarJak]

Congratulations again, James. Now get back to sea and stop giving your old man a hard time - the constant proud grin from ear to ear must be hurting him.

We've not seen him so happy since Grant bought a round. :yeah:
So James, Does this mean you outrank your dad now? Congratulations :salute:

[Jimbuna]

I don't think he returns to sea till after the new year...one or two minor mandatory courses he needs updating.

[vienna]

Congrats to James!! :salute: :up: ...

and well done to the elder Bunas; good lord, you did good work...


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[Jimbuna]

Thank you Sir :salute:

[Jimbuna]

The boys paperwork came through today cofirming his results.

Time to get your steward to sow on that third stripe son :salute:

http://s12.postimg.org/k2orgxs5p/IMG_4493.jpg (http://postimage.org/)

[vanjast]

:up::up::up:

:salute:

[TarJak]

Don't forget to salute him every time he passes by Jim.

[Jimbuna]

:up::up::up:

:salute:

Cheers :up:

Don't forget to salute him every time he passes by Jim.

He came round to see his mom whilst I was at work last night and I later found out he let his mom pay for his chinese takeaway :stare:

I must have a word with the Rabbi soon :nope:

[Jimbuna]

Young Buna passed his orals yesterday bringing the final course figure to 5 passes out of 16 candidates on the course.

He is now qualified to serve as Chief Officer on any vessel and Master on up to 6000 tons.

Best xmas present your mom and I could have wished for son and I'm sure your grandad will be looking down on you with a mega sense of love and pride :sunny:

[u crank]

Outstanding Jim. Congratulations all 'round.

Should make for a great holiday season.

To young Buna...:salute:

[nikimcbee]

:woot::salute::salute::salute:
Ditto.:Kaleun_Cheers::Kaleun_Salute::Kaleun_Party:

If he's ever in Astoria and needs someone to show him a good time, let me know.:D

[fireftr18]

Congrats to Young Buna.
:Kaleun_Cheers: :Kaleun_Salute:

[vienna]

Congrats to young Mister Buna, in particular, and to all the Bunas. Fair seas and fortune to you all... :salute:


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[Catfish]

:up:
And a happy Christmas to him, and all the Bunas.

[HW3]

Congratulations to young Buna!!!

:Kaleun_Salute:

[August]

Congratulations to young Buna!

[Jimbuna]

Many thanks to you all, he is reading this thread from my man cave and he informs me only 3 candidates were successful and not 5 as I originally stated.

My heart goes out to those who must resit in the future, I'm sure they are all competent.

[Fubar2Niner]

@Jim

Just seen this great news, been living under a rock the last few months :doh:

A hearty congratulations young Chief Buna and to the old folks at home :salute:

I'll raise a glass to you a little later. Have a great christmas and new year!

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[kranz]

belated congrats :woot:

[Jimbuna]

@Jim

Just seen this great news, been living under a rock the last few months :doh:

A hearty congratulations young Chief Buna and to the old folks at home :salute:

I'll raise a glass to you a little later. Have a great christmas and new year!

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

belated congrats :woot:

Cheers Martin and kranz :salute:

[Jimbuna]

This is what the past twelve months have been all about.

http://i.imgur.com/Tdqu0pU.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Yxf5SP6.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/v5L0vMQ.jpg

He flew Newcastle to Heathrow at noon and will go on to New York this afternoon, have an overnight stay at the Radisson Hotel JFK Airport then fly out to St. Thomas (US Virgin Islands) to join his ship MS Eurodam tomorrow.

http://i.imgur.com/3Og64Ae.jpg

Fair winds and following seas son, your Granda will be watching over you and bursting with pride :sunny:

[HW3]

Congratulations young Buna! She is a fine looking ship!

:salute:

[Schroeder]

Congrats,
but does your son approve that you put so much personal info about him on the net?:hmm2:
I wouldn't like that...but I'm paranoid.:88)

[Jimbuna]

Nah, he's fine in fact he's posted same elsewhere.

[Fubar2Niner]

Well done young Chief, fair winds me heartie.

Best regards.
Fubar2Niner

[Mr Quatro]

Well done and even proof to show for all of that hard work ... :yep:

Would it be wrong to call him JJ?

Captain JJ that is ... or this the 12 month period before qualifying for captain?

[mapuc]

Congrats to your son's success

Markus

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice :yep:

Have three of my own, their future is very important to me.

[vienna]

Congrats to Young Buna and to all the Bunas...

I'm also somewhat relieved to see the US isn't the only country that produces ID photos that tend to look like mug shots... :)


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[u crank]

Congratulations Chief Mate Musgrove. :salute:

Jim, I'm sure your encouragement and support played a part. Cheers.

[fireftr18]

Congratulations Young Buna. May the seas be fair, the winds be calm.
:Kaleun_Cheers:

[August]

Congrats to both Bunas! :salute:

[Jimbuna]

Well done and even proof to show for all of that hard work ... :yep:

Would it be wrong to call him JJ?

Captain JJ that is ... or this the 12 month period before qualifying for captain?

He now needs twelve months sea time in before he is eligible to undergo his oral examination for Captain (approx. 90 minutes in duration).

Thanks all for your warm and thoughtful comments, I am unashamedly proud as punch of him :sunny:

He text a few minutes ago to say he was boarding his flight at JFK to St. Thomas...the lucky bugga :)

[eddie]

When he makes Captain Jim, and if I mention your name to him, could I get a discount ticket on a cruise or would he charge me double the price!?!:D

[fireftr18]

When he makes Captain Jim, and if I mention your name to him, could I get a discount ticket on a cruise or would he charge me double the price!?!:D
Maybe we all need to get together and take a cruise on his ship. I'm sure we'll keep the staff busy keeping us from trying to submerge.
:lurk:

[eddie]

:haha::haha:

[Jimbuna]

When he makes Captain Jim, and if I mention your name to him, could I get a discount ticket on a cruise or would he charge me double the price!?!:D

More like quadruple, I need a cut as well :)

[eddie]

LOL!!

[vienna]

More like quadruple, I need a cut as well :)

Well, well, Jim...

I see contact with we Americans has caused some of our values to rub off on you... :)


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[Jimbuna]

LOL, still at St. Thomas as far as I'm aware.

[Jimbuna]

Young Buna is currently on his first cruise since gaining his Chief Officer qualification. The cruise is a Baltic one and today his vessel the MV Eurodam is in Stockholm.

He rang this morning to let his mom and I know that the current Chief Officer/Staff Captain is leaving the ship at the end of July and he will then be promoted to that position.

Time to get that third stripe sown on the uniform bonny lad.

Mom and I are so proud :sunny:

[Mr Quatro]

Wow! Congratulations Jim and son what a great moment of time is going on in your lives, like the sand through the hour glass, all good things come to pass.

Just matter of time now ...

That could've been me you know ... all I had to do is serve 6 months on the Golden Bear Merchant ship academy to get my license, but no I had to go and waste my time on other useless efforts. What could've been :oops:

Instead I will enjoy sharing the joy of your son making captain soon :up:

[Aktungbby]

Wow! Congratulations Jim and son what a great moment of time is going on in your lives, like the sand through the hour glass, all good things come to pass.


That could've been me you know ... all I had to do is serve 6 months on the Golden Bear Merchant ship academy to get my license, but no I had to go and waste my time on other useless efforts. What could've been :oops:


Just for you Mr Quatro! TS GOLDEN BEAR: berthed 2000 meters from my marina at entrance to NAPA River; currently on training cruise.http://photos.marinetraffic.com/ais/showphoto.aspx?photoid=89385 to my port as this one passed me on the Starboardhttp://www.cslships.com/sites/default/files/csl_sheilaann.jpg ...SS SHEILA ANNE 41K tons closing 1000 meters within 3 minutes...one heck of a wake and a big 'bone' in her teeth! Rule 1: in the ship channel 25-foot Catalinas do not have right of way...even on the starboard tack!:dead: Two splendid young lads from the academy own a Hunter 30 ft in the slip next to mine and are currently 'learning the ropes' aboard that training cruise voyage.

[HW3]

Congratulations to Young Buna, and his proud parents too!!!:yeah:

[fireftr18]

Tell him congratulations and that we're all hoping the best for him. :up:
When will he become a computer simulated submarine captain?

[Torplexed]

The Baltic eh? Good training ground for kaluens I hear. :D Give him my best.

[Jimbuna]

Cheers all :sunny:

[Jimbuna]

Just spoken to young Buna on the phone, his ship is in Warnemunde today :cool:

[Sailor Steve]

Yesterday you told me he was in Kiel.

Make up your mind. :O:

[Jimbuna]

Must have misunderstood me....


Cruise Schedule: Copenhagen, Denmark (13 Jun d1600); Kiel, Germany (14 Jun 0700-1700); Tallinn, Estonia (16 Jun 0800-1600); St Petersburg, Russia (17 Jun 0700(+1)1800); Helsinki, Finland (19 Jun 0800-1700); Stockholm, Sweden (20 Jun 1000(+1)1600); Warnemunde, Germany (23 Jun 0600-2000); Copenhagen, Denmark (24 Jun a1100(+1)disembark)

Kiel was just over a week ago.

Coming to the Tyne on the fifth though :sunny:

Cruise Schedule: Copenhagen, Denmark (25 Jun d1600); Oslo, Norway (26 Jun 1000-1800); Kristiansand, Norway (27 Jun 0800-1700); Stavanger, Norway (28 Jun 0800-1700); Lerwick, Shetland Isles (29 Jun 0800-1700); Greenock (Glasgow), Scotland (01 Jul 0700-1600); Portree, Isle of Skye (02 Jul 1000-1800); Invergordon, Scotland (03 Jul 0800-1700); Edinburgh, Scotland (04 Jul 1000-2300); Newcastle, England (05 Jul 0800-1700); Copenhagen, Denmark (07 Jul 0700-1600); Kiel, Germany (08 Jul 0700-1700); Tallinn, Estonia (10 Jul 0800-1600); St Petersburg, Russia (11 Jul 0700(+1)1800); Helsinki, Finland (13 Jul 0800-1700); Stockholm, Sweden (14 Jul 1000(+1)1600); Warnemunde, Germany (17 Jul 0600-2000); Copenhagen, Denmark (18 Jul a1100(+1)disembark)

Either that or I'm as confused as is normal for me these days :88)

[Fubar2Niner]

Either that or I'm as confused as is normal for me these days :88)


Jim..... Confused ????????? Must be Pimms o'clock ;)

Great news mate, I'll bet there'll be more than Pimms on the wine list :up:

[Aktungbby]

:Kaleun_Salute::Kaleun_Periskop::Kaleun_Binocular:
Either that or I'm as confused as is normal for me these days :88)Both my folks had dementia as U know: It's normal and heriditary!!!!:nope:
: I play more chess and re-started playing bridge games to keep it all in motion...:nope:
Jim..... Confused ????????? Must be Pimms o'clock ;)

Great news mate, I'll bet there'll be more than Pimms on the wine list :up:KISS: 'one picture worth thousand words': updated every 30 seconds!: 2104 Passengers http://www.sea-scanner.com/schiffsposition.php?schiff=eurodam (http://www.sea-scanner.com/schiffsposition.php?schiff=eurodam) The report was made 15 minutes ago, at 16:20 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 4,1 meters per second (9,2 miles per hour) from northwest (320°). The atmospheric pressure was 1007 hPa (29.74 inHg). The relative humidity was 59,0 %. There were a few clouds at a height of 1067 meters (3500 feet) and scattered clouds at a height of 3048 meters (10000 feet). The overall visibility was greater than 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).

[Jimbuna]

Jim..... Confused ????????? Must be Pimms o'clock ;)

Great news mate, I'll bet there'll be more than Pimms on the wine list :up:

Doesn't lok like the parents will get aboard her in July seeing as she isn't staying overnight :shifty:

[COLOR=orange]KISS: 'one picture worth thousand words': updated every 30 seconds!: 2104 Passengers [URL="http://www.sea-scanner.com/schiffsposition.php?schiff=eurodam"]



One of the sites I track him on, the other being:

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:287007/zoom:10

[Fubar2Niner]

Doesn't lok like the parents will get aboard her in July seeing as she isn't staying overnight :shifty:


Never heard of a boarding party me hearty :arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

Never heard of a boarding party me hearty :arrgh!:

The problem being it takes at least four hours after berthing for immigration to clear off the passenger list and as was the case a few years ago, I doubt the skipper will give him the day off this time for the sake of a few hours.

[Fubar2Niner]

The problem being it takes at least four hours after berthing for immigration to clear off the passenger list and as was the case a few years ago, I doubt the skipper will give him the day off this time for the sake of a few hours.

Damn shame Jim, give young Buna my best:salute:

[Jimbuna]

Damn shame Jim, give young Buna my best:salute:

Sure will matey....sure will :up:

[Jimbuna]

Boy brings his ship into the Tyne tomorrow and the weather forecast is 20C with scattered showers but the main thing is the skipper is allowing him four hours off so I'll be collecting him and bringing him home to suffer some of his mams cooking :)

Sent me a couple of photos of the voyage/navigation plan he has prepared for entering the Tyne.

http://i.imgur.com/G4vLbvz.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ljoicDO.jpg

[Onkel Neal]

Yowser, I bet he could master the SH3 manual TDC and DW fire control plotting with his eyes closed.

What a great day for you. I would love to hear what he has to say about his typical day, what challenges he has to deal with, etc. I know his job has a lot of responsibility. Not just anyone can fill those shoes and get it done.

How many tugs?

[Jimbuna]

IIRC she is fitted with the Voith Schneider system:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voith_Schneider_Propeller

....meaning she can turn on her own axis, so she will head up river for a mile or so to the rivers widest point before turning 180 degrees, going alongside her berth ready facing the exit direction to the port and have the assistance of a tug fore and aft if the currents are overly strong, otherwise they are on slack lines eg. standby mode.

[Fubar2Niner]

The problem being it takes at least four hours after berthing for immigration to clear off the passenger list and as was the case a few years ago, I doubt the skipper will give him the day off this time for the sake of a few hours.

Famous last words ;)

Boy brings his ship into the Tyne tomorrow and the weather forecast is 20C with scattered showers but the main thing is the skipper is allowing him four hours off so I'll be collecting him and bringing him home to suffer some of his mams cooking :)



@Jim

Bloody great news, you and Mrs. Buna have a ball mate and give the youngun my best. I'll raise a glass for you all, ( Yeah any excuse, I know ;) ).

:Kaleun_Cheers:

[Torplexed]

I wonder if he'll ever get the Hubble Glacier run in Alaska. Now was interesting. Not that the glacier was dangerous to navigation. Just all the other cruise ships in there. :O:

http://www.alaskatours.com/imagescruises/hollandamerica1.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Yowser, I bet he could master the SH3 manual TDC and DW fire control plotting with his eyes closed.

What a great day for you. I would love to hear what he has to say about his typical day, what challenges he has to deal with, etc. I know his job has a lot of responsibility. Not just anyone can fill those shoes and get it done.

How many tugs?

IIRC she is fitted with the Voith Schneider system:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voith_Schneider_Propeller

....meaning she can turn on her own axis, so she will head up river for a mile or so to the rivers widest point before turning 180 degrees, going alongside her berth ready facing the exit direction to the port and have the assistance of a tug fore and aft if the currents are overly strong, otherwise they are on slack lines eg. standby mode.

My mistake Neal, the ship is propelled by the Azipod Propulsion System consisting of a fixed pitch propeller mounted on a steerable gondola ("pod") which also contains the electric motor driving the propeller.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azipod

Because of the flexibility of the above, the ship doesn't have the traditional propeller and shaft as well as the rudder and therefore rarely needs the services of tugs, only at times of fast tidal currents and high winds in enclosed harbours etc.

[Jimbuna]

Famous last words ;)




@Jim

Bloody great news, you and Mrs. Buna have a ball mate and give the youngun my best. I'll raise a glass for you all, ( Yeah any excuse, I know ;) ).

:Kaleun_Cheers:

He's sitting with me now and say "Thanks" :cool:

I wonder if he'll ever get the Hubble Glacier run in Alaska. Now was interesting. Not that the glacier was dangerous to navigation. Just all the other cruise ships in there. :O:

http://www.alaskatours.com/imagescruises/hollandamerica1.jpg

Yeah, he says he has done that cruise four or five times thus far and the Americans and Canadians are most interested in viewing the humpback whales during mating season :cool:

[Jimbuna]

Boy left the Tyne yesterday afternoon heading for Copenhagen then on to Kiel but dropped a real bombshell on his mom and me when we picked him up in the morning.......because of illness, the Chief Officer left the ship a few days ago and he (James) has been promoted to First Officer on a temporary basis.

His mom and I are obviously hoping the promotion will be made permanent :sunny:

Pictures to follow tomorrow hopefully.

[Fubar2Niner]

Nice one Jim, fingers crossed for you all.

[vienna]

IIRC she is fitted with the Voith Schneider system:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voith_Schneider_Propeller

....meaning she can turn on her own axis, so she will head up river for a mile or so to the rivers widest point before turning 180 degrees, going alongside her berth ready facing the exit direction to the port and have the assistance of a tug fore and aft if the currents are overly strong, otherwise they are on slack lines eg. standby mode.

Kind of reminded me of when, back in the late 50s, there was a strike by the tugs in San Francisco Bay and my father was working on a liner, Matson IIRC. The liner had gotten to the pier before the strike, but getting under way was a bit stickier. A decision was mad to cast off all lines at the turn of the tide and let the tide take her out to mid-bay and then try to steam away under her own power. There were several other ships, passenger and freight, who were doing likewise. It was impressive and a bit nerve-wracking to watch the liner slowly pull away, backwards, and ease out into the bay. It was also a bit of a nail-biter to watch the ships sort of dance around each other as they tried to make way...

It's good you and the missus had an opportunity to have your son home and break bread together. All the best to all of you...


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[Jimbuna]

A couple of pictures before supper.

Berthed on the north side.
http://i.imgur.com/pehJbdP.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0V5WSnl.jpg

Finished writing up his logs and quick to come ashore.
http://i.imgur.com/PilphG5.jpg

View from our (south) side of the river.
http://i.imgur.com/ORuB01V.jpg

[vienna]

Couldn't find a big ship, then?...


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[mapuc]

I would have been proud if it was my son.

She's a real beauty.

Wonder if I should tell you what my father once told me, when I was in my youth, regarding being a captain on a passenger ship.

It's not any negative stuff.

Markus

[Jimbuna]

I would have been proud if it was my son.

She's a real beauty.

Wonder if I should tell you what my father once told me, when I was in my youth, regarding being a captain on a passenger ship.

It's not any negative stuff.

Markus

Please do, love to hear it.

[Jimbuna]

Carrying on...

This is the DFDS Tyne to Holland ferry (every other day meaning one day outward bound and the next inbound) aft of Eurodam and approximately one third the size.
http://i.imgur.com/XiEDF1g.jpg

Another view from a bridge not far from James house.
http://i.imgur.com/ST9WBuH.jpg

There was no overnight stay like three years ago so come late afternoon she set off for Copenhagen.
http://i.imgur.com/pHpUcyh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/f65uiYW.jpg

Someone on the starboard bridge wing spotted us standing on the groyne and decided to wave.
http://i.imgur.com/xr6AVOe.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/FeNmMEX.jpg

Even used binoculars at one point for a closer look.
http://i.imgur.com/S8wvaKP.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/B3YNl4W.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BmiMRti.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/J1qsIWM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/uPmwRh5.jpg

His mom, sister and her boyfriend seeing him off.
http://i.imgur.com/LxUVc5w.jpg

Lots of loving cuddles in this one.
http://i.imgur.com/kxMX7N4.jpg

Fair winds and folowing seas bonny lad :salute:
http://i.imgur.com/2NNgKg9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cXmI0SZ.jpg

[mapuc]

Please do, love to hear it.


It has been a long time ago, must have been when I was between 17 and 20 years of age.

My Dad and I was out fishing, in my dad's boat.

We talked about my fathers early job as skipper on a North sea trawler.

I said. Dad, being a captain, having control of your own ship sound very interesting.

Here is what i he said, and what I can remember.

Son, almost everyone can by study and practice be a good captain and take a ship safely from a to z. But being a captain on a passenger ship, demands more than just have your head filled with stuff regarding sea safety, plot a course etc.

You have to be like a father, priest, judge etc, remember you have hundreder if not thousand soul in your hand and they trust you.

Could have missed some part or could have put words in he didn't say.

Markus

[AVGWarhawk]

Good show for your son!

[Mr Quatro]

Great pictures ... looks top heavy though.

I wish I had a son that good, but I love the one I have anyway :up:

[mapuc]

It is the dream of my life.

World cruise on a luxury cruise ship.

Hiring one of their best suite.

[Jimbuna]

It has been a long time ago, must have been when I was between 17 and 20 years of age.

My Dad and I was out fishing, in my dad's boat.

We talked about my fathers early job as skipper on a North sea trawler.

I said. Dad, being a captain, having control of your own ship sound very interesting.

Here is what i he said, and what I can remember.

Son, almost everyone can by study and practice be a good captain and take a ship safely from a to z. But being a captain on a passenger ship, demands more than just have your head filled with stuff regarding sea safety, plot a course etc.

You have to be like a father, priest, judge etc, remember you have hundreder if not thousand soul in your hand and they trust you.

Could have missed some part or could have put words in he didn't say.

Markus

Wise and true words from your father....a lot of responsibility indeed.

[Jimbuna]

Good show for your son!

Cheers Chris :cool:



I wish I had a son that good, but I love the one I have anyway :up:

I'm sure our kids are all as good as one another....the paths they take aren't always the same but they are all very special :cool: