I'm so pleased you're pursuing a Master's degree. You're an intelligent person and also a leader. Our oceans need people like you.

Chief makoi is one very good example of very good leader,he knows when to throw jokes and laughter but very intelligent with his craft as chief engineer,

What a great video. As a former First Responder/ Firefighter, i can greatly appreciate the training. Very cool to see it used on a marine vessel like yours. Thank you for sharing this. God Bless yand your crew. Safe travels Chief

@bubaks2

2 ай бұрын

Indeed it’s a great video. Thanks for sharing chief. And thank you Mr former fire fighter for fighting for humanity ❤.

@steveberman3695

2 ай бұрын

Retired First responder also. Kudos for the great video. Also those food dishes the crew shared for the Birthday Boy looked delicious !!!!

I'm now just a humble banana farmer in the Caribbean, but I was once an incredibly brave, and naive, sailor. Sailboats. I made several Trans Atlantic crossings, some good, some horrific with near death moments. It always a welcome sight to spot daily cargo and container ships at sea. In the bad times they were reassurance we weren't alone. On those magical perfect ocean sailing days, seeing a ship was like seeing a brother in a proverbial hallway of sorts. I'm a big fan of your channel. They make me very nostalgic when i watch them, and they always remind me of the good times at sea when you're alone with just you and she. Good sails, Sir!

Chief loves showing us the good food they have on board. Grilling entire pigs, christmas dinner, i've seen so many by now i'm starting to think this is a food channel!!

As an engineer myself and navy veteran, I really appreciate you putting together this video. Those training evolutions are things I've done quite a few times and are the kinds of things I can really sink my teeth into. When I was aboard ship, we trained hard knowing that when you're out to sea, YOU are the fire department and everything else. The professionalism and pride of your crew is evident and points upward to terrific leadership; the kind of leaders who men will get behind 100%. Excellent video, Chief! Wish you all the best in pursuit of your masters degree.

@glennac

Ай бұрын

I was about to give similar commendation. 👏🏼 I imagine professionalism in this regard varies among shipping companies and crews, with some putting little effort into keeping crew up to date on training and methods. It’s usually the same outfits that cheapen out on maintenance and amenities for the crew. 😢

@oldgoat142

Ай бұрын

@@glennac In my opinion, it also comes down to dedication to your profession, which can sometimes overcome the ineptitude and uncaring attitudes of those who pay only lip service to being compassionate and understanding about a crew's needs. Those kinds of leaders who can make things happen in spite of circumstances are exceptional. Believe me when I say, a team, department, a crew, will overcome those problems.

We call it "Confined Space" in America. We often wear a harness with wrist straps so the hands and arms can be pulled up over the person's head so we can get the person through a small hatch or manhole opening. We use the same tripod and winch assembly and the same small bottle SCAT pack breathing apparatus.

All of the shoreside and shipboard training and rehearsals are so important. I went through a, "ship's med," course and additional first aid and CPR training. I decided that, no matter how seriously I might be injured, I will want to fight to stay conscious. Otherwise, I'm at the mercy of how much other crew members paid attention in their own training sessions. That served me well. My training helped me to deal with a bad fall when I was alone. I was able to prevent going into shock, despite the landing position, injury, isolated location, and complete lack of communication. I was able to get repositioned, deliberately calm, and protected as possible until a shipmate came near. I had to get his attention, to follow my voice, and to warn him what he was about to see so that he didn't freak out when he looked over the lip of the hatch opening. I was fortunate that he had forgotten a pair of gloves out on deck. Otherwise, my absence might not have been noticed for hours. I was fortunate to have only injured a leg, and I was able to carefully climb out, and get back to my rack with assistance. I was so glad that I didn't have to get extracted. I also didn't have to get evacuated. I was just bored out of mind, "unfit for duty," for the two weeks back to the home port. We had already been on our last leg home. It's good that your crew gets a, "weekend." Many of your followers don't understand that they are still standing watches. It's just that overtime and daywork is limited or canceled. On one of my ships, I was on mids with a daily four hours of OT. So, watch 0000-0400. Lunch just before watch 1200-1600. OT 1600-2000. The 2nd had 0400-0800, 1600-2000, and did his OT 1200-1600. That had the two of us working together on projects and manning the engine room together 1200-2000 and giving each other meal reliefs for dinner, instead of doing a, "Dog Watch," for the meals. Our, "day off," just meant that we weren't required to do OT because of safety during bad weather, scheduling, holidays, etc. Many of your followers don't know that there never really is a true day off.😊

Hi Chief.- First of all, thank you for this great video! Regarding the M/V Dali incident, I remembered that the lake Maracaibo bridge in Venezuela was also hit by a ship in 1964 and I started to investigate... Amazing, it happened for the same reasons and I believe with the same number of victims. The ESSO Maracaibo collided with the Lake Maracaibo bridge because it lost control (all maneuverability) due to "a major electrical failure that caused it to lose rudder control".- The fact is that both ships had an electrical failure, both ships lost their maneuverability due to said failure, both ships collided with bridges due to to that failure, in both cases the bridge collapsed (totally or partially) and in both tragedies 7 people (I think I'm not wrong) lost their lives...!! Isn't that an amazing coincidence? Have a very nice day...

3 weeks at sea, WOW. I always loved those long trips, the longer the merrier. You guys know how to throw a BBQ.

@mencken8

2 ай бұрын

If you like 3 weeks, you’d have loved our Middle East deployment in ‘65. We did 67 days without a port of call. Don’t ask what the meals were like by the time we put in at Mombasa…..

@manuelaffonso2191

2 ай бұрын

@@mencken8 - What were the meals like ?? 🤔

@matsv201

2 ай бұрын

Its like a never ending cruse... but you work all the time and there are no girls or casino.. so.. well at least on a ship

@mencken8

2 ай бұрын

@@manuelaffonso2191 Toward the end of that period at sea, the bread had black specks in it (weevils), and there was a lot of canned stuff, e.g., pasta, etc. I really learned to dislike powdered eggs. The only things that were really somewhat popular were canned tuna fish and peanut butter. Never so glad to see fresh food as when we took on supplies in Mombasa.

@manuelaffonso2191

2 ай бұрын

@@mencken8 - Must have been a lousy company/navy that you worked for. Canned pasta and powdered eggs ? Never saw those things in the 42 years that I sailed. Breakfast rolls were baked on a daily basis. I don't know how often white bread loaves were baked, but I never saw weavels in them. When container ships came around in the mid '70's, we received frozen rye/whole wheat loaves, plus vegetables etc., for a whole round trip, (3- - 3 1/2 months ) which were kept in the coolers/freezers onboard. I'm retired now, 21 years, but if I could do it all over again, I'll either sail on small bulk or juice carriers. I'll stay away from container ships.

Hello Chief! I haven't been around much of late. It's good to see you're still making videos of being at sea. Like your crew, we too spent many hours, going over emergency training, for the ship, the crew and then, what to do if we are attacked. Our ship was lucky enough to have 300 Marines aboard. So most threats were a none issue. We had a couple 3"x50s, which were mostly to be anti-aircraft guns. But they had the ability to hit land targets or other vessels. And then the ship had a few .50 cal machine guns, small arms too. The Marines had a few 105MM howitzers for backup! I chip paint, swabbed the deck, worked in the ship's 'scullery,' and all kinds of other 'stuff.' "Busy work!" Seeing your crew in action, or training, brings back some old, sodded memories.

This is so awesome man!!! Great job to share to us land creatures that never see how much effort it takes to do your work carrying tonnes of cargo to us. Like truckers they are an unseen part of our daily lives specifically the long haulers at night. Thank you all out there on the high seas🍀

Boy, that guy that got himself injured down in the bilge is a real - dummy. 😆 Love the update Chief❣️

I enjoyed the image of mariners playing basketball! thank you for choosing to produce these episodes.

These are always my favorite, your crews are always so kind. I wish you all well chief, hope to meet you one day if you're ever in Port around the pacific northwest!

Thank you for your time Chief your content is always amazing and thank you to the crew the ship would go nowhere without a team.

great to see the crew doing rescue trainings. going through the motions, even just knowing what material and where it is, can be a big difference in a stressfull situation.

Thumbs up ; this is all new to me, and greatly appreciated in understanding shipping and the life of the crews on board.

This brings me back some souvenirs. I worked for ten years on a buker barge. We did similar traning every six months.

Thanks Chief❣️ For you and the crew. 👍🏼

@ChiefMAKOi

Ай бұрын

Thanks Glenn!

Thank you Chief Makio. Great content. My late uncle Andy was the Chief Engineer on the Saint Louis. He was in the merchant marine for all of WW2. Then went back to sea in later life.

Eeek, that confined space entry reminds me of my days as a aircraft fuels mechanic, climbing into fuel tanks, etc.

Very impressive confined space rescue drill. I have done H2S training multiple times but that's just donning the gear, and I was never qualified to be in a situation where I could need it. Seeing and feeling how hard an actual extraction is even under ideal conditions is great training.

THANKS - Great to see sailors learning safety and how to take care of each other (we sailors are together in thought). Senior petty officers in the US Navy back in the 1970s had to complete a Damage Control Performance Qualification Standards. Those standards included emergency first aid which was very much like EMT training with added Navy type emergencies in mind and A-B-C mitigation and treatment also added. Other things included shipboard firefighting, aviation firefighting, ABC cleanup and disposal. And much-much-more. I was able to complete it and I was the first to do so in our department. It took me two years and I dedicated hours each week in order to do it. In addition we had ongoing practice that was above the Damage Control PQS that included every person from the Admiral on down.

Hey Chief, glad to see you more active again! I would love to see you make another Study Call if you can. Particularly on more auxiliary machinery like the Steering Gear or Oily Water Separator. Other than that keep up the great work! Really inspirational as im doing first year engine studies, take care

@user-dh6bj2me5p

2 ай бұрын

Having Makoi as a mentor ain't so bad.

Another great thing about BBQ at sea……..No pesky flies 👍🏼

Loved the steel beach picnic!

Thank you chief for taking the time putting out content! Stay safe all. 👍😎👍

I think this is the 2nd video of yours ive seen. 1st was responding to the baltimore bridge collapse. Both awesome videos, you have an awesome delivery and that food looks amazing!

Chief, you are definitely deserving of a Masters degree in your field. I have recently heard of the Ammonia as fuel idea. Until a few years ago I didn’t learn of the flammable nature of ammonia until I was a welder for an Ammonia refrigeration company. I was doing a tie in weld on a new section of pipe and the valve on the line had a small amount of seepage, therefore it would leak into the pipe and usually would become volatile every 45 seconds or so. It was interesting to say the least and one helper learned not to sit on the empty valve body when there’s welding going on because he wasn’t aware of the 45 second cycle. He sat on the empty valve body about 20 seconds before the ammonia flared and I didn’t realize it until I heard the howl of the flame coming out of the valve body and scream of the helper getting seared. He didn’t get hurt, just scared the crap out of him😂🤣. I laughed for a good 20 minutes. I wish I would’ve had it on camera, I could’ve been internet famous 😂🤣. Take care buddy 🤙

Chief, it’s great to see you pursuing your education. And thank you for a great video.

Thanks again Chief. Always look forward to your videos. Good luck on your Masters!.

Great that you can continue to upgrade your skills and degrees - while 'working' Chief. That's a major commitment but I'm sure you'll succeed! Wow - that's a long time between Crew Celebrations; Chief must be a good person to work with and must run a tidy and safe environment to keep everyone motivated - in long sessions!

3:22... you guys should use a dummy with human like weight (70kg) and stiffness ... its match harder and requires different technics too then towel wrapped in clothing 5:44 the mouth piece is positioned upside down, thin side should be on nose.. 6:09 his left hand should be extended straight out, this will prevent an incapacitated person from completely turning over.. closing it a good practice to put every single one to perform this exercise, after the demonstration.. No human has ever admit he did not understand, or asking questions. that said, its key for them to learn properly, they should be able to get it right first try (trying to save a life is one try only for the unlucky person).... if not you let them know what they did wrong and repeat.. and do again next weekend... you can do emergency drills on a random place on ship, call them there with a CA (captain announcement)...

@NUTTER8291

2 ай бұрын

TOTALLY AGREE !!!

Great to see what crews on these ship types do for training and down-time. I hope there are more crew BBQ's in the near future! Everyone was right on that great buffet of wonderful looking food. It really does help to keep group morale strong. Stay safe and well, Chief, and I hope you get lots of participants for your study!

Thank you for the look at what your life and work are like. It is nice to see what the lives of others are like in areas I never took the time to think about. Some of the similarities to my pre-retirement life as a paramedic/firefighter are interesting.

I'd ship out just for the food. 🇺🇸

Chief - Another great video. Glad to hear of the progress on the distance learning masters - been there, done that. Sounds like a very timely and interesting thesis. Keep it up. And this retired land lubber engineer/soldier will go back to weekend activity.

Great edit Makoi , I worked in a shipyard at the start of the shift your given a job slip, time it should take to fix and area to work. That was the hardest Part finding were and how to get there."Orlop" deck port forward carrying all tools needed for the job. Some guys wondering lost in between cofferdam and bilge or engine area. I found one old man saying he been lost for 3 days, that was my 2nd night working, yes he was kidding...

I would be very interested in your findings about sustainable fuels. It will likely be difficult for you to share information about while you are conducting your research. But hoping and looking forward to you presenting some really detailed discussions on the benefits and drawbacks of the different fuels in the future.

Great video, the food looks awesome!

Hi Chief, thank you for another interesting video. I have recently retired from about fifty three years working in the construction industry as a quantity surveyor and have seen enormous changes in attitudes towards health and safety. I have experienced several near misses on site when I was younger because there were no safety measures required, and I was working in the office most of the time. It was good to see training being carried out at sea. As for the barbecue…wow! It was great seeing everyone enjoying themselves. All the best to the crew from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺

I was a first cook aboard fishing vessels and freighters up in Alaska for many years. Most of my crew was From the Philippines. That is where I first started getting deep into learning about traditional Philippino cuisine. I am an American living in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental now. Married to the love of my life Juvy! Two awesome children. I miss my Philippino shipmates.

Another good video Chief Keep them coming!

Thanks for showing some more shipboard life. I've done confined space trainings, but luckily haven't had to use it. You're right, it's a lot more work that it looks like on video. "You train as you do" is how we always handled our training time. Made it as real as possible and put it on repeat. Looks like that BBQ was pretty tasty. Glad you finally got to have one. We always enjoyed when the BBQ got broken out. Good times.

Blessings brother from the USA 🇺🇲

If you want some input to your alternate fuel survey and paper, feel free to reach out and let me know. I've worked in the world of all engines and a lot of fuels for many years, including the conversion of MSW into fuel base stocks. Either way, keep up the good work....

Teaching how to save life, I think is the most valuable lesson anyone can ever learn. I believe it should be a compulsory part of every child's education worldwide.

Well done Chief. Another excellent video, especially featuring your crew and there welfare. These must be where lifelong friendships are made. And good luck with your studying. Nice to hear you mention Plymouth, the Ocean City, here in the UK, a place I know well. 👍🇬🇧💯😉

Heyyyy, the Chief's back again! Good stuff! Great to see you! I love your warm and friendly commentary in these videos - it's as if I'm listening to a mate (friend) that I've known for years! Keep up the great work!

That is cool. As an apprentice in Sheet Metal Workers Union we had to have CPR training annually and First Aid training every 3 years. Then we had to keep current as a journeyman with annual upgrades. On the part were you went into a "confined space" you never go in without breathing apparatus because whoever is in there succumbed to poisonous gasses or vapors and the next person in to save them with fail too without protection. Great video chief. As always, Safety First.

era ora che mettessi dei nuovi video, sempre belli ed interessanti

Excellent confined space training, well done!

Great video. It shows a lot in common with my industry. I 5:24 5:24 take that kind of training every three years to keep my certs up to date for working in oil and gas drilling. Our biggest areas of concern are: fire, poison gasses, falls, fracture, and physical traua in general. I've heard the drilling inustry inherited much o it's terminology from shipping. Tour book (pronounced tower), the derrick, mast, doghouse, and rousabout among others. Many sailors were attracted to drilling in the esrly days of the oilpatch.

Wow! glad tiding indeed! thanks for sharing!

Another outstanding video, thanks Chief Makoi! Confined space emergency entry and rescue on SCBA. Training is great until the incident commander calls away “this is not a drill”. Been there and done that. It was seriously ugly. Stay well trained and safe!

Hi Chief Makoi and the crew. I love your channel because it reminds me of being in the U;S. Navy in the early 70's. It looks like you have a great crew. Stay safe guys.

Safe travels to you and your crew! Love your videos!

You guys work HARD!

Love watching & learning from your videos Chief Mako. I always thought it'd be pretty neat working a cargo vessel. You make it easy to understand what that would entail.

Gee thanks! Now I'm freakin starving!!!

Thanks Chief, the food looks awesome, the camaraderie is fantastic ( it would be a party I would enjoy) the BA and rescue training is something that can't be done often enough. You never know when everything will turn to shit and and when you have to react in 1 heart beat.👍

WELL DONE...HOPE YOU GUYS NEVER HAVE TO USE SURVIVAL SUITS..SAFE TRAVELS CHIEF..

there is alot stuff going on in a ship, impressive work

Ancient Navy Saying: " If it Moves, Salute it, if it doesn't, Paint it."

Thanks for the wonderful video Chief!

Safe voyage on the waters.

Love watch the emergency preparation videos. Keep up the good work

Thank you for posting all the interesting informative videos on your KZread channel Chief

Chief, I understand that you will probably place most of your emphasis on the technical aspects of fuel choice. This is as it should be. Please do not ignore economic considerations in your ranking of fuel alternatives. The best fuel in the world won't get used if the cost to the owner is too high. You also can't blindly pass that cost on to the shipper, and hence his customers, and not expect their behavior to change. If you drive up the cost of shipping, less stuff will be shipped. That means fewer jobs for merchant mariners. Yes, I am a recovering economist. It's not called the Dismal Science for nothing. I would be happy to answer what questions I can. Ah, steel beach. I've spend my time there.

The cooks probably don't get much of a break.

Train, Train, and Train, Practice make's perfect,

Always you make enjoyable and informative videos, and this is no exception. Thank you and good luck with your ongoing research.

Another awesome video, Chief. Thank you, as always, for the quality work.

Not all top chefs work on cruise ships.

Another amazing professional video. Chief I love your content. I like how you add in a bit of humor now and then just to break things up. Question You always hear about how much fuel and food and water and whatnot they take on in the ports. You never hear anything about how much paint is loaded 🤣👍🇨🇦🔧

Always great video brother from the imperial county California 🇺🇲👍 and have fun 😊

My thanks to these hard working merchant mariners! 👍😁👍

Awesome video! Huge fan of your channel. I am as well a retired firefighter in Louisville, Ky. Trained in confined space rescue, we’ve always had the luxury of having mutual aid response if needed. My hats off to all of you, with knowingness of not having this luxury. I’m sure you all have a very strong working relationships. Very impressed 👍. God bless!

Practice for emergency situations is so important. It gives confidence to both the rescuers and the rescued.

Keep the videos coming Chief.

Much love from Canada.

Thank you Chief, as always, outstanding log and thank you for sharing. Have a safe trip. Warmest from LOWL

Retired Firefighter from California. That confined space training is solid 🫡.

Happy Birthday. And safe travels crew, always.

Looks like you boys know how to cook some food! It sure looked good.

Thank You, Chief.

Good happy crew well led. Good luck with your Masters Degree.

Chief MAKOi, Subscribed because your videos always make me smile!

Excellent. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

God be with you

Thank you for another great video. Cheers

such a pleasure to see you and your shipmates

🧜‍♂Another amazing video take care All the best🧜‍♂

I'll take ribs and pasta with all those veggies in it - yum!

Thanks!

@ChiefMAKOi

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

looking forward to the "Emersion suit workout" video 🤣😂. Seriously though, that's one bit of kit I hope you never need. Good luck with the masters degree Chief.

A great video of life on the sea! All that delicious looking food makes me want to become a mariner too.😁

As a first responder my team and I would always welcome the training. The more you train,the more everything becomes second nature.

That-was awesome. Thank you!