[EAS] Emergency Information

[Bill Ruck]

Phil is correct; training and drills are key to prompt response to 
critical events.

(As brown shoe Navy I managed to avoid most cold water.)

Bill Ruck
Curmuegeon
San Francisco

On 2/20/2021 4:52 PM, p_johnson58 at msn.com wrote:
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> Bill Rick wrote this:  ".my U S Naval experience is that training is
> critical.  You don't want to be looking up instructions when water is up to
> your knees."
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> Bill is right, but I think he left out one important element.
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> I witnessed very cold water up to the knees of the engineering crew in a
> confined space aboard a 399-foot Coast Guard icebreaker, as they worked to
> repair a shaft seal issue (the three shafts carry 25K horsepower apiece to
> the screws, so this is not a small job).
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> Yes, good procedures and training are vital.  But glues all this together in
> an emergency response aboard ship is frequent DRILLS.
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> Phil Johnson
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> Lieutenant Commander (Retired)
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