Captain Clothing Sheep at Chennai Port (Chennai)
That time, Captain Clothing received a call from the Norwegian ship owner: According to the charter contract signed by the new Indian charterer, you will now be able to unload grain at Abbot Point, Australia according to the previous charter contract to unload grain at Visakhapatnam Port (Eastern Indian Port, Visakhapatnam) in India. Then you rented the boat to a shipping leasing company in India, which undertakes the transportation task of transporting coal in eastern India in the south, with a lease period of three months. Please ask Captain Yi to study the charter contract sent by the company in detail. Remember, after the unloading at the port, according to the former charterer's charter contract, the ship's remaining fuel, fuel and fresh water will be sent immediately when the water diversion officer is disembarking, and forwarded to the new and old leasing companies so that the owner can settle the lease fee with the former leaser, and at the same time, declare the ship lease delivery conditions to the next leasing company according to the new leasing contract.
Norwegian ship owners have always believed in the hired Chinese seafarers. . Is the captain of Chinese garments familiar with the ability to charter a ship, but it is very attractive to hire Chinese seafarers inexpensively to become Western ship owners, so there has been a faint wording of distrust in the telegram.
The problem is that since the Norwegian shipowner hired the captain and seafarer in Chinese, in addition to the difficulty of language communication on the ship, he obeyed his words and had strong execution ability, and his personal skills were much better than those of the Indian seafarer who spoke out.
But Chinese seafarers still can't learn how to Indians smear ship problems, are good at writing long self-boasting work reports, talk endlessly and speak good words to win the favor of ship owners. The Chinese captains are almost taciturn, not good at talking and communicating, but are better at ship chess, which makes the ship owner feel that the Chinese sailors are too simple. This is the fatal injury of Chinese seafarers.
To be frank, the captain on the ship's current spoken language is very " pidgin " and not a little bit. He even stuttered and almost eliminated when he was interviewed by the owner. If the owner hadn't urgently needed the captain of the clothes, the ship would not have the position of captain of the clothes. Fortunately, he is very skilled in communication with ship-shore telegrams and has strong execution ability. After boarding the ship, any shipowner's order was completed perfectly, and the shipowner dispelled the idea of firing him at the next port. In this way, a wedge was thrown into the ship controlled by the Indians, and the deeper the attack, which actually attracted the owner's attention. This is a later story.
Because Captain Clothing has been to the east and west ports of India, he often cannot buy the food he likes. Therefore, he had a dark premonition that it was very difficult to transport coal from India to the north and south, maintain a three-month meal suitable for Chinese seafarers. If the rental ends and goes to a port where food supplements are worse, will not be served every day for the next day to eat white rice? Then, the ship began to feel anxious.
Shipowner once implemented a food order sent by the Ship Food Management Committee, and the company arranged for food to arrive in the port. However, ship owners do not understand the different types of Chinese seafarers’ demand for food tastes, and the food is very expensive and is often strongly resisted by Chinese seafarers and ended up badly.
After several years of boycott by seafarers against Mai Mang, the shipowner made an initial decision to choose Chinese seafarers or choose food control and delegated the company's strict food management system. The shipowner said that the captain of the garment was only required to ensure sufficient food supply, ensure the health of the seafarers, and have enough physical strength to maintain the safety of the ship, so the seafarers used the method of purchasing food by themselves.
However, Chinese seafarers like to distribute "distant food" in domestic companies, following the inertia of distributing food expenses. When they arrive on the dispatch ship, they try every means to eat less than to break out some money from the gaps in the food and pay it to everyone to fill in the low salary of the dispatch. Although the expatriate department repeatedly told Captain Yi to pay for the food fee before departure. But Chinese seafarers just don’t believe in evil, and still quarrel with their master’s inertia to pay for food, and use unsightly slacking off work, forcing Captain Yi to compromise.
is very fast to load wheat. When the captain received the ship owner's telegram, he immediately convened the ship's food committee and conveyed the charter contract for the next voyage to them, including the main contents of chartering work, food supply, etc., and analyzed the usual practices of the ship owner's company in the past, and then showed off his plans to the food committee.
The sailor member of the Food Management Committee heard Captain Yi’s food arrangement plan and immediately said something, and I disagree! Now the grain, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea on the ship also meets the reserves for three months of voyages. Captain Clothes’s purpose of sending us out is to make money! We can bear the less dishes and will never worry you.
was led by the sailor leader, and other members of the council showed unanimous opinions. Captain Yi was isolated as in the current situation in the Russian-Ukrainian war, but his will was particularly tough: "Brothers, in order to ensure that the seafarers have sufficient nutrition and maintain high-intensity physical labor, I must ensure food reserves."
However, Captain Yi never gave in on the principles identified, but in treating the seafarers well, he always thought about the seafarers and tried his best to help the seafarers solve their problems. Facing the current voyage situation, the captain of the seafarer could not explain it to the seafarer, and resolutely decided to buy enough food from suppliers at the port of Abbot Point, Australia and asked the chef to prepare a three-month food list immediately. Given Captain Yi's power, the seafarers put "little shoes" on Captain Yi's "small shoes", and the sharp contradictions in purchasing food on the ship continued to appear during the voyages of coal transporting from north to south of India.
The chef still reduced his food under the pressure of the sailor.
The captain of the clothes is well aware of the daily food supply on the ship. After browsing the food list, he said: These foods cannot meet the three-month reserve grain! He doubled the food list handed over by the gang committee. In addition to the difficulty of keeping vegetables for a long time, Australian pork, beef, mutton, and Chinese-style seasonings filled the food warehouse on board. Considering that there are many sources of sea fish, Captain Yun came to a small number of sea fish.
The Shanghai crew came from different mainland shipping companies. They sent an unfriendly message to Captain Yi in a silent manner: "You Captain Yi makes a lot of money, and our seafarers make up for their income by paying a little food. We have no objection to the food on the boat. As long as we have enough food, we can eat a portion of our food, and buy a portion of our food. If Captain Yi wants to eat better, it doesn't matter. You can let the chef give you a small meal. We will never be jealous of you. But when will we buy so many foods? Who should we ask for if we can’t pay for the food? Isn’t your captain you know that our mainland seafarers have been exploited by foreign units and a little salary needs to support their family? "
" Captain is probably greedy for the supplier's kickbacks, otherwise why should we buy so much food?"
rumor blew into Captain Yi's ears, but he did not compromise at all. They did not expect it to be difficult to buy food in foreign countries.
Captain Clothing thinks that Chinese seafarers, including himself, are all pitiful. He sighed: "Ordinary seafarers earn $300 or $400 a month, but I also came from the mainland. As Captain Clothing, I only earn $1,200, which is twice the salary of the foreign motorist on the ship's $2,400! Saving half of the daily meal expenses of $5.5 per day is indeed what seafarers are eager for every month."
If Captain Clothing does not consider the unreasonableness of the seafarers, it is indeed reasonable. Under the current situation that cannot be changed by his power, it is hard to say that something is going on on the ship is inconsistent.
The captain of the clothes was as if he was in a trim environment, but he never accommodated the wishes of the seafarers in terms of food. Half a day before the ship started, a truck from a ship's food supplier stopped on the edge of the gangway and unloaded a large amount of food.
At this moment, when Captain Clothing mobilized the seafarers to assist the supplier in the broadcast to carry the food, the brothers were unwilling to come out.
"I understand the mood of domestic seafarers from different shipping companies, but the serious fact is that preparing for three months of meals is the owner's requirement and the responsibility of the captain.Bulk cargo ships like us wander around, and the chances of reaching Chinese ports are almost zero hope. Today, I don’t know where tomorrow will be. If there is no air connection to the air, food is crucial, otherwise seafarers will encounter food outages at sea or are not satisfied with when spending a large price at a certain port. "
The captain of the clothes continued to say to the seafarers who were eager for food expenses:
"The large number of ship suppliers I have encountered are all taking advantage of the dangers, opening their bloody mouths or raising machetes to raise prices and exploiting seafarers. The seafarers who have just sent out would not realize that they do not know that the rental ship is a cargo ship with uncertain routes; it is tramping, which means beggars who are like homeless people, dragging heavy steps and wandering around for a long distance. Not bad, the food cost is in my hands. But I have the right to review the food list and also have the right to negotiate prices and rebates with the supplier. However, this is the practice after I got on the ship. The team committee came to me to pay the supplier with the cash to purchase food. You will get the kickbacks that Captain Yi had negotiated, and the members of the gang committee will control the kickbacks. Captain Yi will never get involved! "
Captain's words of concise statement made the seamen bow their heads. With the sound of dripping gurgling, they were reluctant to move the food on the dock to the ship and place it in the ice warehouse, fish warehouse and vegetable warehouse in different categories. After
sailed, Captain's complaints were placed behind his head. The rumors came just as a cool breeze, which made him feel even more concerned about the food of the ship. He was more concerned about the food of the ship. All the food management and food management of the course are all in one eye, and the consumption is controlled and cannot be wasted. There is no special thing about making small foods. The food is the same as the senior seafarers of and ordinary seafarers. The food is always in reasonable consumption. According to the three-month food distribution, there is still a surplus. In order to take care of the seafarers' emotions, I agree that the gang committee will first advance the seafarers' food expenses per month to temporarily calm the seafarers' emotions.
Our ships are each Two ports in the north and south on week. The coal loading port Paradip or Hardial port at the mouth of the Ganges River, loading for two days and sailing for one day. The unloading port is the southern port of Madras, now Chennai ( Chennai ), and the Visakhapatnam port. It takes three or four days to unload. Because of the frequent trips between these ports, some dock workers and my ships gradually became familiar with each other when they were in the northern port. , the workers took the opportunity to work to deliver the seafood they caught at the junction of Tamsui River and sea to the boat.
Once, a docked at Hardial Port, a dock worker picked up two Ganges turtles on board and wanted to sell them to the sailors at a very cheap price. After seeing this, Captain Yi sneered a few times. Captain Yi turned around and announced to the members of the gang committee with a mysterious expression: "Don't buy any aquatic products in Hardial Port!
Indian Chennai Port dock worker
"Captain, why can't the cheap aquatic products be purchased here?"
Captain urged the sailor: "This is the Ganges River, the holy river of India! Both sides of the Ganges River are places where Indians burn their bodies, turtles bait are all the corpses of various animal bodies in the Ganges River, so it's very fat! Do you really dare to eat it?"
For Chinese seafarers who pay attention to dietary hygiene, that is not tolerated. The seamen then suddenly realized.
Captain Clothing strictly controls the purchase of food by the gang committee, and cash is transferred to the gang committee and paid to the supplier. Therefore, after a period of time, the seafarers trust Captain Clothing to understand food management.
The opinion leader in the sailor whispered embarrassedly and secretly to Captain Yi: "Captain Yi, I'm sorry, when I bought food in Australia, I said a lot of touching words, but I am like a woman, with long hair and short knowledge. I know I blame you wrongly. If you don't remember the villain's mistake, just forgive me."
Captain Yi smiled heartily: "What? I don't remember anymore. Do you still want me to retrieve it on the computer? Do your best on the boat. Captain Yi has a mind and a belly fat. The so-called prime minister can hold a boat in , let alone I hold a 50,000-ton bulk cargo ship!" After hearing this, the sailor with Captain Yi laughed at the mouth of the Ganges with Captain Yi.
If you want to know how Captain Clothes can ensure the supply of food in the ship, please read the next story.
