New
rumors are flying again that a crew change (for most filipino crew) will happen
somewhere around 2nd of august in Reunion Islands , a French territory island
somewhere near Madagascar. "Merk" just gave us the details on what
might be a possible crew change ., Of course it’s a "WHAT MIGHT" part
- may come true or may not come thru based on the news coming from the office .
If this rumor is true then I'd be more than relieved to be getting rid of this
principal , GOOD RIDDANCE. !!!
I
had been already requesting that I'd be out on this ship as far as back in
January and so far nothing is done yet on this and my contract has already went
beyond that and going longer than expected because of this COVID pandemic
lockdown ., (which in turn left me stranded on this ship). I'd be a dream come
thru to be disposing this principal once and for all ., Besides who would want
to stay on a company that doesn’t pay crew salaries for the whole 9 months ??
Absolutely no seafarer on their right mind would be willing enough to stay on
that kind of treatment ., Not anyone I
know of.
Maybe
for now., I just consider this as a rumor and I don’t want to get my hopes
up.
In other news .…
In other news .…
As
expected "Merk" being fully in charge on deck affairs, has tighten up
some work policies. Aside from that being a Filipino with an unpredictable
nature., he is also shown us his arrogance and mood swings . There was one
instance during the discharge operations that he yelled over the two way radio
,without any reason or warning. It was loud enough to be heard all over the
channel 2 frequency and probably any nearby ships who are using that channel. I
myself am surprise on that sudden outburst .
Anyway
I expected no less , on this kind of behavior when it comes to Filipino ship
officers - its predictable that they have a nasty rude manners when it comes to
radio conversations . Obviously a toxic and poisonous person in a working
environment and anyone caught in the middle of his tantrum will certainly
suffer. Another instance of his tantrum , was when someone used a mop on the
SOPEP Equipment. He immediately called everyone on the crew to attend his
"urgent meeting" and gave everyone a scolding over a trivial matter.
Aside from that , he is also seen hovering around like a helicopter and keeping
an eye on the deck work area like a jail guard , probably monitoring people.
From
what it looks ., "Merk" will be problematic in the long term as a
ships official ., but I guess thats another story to be told and a different
crew will be a witness to that ., As far as I know "merk's" reign
here will be short lived and will only a few months , maybe a two months or
three before disembarkation.
After
this ships finishes its discharging operations in Rotterdam Netherlands, it
will be headed for brazil for a loading operations..
