Safety and commercial pressure

[John Arton]

This from gcaptain. Download the full article using the link, very interesting.
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https://gcaptain.com/study-looks-at-...eid=3b737aa316

[happy daze john in oz]

The cross channel ferry service used to be under commercial pressures all the time. You would get a Force 9 which was going to be rising to 10 . On those old fashioned 1970s ferries the stabilisers wouldn't help you they need to come in with that sort of weather . The old man would say we're not going the superintendent would turn around and go it's only a bit of wind what's the matter with you man. Funny enough not of the superintendent what is the sign on and take it across. At that time of year with a full car deck it could take you 3 or 4 days to clear the backlog. The same would go in the engineering department the chief engineer would say we're not going to have carried out this repair and the superintendent will tell him to do a botch job and get going but the same engineering superintendent wouldn't sign his ticket on the articles and take it out. I assume that the cruise lines run on the same set of circumstances continuous running with the next lot of passengers lined up gives you an awful lot of commercial hello

Rob, you are dead right about the cruise ships. Bit like aircraft, only making money when in the air.
One lot off and the next lot on all in a matter of a few hours.
Turn around time often no more than 10 hours.
Imagine up to 6500 off and same number on, cabins refreshed, galleys at full speed ahead, stores on and all rubbish off.
The logistics of it are to be admired.