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Degradation of Radio Standard – Southern North Sea

admin | 30th April 2004

### (A company managing offshore facilities) is implementing a policy to reduce offshore radio operators on manned platforms in Southern North Sea. Platform AAA now has no radio operator and the flight watch responsibilities are held at the moment by Platform BBB when in range, then onto standby vessels (various). On numerous occasions on this […]

Ferry fatigue?

admin | 31st January 2004

I have been working on ferries for a number of years and serve on a two weeks on, two weeks off rotation. I consider this rotation pattern essential, particularly in winter months, when the weather is frequently bad and the tours particularly tiring. I have recently discovered that a 2nd Officer has been employed on […]