What is a WatchKeeper? Deck Officer? | THICK FOG!!! | Life at Sea | Mariner's Vlog #4

[@LucasPauling]

hey... I used to work on that class of ship :) I was a cadet on OOCL Luxembourg and a 3rd officer on the OOCL Atlanta. This video brought back some good memories

[@LucasPauling]

Actually I just noticed from the MMSI this is the OOCl Atlanta. No wonder it looked so familiar

[@theaviatorguy8072]

hey make a detailed video about Ur day on ship show casing the breakfast lunch dinner maily and everything else....

[@papaversomniferum5247]

The Aviator Guy!! Already done.... watch his videos dingdong

[@karthikramesh5858]

Hi Jeff. A big shoutout to you from the Maritime Community in India. Your videos are really helping us getting an overall view of the life in the merchant marine. Could you please upload a video showing the duties of a deck cadet on board ships? It would be really helpful for cadets across the nation.

[@Titantramp4u]

Think you're about the only one vloging about this stuff...cool. I like the quirky subjects you cover. Thanks!

[@atsea713]

Great videos!!! I soon will begin my career as a 3rd Mate/ OICNW. Fresh from an Academy in the States. I'm excited to sail!

[@pjdgod]

yes，it's so interesting to sail

[@TrBo1736]

Which academy? Headed to USMMA myself

[@williameudy633]

tristan boro Good luck! You must have been an excellent student with a lot of promise to receive such a great opportunity. The appointment alone is an honor. Do your best to take full advantage of it. Learn well, be a professional and have a wonderful career with lots of travel and adventure!

[@deniz_indibi]

Have you get started to your career?

[@vishalsangam1320]

Who are from which country .?? I want to do DNS course ,what should I do??

[@carlosalvarado7097]

Ey jeff, i'm a deck cadet from Venzuela And let me tell you that i'm really interets with what all the mechant marine involves thanks to you man, so, stay in that way and keep making videos as you've been doing so far.

[@lucastorresrestrepo2352]

Carlos Alvarado vives en Venezuela o no

[@dittykong9517]

Carlos Alvarado Your english looks so natural, outstanding!

[@francisdescalsota6511]

Hey sir. I'm senior high school student from the Philippines taking up Maritime Specialization. I just want to inform you that your vlog is very educational and excites me with the seafaring industry. Thank You so much and keep uploading. 😊😊

[@williamthethespian]

Your blogs are very informative and entertaining as well, especially those of us who sail or enjoy maritime activity.Thank you for them.

[@jimainley4859]

As a cargo Superintendent its nice to see what actually goes into the ships i work on every day. thankyou for this channel!

[@heck747]

I live very close to the Port of Oakland, so I’m fascinated by the cargo ships that come in and out of the Port. Thank you very much for this channel, I really enjoy knowing more about how things work on these ships.

[@tvnewsjunky]

Your production skills are first class! If you ever get tired of sailing, I have no doubt you would be very successful producing.

[@JeffHK]

Thanks for the encouragement! I do enjoy making videos alot :D

[@Squidbillies1000]

You have a career in media. Your stuff is stellar!

[@ericpages7568]

Hi Jeff, would be interesting a video during maneuver docking or undocking from the bridge wing. Thanks for your videos by the way!!!

[@rinsan6999]

A month ago I started working as an Asst. ESH officer at port. Thanks, I learned a lot from your videos.

[@sanjeev8192]

That was awesome...Feeling proud being an navigating officer

[@76notam]

you've got a good breakfast !:)i like your job i was on the bridge on a "mine sweeper" in French Navy ....a lot of souvenirs!:)

[@JeffHK]

+xavier lacorne wow exciting!

[@76notam]

I confirm 👍

[@thinhpham4713]

You sir, have. a. damn. cool. life.

[@rickardanderson4804]

I like your Michigan sweatshirt. GO BLUE! I am a Michigan alumnus (BSE Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering).

[@grahambrown5874]

An amazing insight to live aboard a cargo ship. You have a lot of responsibility. Keep producing these great blogs.

[@bcsfd279]

Really neat info. I'll keep watching. If you keep posting

[@johnburrow2329]

Jeff...you really make very good, informative and "fun" videos of life/work on board. Very well done. Keep up the good work. JB

[@naidoo15]

Im a deck officer too, enjoying these videos!

[@computergrant1]

I love Maritime and your videos! Be safe, and keep the videos coming!

[@fujitsubo3323]

i work for a company that brings a lot of products in from HK and china etc on cargo ships, i wanted to learn more about how the products get here and how cargo ships work, thank you so much for all the effort you put into your videos, production wise you go fair and beyond, i mean you put your own hard coded subs into them for god sake, keep up the good work mate.

[@nerileimacapote2467]

Great!!, this video really I liked a lot, you summarized in 6 minutes the chapter 8 of the STCW and showed what are the responsibilities of a third officer, I am very grateful, all this I know but in theory because I have not been aboard, and in so just 6 minutes you made me understand and I fell more in love with my career

[@arbee11]

Awesome, Jeff, Thanks for sharing your experiences.. Look forward to more. Gonna be in Portland Oregon anytime soon?

[@JeffHK]

+arbee11 was in seattle, signing off ship next month, so not anytime soon

[@robinl4975]

Thank you for putting so much of your time into making these informative videos :) you manage to make every aspect of working on a ship a interesting subject :)

[@shunkawaii]

とても興味深い動画をありがとう！ ロマン溢れる仕事ですね！

[@vishipco]

Thank you. Pls up more video

[@deiu9999]

You made me hungry with your delicious breakfast...

[@JeffHK]

+deiu9999 our cook was awesome!

[@realslimshaddy962]

JeffHK i want to ask something about merchant navy!

[@manashbiswas4023]

deiu9999

[@michaela7179]

Lumberjack Breakfast

[@mrveridiano]

deiu9999 I agree I was like, man what a breakfast

[@popysnoopy]

Hi,colleague) You create awesome video. I worked on bulk,and now I try to transfer to container ships,and after your videos i know that i"m not mistake about container fleet) Thanks for yor videos!!!

[@universalconquest4447]

Great videos! Thank you.

[@OaklandTravel]

outtakes!

[@ThumperKJFK]

WOW :D FOOOOOD BACON bacon bacon and eggs & Sausages Doh LOL Great flick Jeff. I am new to your videos and love them. Thanks to youtube for suggesting it to me. For some reason your approach to making this is very similar to Captain Joe videos, only thing he is an airline first officer on the airbus. Keep up the great work JeffHK

[@JeffHK]

+Gregory Spivey thanks! havent heard of captain joe, ill check him out 😄

[@Boris_Chang]

I'm planning to be a cargo ship passenger this year. Retired and too old to start a second career as a ship hand, but not too late to enjoy going along for the ride.

[@walleball29]

a passenger of a cargo ship. what your gonna be in a container.. lol

[@1Minecraftero]

Thare are some companies that offers that service. One or two rooms for people as passanger

[@earlkentsucalit3301]

Boris Chang lmao wtf what a great job

[@ridvanalbay7747]

Alqasim Elnaggar lol

[@rudilapa6569]

Did you make it aboard one? If so, pleases update us! I sailed for a few years and have always hoped to go back as a passenger. All the joys, none of the watchstanding / maintenance / drudgery. Alas, I didn't win the lottery I had planned on. Being a passenger on one of these mega-container ships would be an infinitely better experience than being inside one of those overcrowded floating casinos. And port calls in *real* cities, not mind-numbing outposts of trinket malls. I hope you made it!

[@sshum00]

That's such a complicated technical job. But it sounds really cool if you're good at it!

[@mytotalcollapse]

YUMMY breakfast! :D Great videos! Subbed! Greetz from a german seafarer!

[@JeffHK]

+mytotalcollapse thanks for the support!

[@mytotalcollapse]

What is your target ? Do you wanna become master someday ? or even pilot ?

[@JeffHK]

+mytotalcollapse master license then pilot is my goal, hoping to continue vlogging even then

[@xeviltea1]

bright future Jeff, safe sail .

[@vijaykarthick2215]

Best sailing vlogger I came across..love💖

[@78a67h]

Again excellent show!

[@jeynerelias7985]

Wow! Your vídeo was amazing! I'm a Deck Cadete from Venezuela and it seems to me so interesting, the dutys of the OOW are a little difficult he have many responsabilities!

[@ЧарліБраун]

It's interesting to see your video. Nice and funny music! Like!

[@seaprofexecutiveeducation3750]

Hi Jeff, comment from an 'old timer': the Captain is always in command. However, he will take the conduct (con) of the ship from the OOW as the need arises and normally when entering and leaving port or in heavy traffic areas e.g. Singapore Strait.

[@LikeOnATree]

Love these videos, thanks for making them!!

[@telmobarcellos7655]

Very good man! Keep going !

[@corkevans4217]

You're doing a great job! Love the vlogging!

[@eunha82]

Hello JeffHK. I'm ScootChoi your subscriber and I'm a maritime high school student a major in navigation. I watch your videos when I want to give up my goal that is maritime officer. Your videos have reminded me of my goal. Thanks to make this video and I believe you'll make nice video again.

[@JeffHK]

+최민서 thanks scootchoi for the support, welcome onboard and good luck!

[@eunha82]

+JeffHK thank you sir

[@larryvaughn2567]

Outstanding. That breakfast really looked good. You get breakfast like that every day ?

[@greglenz9687]

What a wonderful channel! 😍👍

[@chuckboyle8456]

Excellent video with very nice drone panoramas...thanks! No uniforms or insignia, very unusual operating environment especially when dealing with pilots and port engineers?

[@richardmanansala6403]

I can tell this guy is a smart guy

[@rosswalker3457]

Love your work Man 👍🇦🇺

[@emmiellamas-cruz3842]

Simply awesome.

[@kevinsampson3798]

your videos are brilliant so much detail and accuracy with very good commentary brilliant work hope to see more videos soon

[@JeffHK]

thanks for your support!

[@richardhenry5858]

Nice spot of Bluefin you saw there.

[@LifeisBeautifulDefinetly]

Bro please upload one video on container lashing,how containers are secured onboard and which all equipments are used to secure including hold and deck lashing please and go little deep/clear in it. Thank you

[@MRKRG9]

Great VID!!!! or should i say VLOG

[@luismiguelromeroossa7491]

According to the COLREG 72 and the STCW jeff, it is necessary to place beams in case of reduced visibility to use all possible navigation aids, in this case it would be important to use the RADAR and activate the S-band since this is less affected by these external agents. make another video where you can mention being things that are of great importance to us Deckofficers.

[@CarePeers]

Thank you for sharing the video. I watched many videos about aviation, but no marine.

[@postmalone9644]

Cool bro! showing the world specifically the duties and responsibilities being an OIC-NW. Haha, I'm waiting for your another Vlog bout dry dock. I know its really really boring in the shipyard but let the world know what we're, or I mean the seafarers do in shipyard :D

[@JeffHK]

thanks! no opportunity for dry dock yet but I definitely hope to film one!

[@2010PAPAITO]

God Bless" keep on Water Officer.

[@marcus6lj]

Rocking the man bun

[@TheDTMZ]

You honestly deserve more subs/views...I don't know if it's just me or this stuff is really interesting

[@JeffHK]

+David Zubicek glad u liked it, thanks for the encourage, means alot!

[@lennincamacho7396]

Depending on the size of the boat, the size of the team of the deck officers varies, there is no universal rules about the Number members that a vessel must have, so it is up to the company owner of the boat or the captain of the ship, what actually exists is a hierarchy in that order, there are the first, second and third deck officer on Board the vessel. The Range is determined based on the experience and performance of the individual.

[@bbbaker825]

That breakfast looked so yummy...that this is what I did...I went and bought exactly what Was on his plate...then I ate it...then I had some coffee...then I promptly threw up... Much too much food for me!

[@JeffHK]

+BB Baker lol sometimes i go overboard and so have to save the leftover for next meal

[@crybooii2389]

Fun Vlog to make I love it!! 😍

[@vladysfalcon9944]

Locks like, you watched many vlog of Casey. But it's cool. Go ahead

[@mrjoeyb]

Dude. Your video's are very interesting. Keep 'em up!

[@luispadilla3378]

Ey Jeff! is importan to mention the current OOW must ask the outgoing OOW if the Master or the Chief Officer has left any verbal instructions to complied with or any night orders that there might be confusions whit and avoieding any emergency situation

[@conniejurgs9427]

Usually the Master has standing orders that are written down and available on the chart table. If changes have been made recently those changes could be pointed out during the turnover at the end of the watch. Many times while far out at sea I have heard turnovers go something like... No changes in anything, and there's no other ships around. Things could get a lot more complicated while in heavy traffic or unusual circumstances. Then, many times, the captain could actually be on the bridge, but not in 'control of the helm'. If things get really interesting the captain could issue a command, "I've got the helm" and take control from the OOW.

[@jinghangan6821]

makes me miss the sailing life!!!!

[@TRaVeLandWaLK]

I got a technical question....why not use a GPS system for getting your location instead of using a manual sextant. GPS is far more accurate, easy to use and always available using satellites. Now we also have Glonass as a backup gps.

[@JeffHK]

we do use gps, we never use sextant, its just one of those things that sailor likes to practice because its a relic of the past

[@tashfickk]

Your videos are amazing!

[@andyrbush]

Fascinating thank you

[@NoWay23548]

That’s a huge breakfast!

[@bobcornley]

You are such a positive person. All best to you :) Thanks for your job and sharing it with us :)

[@chipblock2854]

Always wanted to learn how to use a sextant and other navigational tools. No GPS. Just the moon and the stars please!

[@MsBenzerman]

Jeff Jeff!!! Where are you buddy? Come back to us. Give us some great content as you always do.

[@connormouse]

Great vids.... many thanks! What... no Timmy’s on board?

[@shAdOwstAlkEr945]

I just recently got my OIC-NW license at 22 y.o. but currently still looking for opportunities for me to become an officer. The competition is difficult in our country since you pretty much need to have someone you know/a relative working on a shipping company to back you up (colloquialy termed as a "backer"), for which I do not have. Nevertheless, I am not giving up ;)

[@joven7327]

Very useful to a person like me who has a dream to work in a ship....thank you for this vlog...👍

[@darwantosimatupang8152]

Remind me of my old gold days 🙏😇 now i work in oil and gas company and stop sailing as seafarer.

[@alexv5682]

Awesome video..Keep them coming

[@ramilmahmudov9264]

You really inspire me to change my specilty.At that rate I will do it))

[@lloyd2876]

Thanks for your content.

[@JeffHK]

+LLOYD ☺️☺️👍

[@marcosaugustoferrarini2804]

Thanks, very interesting your work, and your video is very very good

[@bento7247]

mantap..bonvoyage and keep watch navigation good mate

[@billyjoe3309]

Please explain time on the ship. Because you sail across the world, timezones change very often. Do you fallow a UNI time or something instead?

[@tvolz40]

I'm a cook Sol and would like to see some insight on the kitchen staff and what they do that's different from a restaurant or hotel type of kitchen

[@mzalam]

@JeffHK, your videos are really cool!!!

[@aldrichjaramillo2393]

Thanks to your videos . keep on vloging men it makes me excited to become like that someday😁

[@1slyboy]

Breakfast looked yummy

[@francoisvillon1300]

So, before the radars and satellites, how did those tall ships navigate in such a fog? Or did they just anchor and waited for it to clear?

[@pascucristi963]

Having more people for look-out. One in forward, look-out from bridge wings.

[@japs2559]

thanks for the inspirational videos bro.

[@danalivingabroad]

Hey there! Love this video and I am very curious how I can become an OOW. Can you do a video for how to become on - the requirements and all of the duties involved?

[@vasantdubla9766]

Very interesting job I like it.

[@msjswapnil]

Thanks for the video......................................... & THUMBS UP :D

[@MarinerMahbub]

Very well done .....keep it up ✌✌✌

[@gilibethlucena8706]

Hello jeff, I wanted to ask you. Something you mentioned in the video, you said. that the oow it's in charge of the life sawing appliances, now, do te third mate and the oow share the responsability? because as for as i know that's the third mate's duty. I have a second question for you, there's a moment in the video in which you pointedout that in some situations the use of radar is vital, I did some research and i fourd out that the radar has a really close relationship with the arpa how the two of them work together?

[@leonalihabibi4556]

Wow. You are amazing! I feel that you are the nami of that ship. 😍😍😍😍