Two weeks ago I had introduced the Chief officer T.S. to the project. He was supposed to have already flown from Split to America, to take over his ship as a Captain for the first time.. However as we have discovered it to be common in the life of the sailor- T.S's flight to America has twice been postponed.
This is a common situation in the life of the mariner- the being required on a certain date to start work and than being delayed from going to the ship by the company or planning to go home from the ship and being held on the ship for longer periods.. It makes it hard for sailors to plan their lives at home, and at sea. They live and must be ready at all times. .. Often they find them self in these warp periods where they simply must be ready and have no idea when they will actually go- until an email with an air ticket arrives in the inbox..
As this particular voyage is a long awaited step in the advancement of the officer, perhaps it is just the "world" playing tricks on him out of jest,- when you want something so bad, and are feeling very impatient about it, what ever you seek never seems to arrive fast enough..
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