Sailed for 37 years as a Merchant Navy Officer. Stopped sailing in 2016. But you are doing an amazing job Karan. Your videos are so informative. So proud of you as a seafarer. Stay blessed...
What an amazingly fascinating look into the daily duties of a 2nd officer, incredible video Karanvir, thank you once again for bringing this superb content and videography to us.....safe travels and fair winds bro
Hello Karan, You make some of the most informative merchant navy content from all around the world. You provide us with an opportunity to voyage around the globe with you virtually. I like your content from bottom of my heart. Every week i wait for one notification from youtube about your video. I am left with one question, how it sounds of bow cutting through the high seas. Please consider recording it. All the best for your voyage✌️👍
Most educative and informative article covered not only for the future seafarers. You are practically teaching all deck cadets, hope very shortly appearing as guest faculty in one of the institute. Keep it up, keep safe and god bless you all.
Great job Sir.... I'm a Harbour Pilot, I follow your posts and can confidently say that you are doing an amazing job both practically and informatively... Keep up the good works!!!! Bless!
Karan ji❤️Keep up the great work, been a fan since long time and now im addicted to this channel ! My day gets way better watching your videos Love your positivity and humble that you are.
Very good video, my friend!! Thank you so much for this content!! Very soon , like 1,5 year, I will be deck cadet and I'm very exited!! Hugs from Brazil !!
Passage planning today , is more than just taking a ship from one port to another. With fuel optimisation, voyage optimisation plays a very big part as well. The shortest distance is not necessarily the best in terms of fuel consumption.( Vessel would consume excess fuel if she is traversing against currents ). Great work @karan
Karanvir very informative video.. Can you please make a video on ( DIGITALLY OR on Ecdis) not manually, how to calculate Squat, Ukc & arrival & departure port Tides
I know that this is an older video. But I taught English in Guangzhou a long time ago and preferred to travel by overnight ferry in the Pearl River Delta to Hong Kong and Macau. My friends said that Nan Sha is an important port for Guangzhou. The old port that I used to dock at was Haung Po. It was very antiquated with the old style equipment. Of course, now all of the port facilities in China are very modern and first rate. A HK company, Hutchinson Whampoa developed the first modern ports in China. Now the company is called HPH, which is one of the world's largest port management firms, and helped to develop Yan Tian port. As you know the Pearl River Delta is one of the busiest areas in the world and I'm sure quite a challenge to navigate. The old overnight ferries no longer operate in the Pearl River Delta. One day I hope that you visit SheKou which is one of the busiest ports in China near Shenzhen. Unfortunately it is far from the city where the cheap electronics markets are located.
The less, Romantic aspects of Sailing. Imagine when, a Compass and a, Sexton were all you had. Dead reckoning! When the, Tall Ships plied the waters. No protection from the elements. None. Men were washed o'r the side in the blink of an eye and perished in the froth. Aye, shipmate, it's hard to imagine what bravery was required in those days aboard the wooden ships. The, Resolute desk, that occupies the Oval office of the, US president was hewn from the wooden Hull of the, H.M.S. Resolute! What a story that is! The desk was a gift from Britain. Every American president has sat behind that desk and trembled at the thought of its incredible history. Aye shipmate, you might find the story of particular interest. HMS Resolute had a, storied past steeped in the most harrowing voyages ever logged in maritime history! It's a story every mariner should know. She met her end locked in the ice of, Antarctica. A continent not discovered until, 1820, yet appeared on ancient maps dating to the, 15th century! But alas, you are armed with more technology than has ever graced a modern vessel and at times be intimately aware that the power of wind, waves, and tide are amongst the most fierce and awesome powers on the planet. Bar none. Courage is still required to confront the forces of nature on the, Sea a Sailor must face perpetually. Always a pleasure to catch up with you, Karanvir and thank you for sharing your, Life at Sea with me. Fair winds and following seas, shipmate.
I can tell that you were VERY busy planning the voyage from Ningbo to Nansha, and that it was very time-consuming. I see that you didn't even have time to shave until you were enroute. LOL.
Could you show a video of how you use the nautical charts, the sextant and the mathematics required in navigation and everything? Would be really cool. Thanks in advance
Hello ksn !!! Typing to u from egypt here I have a question. Do u think I could land an easy spot after graduation as a second officer With an international degree
Your videos are very interesting but your camera work needs to slow down. You show a lot of things but only in a fraction of a second because your camera is moving too fast.
Bro why dont you apply for a captain position. I think it would be more of a pay master and authoritarian position. I guess now you know how to run a ship.
I asked for this video, and you made it! Thank you, Karanvir. Very interesting for me as a former navigator (back in the old days of paper charts and LORAN).
Karan, another in a series of excellent videos, especially relevant for future sailors. Those interested in working on a ship can see what a responsible job it is. I believe your videos will one day be required study material. God bless you.
Curious about a couple of things Karan. I note you keep referring to THE GHOST WATCH. Is that the same as THE DOG WATCH my father and his Officer mates used to refer to?? Furthermore, Can you please tell me why Chinese authorities did not allow the crew of your ship to work on deck or on the dock. Is that the rule at every Chinese port? Just curious!
Hi Karan , I recently started watching your videos about Merchant Navy. . I like your videos so much as it gives lot of details about sailing. Quick question How Merchant Navy handles if they come across Modern day pirates 🏴☠️ close to Somalia coast.
I would think there would be a best route that would produce the best time with the best fuel burn. That has to be the boats highest expense fuel consumption. Safety then best price.
Yr u r making good videos … but when u came to know that your videos are been watched in academies.. u r only into providing knowledge……. We also want to see some fun entertainment………. ❤ baaki khich de kam shera … next video ch
Karanvir, I might have missed it but, have you done a video showing loading and unloading operations from the deck? How do they lock these containers down for the voyage? Love your videos and thanks for posting. Stay safe out there.
Dekhiye agr apka son yeh soch rha hai ki merchant Navy adventure job hai idhar udahr jaunga , money and other things consider things captain gali dega, galti ho gyi to phir to dya to gya.
Sir i have been watching all of your videos since last year. You are doing a great job by providing informative videos.I request you to make a detailed video on this particular topic.
Hi, Your explanation about your preparation work for route planning is really awesome. For any trainee, your videos will be much more sufficient than the books. Really a hard work gentleman. I have no idea about marine navigation. When I look into your videos, I was really happy to look into how engineering is really made the shipping industry safe and comfortable to a certain extent.(Nature the final decider). Hats off. Great work. Keep doing. All the best.
Sir, M currently persuing Chemical Engineering from AKTU Lucknow. I want to join merchant navy as an officer. Please reply sir.🙏🏻 About how to achieve the position after my graduation. (Age-20yrs)
