We finished up the professional training section of cruise and tomorrow we move onto the practical training session. During professional the past week we learned how to determine compass/gyro error using azimuths of the sun...a really complicated process yet cool to figure out in the end. We also learned how to plot targets on the radar and determine a course change based on the true course and speed of our ship and the other target, again a lot of work to get the angles and math right but more fun in the end. We also completed the 38 rules of the road and took a 30 question test on which I got a 97%. We are all getting more and more excited and the mood is starting to lift a little in anticipation of home in 9 days. We had a great barbeque two nights ago and everyone on board is looking forward to the Sinbad championships, which is a bunch of games that are put together and each division competes for the Sinbad title.
Fair Winds,
CDT Jonathan Anderson
Squad Leader, Division 6 MT
Corps of Cadets
California Maritime Academy
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