@pegge49@TomSharpe134 Being on a ship that’s being deliberately run aground is a strange feeling . Did it on Sir Percivale on the beach at La Rochelle. Nearly got stuck there #fullasternnow
@TomSharpe134@pegge49 RFA and uk merchant deck officers probably do have better history of not breaking ships than RN drivers . Although there was an RFA PWO who was on Nottingham when she had her little bump. He vehemently denies any involvement and says he was off watch when it happened 🫣🫣
@TomSharpe134 Has an ex RN submariner who thought that after he’d left the mob , got his c of c , joined RFA. Let loose on a leaf boat . After drifting about in the goo , we were tasked so he upped revs like he was driving a frigate rather than a tired old leaf boat. Blew seven heads in one go
@TanDhesi Yet nothing for RFA seafarers, fundamental to keeping RN ships at sea. Key to assisting in the opening of the straights of Hormuz. Yet brushed aside as irrelevant.
@philchadwick64@nicholadrummond If that contractor offers better terms and conditions currently on offer to RFA seafarers, they’ll leave in droves . Flog off the tides to said contractor. RFA dies and HMG gets the service it requires at a greatly reduced price ? Said no one ever.
Cost of payrise v outsourcing
@TanDhesi Yet it has failed to address the problems of RFA terms and conditions. Ongoing for years now hence laying up of ships, selling of ships and many experienced seafarers biting with their feet.
@philchadwick64@nicholadrummond Nope , we’ll charter in two wave class we have just offloaded for peanuts and pay a contractor to operate because it makes perfect financial sense. Rather than paying employees enough to keep them will restrain their terms and conditions so badly they take their experience and go