Outside their home port, they spent 49 days, over a distance of 9,000 nautical miles, and most importantly – in the set they passed student practices. On Wednesday morning, after a longer absence, the ORP school ship “Waterman” checked in in Gdynia with subjects of the Naval Academy on board.
– It was an amazing adventure, but it was good to come home – emphasizes the mat pchor. Eliza Mitula, 2nd year student of navigation and arms AMW. She spent the last fewer weeks almost exclusively on board. ORP Aquarius and – as she admits – she had something to do. For its subjects, the cruise active an astronavigation practice, which is usually carried out in confederate European waters. Reason? In the summer, there is excellent weather. The sky remains clear for most of the day, and the stars and planets are perfectly visible at night. And it's based on their strategy that the pods find the location and course of the ship. “This is an acclimat for all navigator,” explains the mat pchor. A myth. Of course, we have GPS on board the ship now, but... they won't replace everything. The war in Ukraine one more time showed that even the most modern devices can be disrupted, and if that happens, the navigator will be put on conventional instruments and basic skills," the student noted. Practices were not limited But to work with a sextant. – We kept watches on the bridge, as well as in the school navigation booth, where we had GPS surveillance, radar monitors, echoprobes or gyro compasses. We analysed their indications, we besides applied the position of the ship on our own maps – the mat pchor describes. A myth.
The attendants assisted the officers in individual work posts and performed the tasks they commissioned. These included observing the waters around the ship. At the same time, future officers attended lectures. Finally, they had to pass the practice exam before the committee. Mat pchor. The story in his group was the best. erstwhile asked about the most memorable moments during a two-month journey to the sea after reflection, he replies: "After this cruise I started looking at the sky differently. You usually look up to enjoy a beautiful view. Now I see signs, clues, hints. Interesting perspective...
Among the cases of the second year Mechanical and Electrical Department The highest notes in turn were won by mar. pchor. Adam Wiśniewski. We spent most of our time below deck. We watched the work of experienced crew members. We have besides had the chance to supervise the work of many ship's equipment: from power generators to main engines. We could contact the devices we learned about at lectures and aid with their service. We have gained quite a few applicable cognition – he emphasizes. On the way, of course, there were credits. “One of them was to describe the ship’s fuel system,” explains Mar. pchor. Wiśniewski. Finally, it's time for the final exam. The mechanics came along, like the navigators, they passed it together.
This year's astronomical practice began in mid-June. respective twelve military students and AMW lecturers set off on the cruise, in addition to the crew of the Aquarius. In this group, apart from Poles, ten Kuwaiti peoplewho are studying at the University of Gdynia and 4 future Ukrainian naval officers with the guardian. “From Gdynia we headed for the Straits of large Belt and Kattegat, we went to the North Sea, and further through the English, Atlantic and Gibraltar Canal to Spanish Ceuta,” says Mr. Rafał Prętnik, commander of the ORP “Waterman”. It took the crew 10 days to defeat this episode. At Ceuta, the ship spent 3 days. His board was visited at the time by the Polish Ambassador to Spain. “At the port, we were recreating readiness and replenishing supplies. Invaluable assistance was provided by kmdr Dorota Stachura, a defensive attaché at the embassy in Madrid – mentioned by kmdr por. Prętnik.
Then the ship walked the Mediterranean, visiting another 2 ports: Split, Croatia (where the crew one more time hosted on board the Polish ambassador) and Civitavecchia, Italy. “From there we had another long passage, this time to French Le Havre, which took us 9 days,” informs the commander of “the Aquarius”. – While we mostly had very good conditions on our journey to the Mediterranean, the weather gave us a bit of a blow on our way back. In the Bay of Biscay, the state of the sea oscillated between 4 and 5 degrees (in the ten-degree Douglas scale – ed.). Many of the sufferers felt it rather acutely, but mostly they managed to do all the tasks.
The cruise itself lasted 49 days. At that time, the ship had beaten nearly 9,000 nautical miles. Meanwhile, this morning the second of the naval school ships returned to the port in Gdynia – ORP ‘Iskra’. Over the last weeks on his board, the first year of AMW had sea practice. The sailboat besides took participation in The Tall Ships Races, and after their completion, he docked in Szczecin for respective days, where his deck was opened to visitors.
