24MAY2018

Location: Gulf of Mexico south of Pensacola, FL and pulling into Tampa, FL;

Events: During the 1^st watch I assisted the lead tankerman in servicing the barge’s starboard generator engine, draining the oil, replacing the fuel, oil, and air filters, and finally refilling the oil. After that we applied some sealant to the deck areas where we chipped sulfur past the paint to prevent it from rusting up, in a day or two we will put paint down on it. Lastly, I assisted the chief in replacing that bulkhead hatch plate we took off the other day. During the 2^nd watch we finished transiting into Tampa Bay and tying up at different Gulf Sulfur Terminal then usual to begin the discharge of sulfur. Plans were waylaid when the radiator on the barge’s port generator engine blew and dumped all its coolant, reducing us to only one pump to discharge with. We hooked up to the terminal and begin the discharge process and later I cleaned up the leaked coolant, though more was still dribbling out of the bottom of the ruined radiator.

Things learned about vessel/barge: How the barge generator engines are to be serviced, which filters to use where, etc.

Classroom information application(s): Engineering Familiarization

Supplemental Information: It’s good to be pulling into Tampa, but there’s some bad weather coming in behind us that may make docking and discharging less then enjoyable. We head Upriver after this, to a place called St. James, LA, which I’m pretty excited about honestly.

Rules of the Road Scenarios? Sailing Vessel Crossing a Channel after being in an Overtaking situation