MSTD (20060203)
On the February 3, 2006 4 cadets, 4 CLT and a teacher officer went on board the RSS Endurance (plate no. 207) for a Sea Attachment along with the midshipmen. The naval officer in charge of us was CPT David Wong (Communication Officer of RSS Resolution [208]).
Throughout this trip we (the cadets and the officer) learnt a lot about the life at sea, how the RSN functions, and along with some history of the RSN and the ships. One of the facts was why the ship (RSS Endurance) was plated 207. The reason was simple; the previous LSTs (Landing Ship Tank), which are now decommissioned, were plated from number 201 to 206 so the plate number was continued on the present LSTs.
Due to some fault on the ship, our activities and movement were restricted. Some
activities we had throughout the trip were meals, P.T., some lessons on chart reading, position fixing, piping, Morse code and basic astro-navigation, an emergency life raft drill, and 180s (which was a 3mins sharing). There was also a close up (duty) planned for us on the 4th day into the trip (6/2/06).
The benefits we (the cadets) attained from this trip were overwhelming. It was not just an eye opener, it also exposed us to the living environment of life at sea of the naval personnel, as some of us witness the elevator of the LST, floodgate and the FLC (Fast Landing Craft) in action which to some of us might be a once in a lifetime experience.
Some personal comments from the cadets: "It was a nice experience even though the first 2 days were spent in Singapore waters due to the fault in the engine. There wasn't much activity because priority was given to the midshipmen. However, the close overshadows the negative points."
Another comment was, "It was a great experience, as some of us witness the naval personnel splicing a rope many times thicker and longer then what we are splicing in NCC. Now NCC seems like a starter point to a naval career."
In conclusion, we strongly encourage cadets (especially females and Muslims) to attend the attachment and activities if possible to be planned for the future batch of cadets going for the attachment instead of a task book as cadets can experience first hand.
***Above is based on CLT Teo Wei Qiang report***
Photos to come soon!
Cheers!
Throughout this trip we (the cadets and the officer) learnt a lot about the life at sea, how the RSN functions, and along with some history of the RSN and the ships. One of the facts was why the ship (RSS Endurance) was plated 207. The reason was simple; the previous LSTs (Landing Ship Tank), which are now decommissioned, were plated from number 201 to 206 so the plate number was continued on the present LSTs.
Due to some fault on the ship, our activities and movement were restricted. Some
activities we had throughout the trip were meals, P.T., some lessons on chart reading, position fixing, piping, Morse code and basic astro-navigation, an emergency life raft drill, and 180s (which was a 3mins sharing). There was also a close up (duty) planned for us on the 4th day into the trip (6/2/06).
The benefits we (the cadets) attained from this trip were overwhelming. It was not just an eye opener, it also exposed us to the living environment of life at sea of the naval personnel, as some of us witness the elevator of the LST, floodgate and the FLC (Fast Landing Craft) in action which to some of us might be a once in a lifetime experience.
Some personal comments from the cadets: "It was a nice experience even though the first 2 days were spent in Singapore waters due to the fault in the engine. There wasn't much activity because priority was given to the midshipmen. However, the close overshadows the negative points."
Another comment was, "It was a great experience, as some of us witness the naval personnel splicing a rope many times thicker and longer then what we are splicing in NCC. Now NCC seems like a starter point to a naval career."
In conclusion, we strongly encourage cadets (especially females and Muslims) to attend the attachment and activities if possible to be planned for the future batch of cadets going for the attachment instead of a task book as cadets can experience first hand.
***Above is based on CLT Teo Wei Qiang report***
Photos to come soon!
Cheers!
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