Can you guess what it is yet?

So here are the answers to my previous blog!
The first is a pair of binoculars! Very useful bit of kit for a navigator, help see those dangers for miles!!
Second is a SART (Search And Rescue Transponder). It shows up as a series of dots on a radar screen if any ship nearby once it is activated. Used for emergencies it is triggered by the radar of other ships to help locate a distressed ship/lifeboat/life raft.
Lastly was the ships wheel. Yes it really is that small, no more big wooden wheels! Used to steer the ship when in hand steering.

Hope you enjoyed the quiz!! Perhaps I'll do another one in a week or so.

Been a busy few days work wise. We docked yesterday at A&PTees repair yard for a scheduled repair stop. Within minutes of tying up the ship is swarming with people from ashore, all here to do jobs onboard. As the Chief Officer(mate) you find yourself stretched in different directions. One person will want to be shown where something is, another wants to ask a question and so it goes on plus as the Ship Safety Officer you find yourself writing permits. Today I've been measuring steel thicknesses of various bits around the ship, climbing up into pipes etc. What fun!

SART

Steering Wheel

binoculars