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I would suggest he has a word with his department coordinator once he gets onboard, and if he can be spared see the waterfront manning officer and see if he can get loaned to another ship to allow him to complete his task books.

If you don't mind me asking, is your son an M.E ?

So I gather your task book can only be - or elements of - completed at sea?

Will this lad not loose promotion seniority compared to someone that comes out of training and strait on a sea draft?

No, not if the cause was pusser.

My first ship was in refit when I joined her. Along with pretty much the entire ships company at the same time.

I got loan drafted to other vessels for short periods until it came out of refit.

The only reason I ask if he is an M.E is because that (refit) is probably the best time to join a ship for an M.E. You will know the ship like the back of your hand when you come out, having learned it with no pressure on you.

I joined my first ship in refit. I remember draining down about it at the time! Remind him he will do plenty of time on the green wavy stuff over the next few years, so make the most of it. That is f course, in the unlikely event that he does not get loaned to another ship anyway.

He is an ETWE.