Q：

From your experience, we can clearly understand that it will take our graduates many years to becone a captain because they have to first serve as deck officers and continue to gain experience…

是的。您的經(jīng)驗(yàn)告訴我們年輕的畢業(yè)生要經(jīng)歷多年才能夠晉升到船長(zhǎng)這一職位,因?yàn)樗麄儽仨氁葟募装宀扛呒?jí)船員做起,并且要持續(xù)工作獲得經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

A：

You start with the lower rank, the first you need is to get experience or to learn through being a cadet. And then you start being a third officer, a second officer and then Chief officer. But it also depends on what type of ship you choose to sail. In some vessels, the advancement is faster. In container vessels, if you want to sail the big ships, like this ship, it will take time before you reach a position as a master, because it is a huge responsibility.

是的，你要首先從從較低的級(jí)別開始，首先你需要獲得經(jīng)驗(yàn)，通過(guò)做見習(xí)員來(lái)進(jìn)行學(xué)習(xí)，然后你能當(dāng)上三副，二副，接著是大副。但這也取決于你選擇哪種類型的船上工作。有些船舶的晉升速度更快，但在集裝箱船上如果你想駕駛大船，就像這艘船一樣在你擔(dān)任船長(zhǎng)之前需要更多時(shí)間。因?yàn)檫@是一個(gè)巨大的責(zé)任。

Q：

Ok. Today, many of our students have a strong passion for seafaring and some of them have a dream of becoming a captain. So can you simply tell us what role you are playing on the ship every day?

好的，現(xiàn)在，我們很多學(xué)生懷揣航海熱情并且有著一個(gè)最終成為船長(zhǎng)的夢(mèng)想，那么您能給我們講一講你在船上都扮演著哪些角色嗎？

A：

My role on the ship, let’s say it form the legal point of view, to begin with, I am no longer a sailor, even though I sail on the ship and continue sailing as I always have done before, I am no longer, by law, a sailor. I am the company’s representative on board, that means, my job is to represent the company to the world around me and to the crew. And I am overseeing the work that happens on board in all aspects, that goes for safe navigation, it goes for human relationship, that means, I go and talk to the crew on board, make sure that they feel well, and if there should be something discomfort or any kind, I will take care of it for them. I also make sure that we live up to all national and international laws and regulations, including the company’s procedures.

我在船上的角色，首先從法律角度出發(fā)，首先，我不再是一名水手雖然我在船上航行，雖然我會(huì)像以前一樣一直航行在海上。從法律上講，我不在是一名水手，我是公司在船上的代表，這意味著，我的工作是代表公司，不管是面向我周圍的世界還是向船員。我監(jiān)督船上所有方面的工作，包括安全航行，和人際關(guān)系，也就是說(shuō)，我去和船上的船員交談，確保他們感覺(jué)舒服，如果他們有任何不舒服，我要去幫他們解決這些問(wèn)題。我還確保我們遵守所有國(guó)家和國(guó)際的法律和法規(guī)，包括公司的程序。

Q：

Can you give our students more details about your specific responsibilities on the ship, for example, like the navigation and like the human resource and so on?

您還能具體講解一下作為船長(zhǎng)你在船上的職責(zé)嗎?例如航行方面的職責(zé)和人事管理上的職責(zé)？

A：

As a captain, I am on a 24-hour stand-by. That means, all crew members can call on me every time they want, at any time of the day. If it has to do with navigation, if there is heavy traffic on the sea where we are sailing, I will be called on the bridge to make the navigational decision that has to be made. In some areas, we are not the only ship within our visibility range, that can be several hundred ships, and it is quite difficult for an officer to oversee when you do not have a huge experience, background to deal with the situation. Otherwise, when it comes to my responsibility, you have to consider that I am sailing the entire world and I have to fulfill the requirement, the law for each country I call, including my own country, which I am not in, including the company’s rules and regulations and procedures. So, my work area is quite large, it is not just the ship, it is the entire work.

作為一名船長(zhǎng)，我24小時(shí)待命。這意味著，所有的船員可以呼叫我，在他們需要我的任何時(shí)間。 如果它與航行有關(guān)，如果我們航行的區(qū)域船舶密集，我會(huì)被呼叫到駕駛臺(tái)做有關(guān)航行的決定。在某些區(qū)域，我們并不是能見度范圍內(nèi)唯一的船只，可能同時(shí)有幾百艘船只，這對(duì)于一個(gè)普通高級(jí)船員很難，他們沒(méi)有足夠的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和背景來(lái)處理這個(gè)情況。其他的時(shí)候，當(dāng)涉及到我的責(zé)任時(shí)，你必須考慮到我在全球航行。因此必須履行我所?？康拿總€(gè)國(guó)家的要求和法律包括我的祖國(guó)，雖然我不在自己的國(guó)家，包括公司的規(guī)則、規(guī)章和程序。所以，我的工作范圍很大，它不僅僅和船有關(guān)，而是整個(gè)航行的工作。

Q：

Then how do you manage your crew members especially?

那么您又是如何管理您的船員的呢？

A：

Managing my crew members, I have with me officers, and especially my chief officer, who assists me a lot in that aspect. Because he works with them face to face on a daily basis, where I then mostly see people when they are on their work place or if we go for dinner, lunch together. But still, you try to have a conversation more or less with everyone on board. Because the ship can sail without its captain, but the captain cannot sail the ship without its crew. So, you have to have a human relationship with your crews as well all the time and understand their wellbeing and their work being done. That’s also being said, I have to know every job aspect they have.

管理我的船員，我有高級(jí)船員特別是我的大副，他這方面能夠協(xié)助我。大副每天和其他船員生活在一起。我大部分是在工作時(shí)間或吃晚飯、中飯的時(shí)間見到其他的船員。雖然如此，你還是應(yīng)該試著和船上的每個(gè)人或多或少地交談，因?yàn)闆](méi)有船員沒(méi)有船長(zhǎng)依然可以駕駛船舶，但是船長(zhǎng)沒(méi)有了船員就無(wú)法使船舶航行。因此，你必須一直和你的團(tuán)隊(duì)搞好關(guān)系，了解他們的感受和他們的工作。這也就是說(shuō)，我必須了解他們的每一項(xiàng)工作。

Q：

Just now you have said that you are the representative of the whole company, so can you tell us something more about how you keep this external contact?

剛才您提到過(guò)您是整個(gè)公司的代表，那您能說(shuō)一說(shuō)您是如何與外界保持聯(lián)絡(luò)的嗎？

A：

We have, of course, access to communication that goes all of the ship. We have all the equipment which is located in our radio station, we have internet access as well, we are sending mails to our local agencies in the various ports we are calling and the advices that if there is any change in rules or regulations and I, then, make sure we fulfill those. Also, my company tells me if there is any change in rules or regulations in Denmark, and everything is coming in by mail. I might be handling, on a quiet day, 20 or 30 mails a day, on a busier day, we could have 150 to 200 mails a day that needs to be handled and it all goes to my mailbox and put me to handle.

當(dāng)然，我們可以和所有船只進(jìn)行交流，我們有各種設(shè)備，這些設(shè)備位于我們的廣播站，我們也有互聯(lián)網(wǎng)接入，我們向當(dāng)?shù)貦C(jī)構(gòu)發(fā)送郵件，所?？康母鞲劭诎l(fā)送郵件，我們要了解規(guī)則或規(guī)章制度是否有變化，如果有的話，我要確保我們遵守這些變化。此外，我的公司也告訴我丹麥的法律法規(guī)是否發(fā)生了變化，這一切都是通過(guò)郵件了解的。我一天能夠處理少的時(shí)候20或30封郵件。如果是繁忙的一天，我們會(huì)有150到200封郵件需要處理，這些郵件都寄到我的郵箱，并且需要我來(lái)處理。

Q：

So finally, Captain. Can you simply say something to our students if they want to be a captain in the future, what qualities they should possess?

最后，船長(zhǎng)，您能簡(jiǎn)要的跟我們的學(xué)生說(shuō)一說(shuō)如果他們未來(lái)想成為船長(zhǎng)，他們應(yīng)該具備哪些素質(zhì)嗎？

A：

(To) a personal, a maritime student who is today sailing, and wants to go the sea and aims for being captain, I would say one of the biggest quality is to be open-minded. You have to go on board and say, I am new to this, and I need to learn. The captain would make sure that I learn, and so will the chief officer. But I also have to question the chief officer and the captain because they are not always right. The new students that come on to the ship, they have the newest theoretical education and they might have a knowledge we on board have not been aware of, so they can also share when they come to us. And otherwise, I would say, enjoy your stay on board and do not aim, do not put everything on becoming a captain. Aim for being good at your position and your position as captain will show up one day.

對(duì)一個(gè)目前正在航行，或是想成為船長(zhǎng)的學(xué)生，我會(huì)告訴他最重要的品質(zhì)是要虛心。你必須上船并且告訴別人，我是新來(lái)的，我需要學(xué)習(xí)。船長(zhǎng)會(huì)保證我的學(xué)習(xí)，大副也一樣。但同時(shí)這個(gè)學(xué)生也要學(xué)會(huì)向大副和船長(zhǎng)提問(wèn)，因?yàn)樗麄儾⒉豢偸钦_的來(lái)到船上的新學(xué)生，他們接受了最新的理論教育，他們可能有我們這些船員所沒(méi)有的知識(shí)，所以他們也可以與我們分享

此外，我還會(huì)說(shuō)，你要享受你在船上的時(shí)光，不要太有目的性，不要把全部心思都放在成為船長(zhǎng)上你應(yīng)該以做好自己的本職工作為目標(biāo)，這樣的話早晚有一天你會(huì)當(dāng)上船長(zhǎng)。