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The post-95 female crew who rides the wind and waves
The days at sea are pleasant.
After boarding the "APL Scotland" ship of CMA CMA CGM, 22-year-old Ding Linna likes to lean on the deck and look into the distance. The deep blue water is flat like a mirror in the center of the earth, floating overhead as if on tiptoe Picked clouds.
Sometimes, groups of dolphins accompany the ship in the sea, the sound of the waves lapping and the roar of the machinery in the cabin interweaving.
On the working day, this post-95 girl who graduated from Wuhan Shipbuilding Vocational and Technical College majoring in marine engineering has to put on special work clothes, work shoes, gloves, rub earplugs into her ears, and enter the roaring and humid interior of the cabin.
Her job is to maintain and maintain the machinery on the ship.
In this behemoth moving forward in the deep sea, the main engine is the "heart" of the ship, pushing the hull forward; the auxiliary engine is the "organ" of the ship, helping the ship's machinery to operate normally.
A few months ago, Ding Linna and her colleagues had to deal with the submarine door filter, which is the "filter" of the ship, filtering the seawater entering the ship and preventing marine life from entering the hull by mistake.
It is nearly 1.5 meters long and about 1 meter wide.
She had to stand on tiptoe and use a machine to send compressed air through the seagate filter to finish cleaning.
She is the only female crew member on the ship who rides the wind and waves on the sea, and the size of the equipment on the ship generally far exceeds the figure of a female crew member.
More often, she has to deal with bunker oil all day long.
Once the ship is docked at the port, an average of about 3,000 cubic meters of heavy oil needs to be replenished at a time. She will check the operation of the oil separator, air compressor, and anti-pollution equipment, calculate the oil reservoir with the oil dipstick, and feed back the amount of refueling with the land to ensure the normal navigation of the ship. .
Safety is the most important aspect of work on board.
If you want to work in a closed engine room, you must prepare for oxygen measurement and explosion measurement before entering. One person is guarded at the door, and the other person enters the interior under the condition of ensuring ventilation. The two people have to talk every 5 minutes. She and her colleagues must have a fire extinguisher beside her to keep them insulated.
Missing Mars is a no-no for an ocean-going cargo ship.
Ding Linna has been on board for the second time since she first landed on the ship "APL Scotland" in July 2020 to participate in the engineering practice.
She knew that some of the pipes would emit steam enough to burn her hands; the noise in the cabin without earplugs would cause her ears to ache for three days.
In the eyes of the outside world, sailing is an adventurer's game, and sailing is a profession exclusively for men.
But she wanted to break this stereotype. In her freshman year, she joined the "Excellent Seaman Class" established by the school and Beijing Xinyusheng Ship Management Co., Ltd.
Standing on the ship, Ding Linna, who graduated for a year, got used to the sudden shaking of the ship while she was sleeping; she was used to the occasional failure to receive external signals when her mobile phone was sailing at sea;
She likes the days of riding the wind and waves at sea.
"Seafaring is not only a profession, but also a heavy responsibility." Ding Linna remembered that the International Maritime Organization said when describing the profession of seafarers: "Without the contribution of seafarers, half of the world's people will go hungry, and the other half will starve. will freeze."
Nowadays, in international trade, anti-epidemic materials, coal, crude oil, containers and other goods closely related to people's livelihood need to be transported by ships.
With more days at sea, Ding Linna has a better understanding of crew work. "This profession requires not only adventurous spirit, but also dedication."
Because once the ship leaves the port, the days of drifting at sea are calculated according to the month, away from family members and with the wind and waves.
Some crew members said that the ship is more and more like home, and home is more and more like a ship.
But Ding Linna was not afraid, and felt that sailing taught her to be "patient and able to endure loneliness", which enhanced her learning ability and broadened her horizons.
When she encounters troubles, she will open the door and go out to see the endless sea, and the troubles will be slowly blown away by the sea breeze.
The textbook knowledge learned in school, followed by the crew on the ship, turned theory into practical experience little by little.
She likes the simple days at sea.
No crowded subway commutes on land; no chores of renting and moving.
On the boat, from 10:00 to 10:30 in the morning is coffee time. She likes to sit in the control room with her colleagues and watch the sea.
At night, when the stars are shining, she will draw constellations in the sky with her fingers, and use the stars to determine her position; there are no short videos or variety shows, and colleagues will fish for fresh seafood on the iron plate. Cooking, blowing the sea breeze, "enjoy the state of semi-isolation from the world".
At the end of last year, the ship went to Singapore after a brief stop in Shanghai.
When the ship left the mooring, the signal of the mobile phone gradually weakened, and Ding Linna had to return to the sea again.
She said: I like the grandeur of "the long river and the sun set", and the grand scene of "the bright moon and the tide grow on the sea".
I like watching the endless waves and the cascading clouds floating idle under the blue sky.
How will you spend your days in the future?
"I don't want to live a life that sees the end at a glance. Sunshine always comes after wind and rain, and there are always more ups and downs and challenges in life. I will not regret it when I look back on it when I am old." Ding Linna said that her wish It was an internship and a full-time job and became a full-fledged female crew member.
Yang Jie, a trainee reporter from China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily Source: China Youth Daily