the dangers of walking down the street...

Howdy, mate... eek, I'm getting my accents mixed up...

Anyway quick note to say hello and I'm off to Day 3 of STCW. Yesterday we learned all about personal survival - what to do if the boat catches on fire, what to do if you fall overboard, etc. It was a bit scary to think that some of this COULD actually happen, but since I know about it, I feel a bit more confident in how to care for myself.

Tonight we are to be going to the pool for the practical portion of our learning... we are going to be donning life vests, jumping from the 15 ft platform with vests on, swimming in immersion suits, climbing aboard the liferaft, and some other things... should be interesting.