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June 10, 2002
Vessel Data
Status: Enroute to Lanai, Hawaii from Suva, Fiji
Latitude: 05-01.0’S
Longitude: 166-56.9’W
Total Distance: 3071.4 miles
Gone: 1060.1 miles
24 Hr. Dist.: 330.2 miles
To Go: 1653.9 miles
Current Speed: 13.6 kts.
Engine Setting: 90RPM’s, Two engines
Weather:
Air Temperature: 80°F
Humidity: 90%
Wind: E’ly
Knots: 10 kts
Clouds: Cumulus
Sea Temperature: 85°F
Water Depth: 3250 ft.
Sunrise: 0618
Sunset: 1807
Aboard the TSGB
Day 51
Daily Log:
This year, CSU Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has brought 95 students and four faculty members to participate in CMA’s Visiting Student Program
. This program offers an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students to
experience international travel and participation as a ship’s crewmember while taking a full semester load of academic courses.
Their four faculty members offer courses in:
Solar System Astronomy Star and Galaxy Astronomy
Physical Oceanography Wildlife Conservation Biology
Genetics Ecology Evolution Global Agricultural Marketing
Ethnic Literature Literature of the South Pacific
The students from CalPoly spend time in traditional classroom settings, but also spend time in our small biology lab where they sample seawater and the biggest
living laboratory we can provide – the countries we visit. Many of the visiting students take academic field trips while we are in port
In addition to their own academic programs, the visiting students take a CMA course in Introduction to Maritime Operations. They are presented fifteen lectures covering a wide variety of maritime subjects by CMA faculty.
They also spend time observing deck watches on the Bridge where they can practice steering as well as donning earphone radios while observing engine room watches. As
a laboratory part of this class, they spend time with the Bosun tying knots and making splices, the Second Mate observing the sun and stars with a sextant, the Chief Mate
who takes them into one of the ship’s large ballast tanks to learn, not only about the ship’s structure, but also about potential biological problems with unintentional carriage of
invasive marine
 species throughout the world’s ports by s hi p ’s b al la st s y
st e m s.
As we head north, the winds and rain that we had experienced leaving Fiji have given way to beautiful tropical weather with smooth seas, light breezes and cumulus filled skies.
Captain
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