Ahoy!

Following our departure from Guam on June 8th, TS Golden Bear commenced Underway Training (UWT) - an annual tradition that takes place during the second half of Sea Term.

We decided to get UWT finished a bit earlier this year. We had an opportunity to complete this between our Guam and Saipan port visits and we determined that Guam was the perfect place due to weather and other factors.

While the 1C Cadets cycled through their Underway Training rotations - primarily rubber docking and Fast Rescue Boat (FRB) certification, others continued to complete daywork projects and classroom rotations, and stand watch.

daywork

The weather was hot and sunny, perfect conditions for painting!

daywork

daywork

classroom

Engineers stayed busy with classroom projects like dismantling a purifier, pictured above.

daywork

1C Engineers and Deckies collaborate to successfully dock the ship at the rubber buoy. This is a fun opportunity for cadets to test their skill.

UWT

UWT

For those who are curious about our route for UWT, this is our recorded track as shown on the ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System).

UWT

One of the more fun aspects of Underway Training is the FRB certification process. 1C Deckies get to take the FRB out with an instructor to demonstrate their knowledge and get continued hands-on practice with operating the boat.

UWT

UWT

Fair winds and following seas...

~Madalyn Reynolds, Assistant Purser & Jessica Fowler, Purser

Check back often and follow the voyage with our blog series that gives the latest news from Summer Sea Term! TSGB will travel to San Diego, CA, Kauai, HI, Guam, Saipan, NMI, and Seattle, WA prior to returning to Vallejo on July 6th.

Stay tuned for updates to the Follow the Voyage blog.

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