Series 2/Volume 1, 2016 | MCI(P) 105/12/2015

2 CONTENTS

EXCLUSIVE NEWS03 11,800 TEUs Keel Laying and

Steel Cutting Ceremony

INTERVIEW04 I am Sailing Towards a New

Horizon

GREEN ENVIRONMENT06 PIL Commitment Towards

Environment Protection08 Efficiency and Transparency-

The New Era of Bunkering

SECURITY AND SAFETY10 Poor ECDIS Use Led to

Grounding

SOCIAL11 MPD Staff Shipboard

Familirisation Visit – Kota Cahaya

12 Season’s Greetings Onboard Kota Lumayan and Kota Wajar

STORY & EXPERIENCE13 Journey of Commanding New

Vessel

PIL NEWS IN A MINUTE14 PIL Fleet Officers’ Conference

@ Manila, Philippines – December 201

EDITORIAL TEAM: Capt. R.S.Minhas ❙

Capt. Nanda Kyaw Min ❙ Ms Bonnie Chin Bao Yi ❙

PEOPLE15 Moving Up The Ranks in the

2nd Half of Year 2015

LIFESTYLE & RECREATION16 PIL Karaoke Competition 201517 PIL Seafarers’ Corner18 Top 20 Common Awesome

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ADDRESS: Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd 140 Cecil Street #03-00, PIL Building, Singapore 069540

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3EXCLUSIVE NEWS

PIL is all gear up for the upcoming new delivery of 11,800 TEUs container vessels in the year of 2017 and 2018. PIL Managing Director, Mr S.S Teo attended the keel laying and steel cutting ceremony in Nov 2015 at Jiangsu Province, China. He also addressed the importance of these

11,800 TEUs KEEL LAYING AND STEEL CUTTING CEREMONY

new builds to PIL where it boosts PIL trade business worldwide. A total of twelve new 11,800 TEUs are expected to be delivered throughout the year of 2017 and the second half of 2018. To add on, one 2,000 TEUs container vessel expected to be delivered later this year. With all

these new container vessels adding to the current fleet, PIL will grow rapidly towards achieving stability with strong focus on operational efficiency, safety, environmental and commitment to crew comfort and welfare.

4 INTERVIEW

Q: Tell me more about yourself?A: I am 24 years old this year. I have 2 siblings and

both working. Previously I was working as a Bartender for nearly 2 years and did not like the job and have never thought of what I really want to be. Since young, my mother have exposed me to manly job and I always like heavy duty job and never see myself in the office working in front of the computer.

Q: How did you came across TNTA Scholarship Scheme?

A: One day my mother was browsing through newspaper and one advertisement caught her eyes which was the advertisement on promoting Maritime Career through e2i*.

Q: How did you then develop interest in sailing?A: It was the questions that I raised to a Captain at the

career fair that can a female work onboard. I saw it as a great opportunity to learn and sail onboard a big commercial vessel, especially when I also get to see the other part of the world while sailing. I was also attracted by the indefinite possibilities that sailing can offer to my current and future career advancement.

“I AM SAILING TOWARDS A NEW HORIZON”

TNTA cadet Nurfaezah breaking the norm and became one of PIL female cadet willing to sail her will out and give her best! Read her interview to find out more.

* As the leading organization e2i (Employment and Employability Institute) helps to create solutions for better employment and employability, better jobs and better lives for workers. e2i has teamed up together with TNTA offering training programme to anybody interested in the Maritime industry. The programme is funded and supported by the Workforce Development Agency (WDA), Singapore Maritime Officers’ Union (SMOU), Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) and shipping companies.

TNTA cadet Nurfaezah breaking the norm and became one of PIL female cadet willing to sail her will out and give her best! Read her interview to find out more.

5INTERVIEW

Q: Were your parents objective about your career path?

A: Definitely not! Both of them saw it as a great opportunity for me to be exposed to Maritime industry as I can learn more about the sea-going aspects which not many people get the chance of doing it.

Q: Tell me more about life onboard container vessel?

A: It was awesome! It was about people, process and learning experiences. Throughout the period onboard my first vessel, I met, interacted and learn from many amazing senior seafarers and keeping myself busy during my duty time to learn as much as I can. Through this, it gave me a glimpse and better understanding of various job scopes onboard a commercial ship and the processes to keep the ship running in the day-to-day operation.

Q: As the only female cadet onboard,

what are the advantages and disadvantages you faced?

A: As the only female cadet onboard, it was a very refreshing experience working in an “all man’ environment that is very different from working

in an office. I enjoyed the cross-cultural experiences working with seafarers from all over the world and it has been a real eye-opener. My seniors were cautious when asking me to carry certain heavy stuff and even refuse me to go into cargo hold for cleaning. But I insisted of doing it as my whole purpose of working onboard is to be exposed to these manly jobs that I myself enjoyed.

Q: Whom do you personally look up upon while sailing onboard? In your opinion, are every seafarers onboard equally important?

A: Every seafarer onboard plays an important role in the day-to-day ship operation. The great mentors I had made throughout my sailing days were my motivation to work hard to move on to the next phase.

Q: What are some great values you learned onboard? And what have these values taught you?

A: I think that getting out of my comfort zone in the hope of getting to know people and by improving my skills and personal character changed me to a better person. I believe this is way more precious

than all the knowledge I have gained so far.

Q: Would you consider a career in the maritime industry and where do you see yourself 10 years down the road?

A: Yes definitely. Since I was exposed to the maritime industry now, I have never looked back. I have found my interest and passion within the maritime industry in sailing and I predict that I will never regret my choice. 10 years down the road, I want to be PIL first female Captain. I want to see myself commanding a huge container vessel and I believe with my determination, I am able to work towards my dream.

Q: What inspired you to work hard towards your goals?

A: The people, the work and the environment. It showed me how globalized the maritime industry is and the importance of being out at sea sailing our country flag vessel which gave me a sense of belonging and pride.

6 GREEN ENVIRONMENT

An unmistakable trend had arisen over the years where companies are engaging in more green initiatives and profits are increasingly weighted in favour of innovation and green practice initiatives.

Greener and more efficient is the watchword for the new technologies and products that play a major part in environment protection. Ship owners will recognise that being green will also be a source for long-term profitability.

In fact, environmental technologies mostly give benefits for the climate, environment and energy efficiency with improved economics of ships operating all year round.

Eco savings on ships is a continuous process and incorporates different measures in ensuring that energy is conserve to achieve positive benefit for the environment and people.

With the main concern of excessive Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions causing disastrous consequences to agriculture, reduction of ozone layer, weather, ecosystem and increase in

PIL COMMITMENT TOWARDS ENVIRONMENT PROTECTIONsea water level. These effects of CO2 could be extremely far reaching and causing major problems now and to the future generations.

There is also a growing pressure to conserve energy and PIL implemented measures by focusing on a number of areas:

• Ship Design &Modification inService (Vessel Routing)✓ Introduction of new and bigger

ships, designed to the new IMO Energy Efficiency Design Index

✓ Maximising the carriage of cargo between ports

✓ Reducing the sailing time between ports by choosing the shortest route and complying with weather routing

• Propulsion✓ Additional improvements to hull

by modifying the bulbows bow✓ By using self polishing paints✓ Sil icon coating on propeller

aiding in further reduction in fuel consumption

• MachineryandPowerGeneration✓ Installing new fuel efficient

engines on new builds✓ Changing over to a higher CST

fuel (depending on the ME adaptability)

✓ Reducing fuel consumption by slow steaming, minimizing ballast and using trim optimization tolls on the loading computer (integrated monitoring system)

In order for the shipping industry to contribute to the lowering of greenhouse gases, IMO has set up a target for shipping companies to reduce the CO2 emission by 20% per ton per nM by the year of 2020.

An example is shown in the table below indicating a close to 35% reduction of CO2 emission between full speed steaming and at slow steaming for PIL ‘C’ and ‘L’ class vessels based on a 1000nM voyage at 11MT/TEU.

By steaming at a slower speed, the emission of CO2 is reduced considerably and most of PIL schedules have been revamped by the addition of 1 or more vessels to facilitate this.

PIL will continue to aim to achieve excellence in green shipping services to protect the environment by continuously seeking to improve and invest in better and new technologies.

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION

SLOW STEAMING FULL SPEED

CLASS VESSELS TEU CAPACITY grams/tonne grams/tonne

CA Cabar,Cahaya,Cantik&Carum 6600 5.434 19.276

LLagu, Lahir, Laju, Lambai, Lambang, Langsar, Laris, Latif, Lawa, Layang, Layar, Lazim, Lukis, Lumayan&Lumba

4250 6.059 18.049

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The highly volatile bunker prices have put mounting pressures on liner ship-owners to take effective bunker risk management as it could account for 40% of a liner company’s total operating costs. Mass Flow Meter (MFM) technology was widely discussed in the bunkering world today. This novel technology has gained acceptance in the bunker fuel measurement industry for its ability to make bunker deliveries more accurate, transparent and efficient. MFM technology is known for its ability to measure bunker mass directly as compare to the conventional tank gauging method of measuring the volume of bunkers in a tank. The table below provides a detailed comparison between conventional method and MFM system:

EFFICIENCY AND TRANSPARENCY – THE NEW ERA OF BUNKERING

Usages of MFM have help to automate bunker delivery process where digital delivery data are logged and transmitted to the cargo control room in real-time. A delivery graph will be generated if any abnormalities are found.

From operational perspective, the elimination of “Cappuccino Effect” during bunkering are minimised especially when the vessel is on a high trim position. Traditionally, the mass of bunker delivered is derived by measuring the height of bunkers inside the tank multiple by the bunker density. This conventional method created potential problems accuracy is mostly affected.

S t u d i e s h a v e s h o w n t h a t t h e conventional method result in a margin of error of more than 1%, whereas the adoption of MFM brings down the margin of error to +/- 0.5% and this reduction of bunker delivery

Conventional Method Mass Flow Meter (MFM)

Measurable • Differencesinthedepthoffuel inside tank

• Direct measurement ofmass

Method • Measurementofvolumeoffuel is derive by measuring the depth with a measuring tape. Mass of the fuel i s t h e n c a l c u l a t e d b y multiplying its density

• By recording thevibrationfrequency of fuel flowing through the meter and derive the mass supplied at different intervals

Efficiency • Bunkering speeddependson both the barge supplying speed as well as vessel receiving speed

• Save 1.5 to 3 hours ofdelivery bunker time

Factors affecting accuracy

• 1.Temperature - affect fuel density

• 2.Human error – affect a c c u r a c y i n h e i g h t measurement

• 3.Movement of vessel - Causes splashing of fuel thus increasing the height measured

• 4.Cappuccino bunkering – Entrained air causes the fuel to “foam” and increase height measured

• Breakdownofmass flowm e t e r w i l l a f f e c t t h e measuring process and possibly affecting to delay ship’s departure

Results • O b t a i n b y m a n u a lcalculation

• Results are generatedondelivery ticket

Transparency • Possibilityof frauddue toextensive human operation involved

• Deliveryisintheformofachart so as to keep track of all changes during bunker supply

• Device is sealed securelyto prevent any human interference to the reading

Cost • Low ins ta l l a t ion andoperating cost

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• ApprovedbyMPA • Approved by MPA withincentives

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errors could translate into substantial savings on bunker expenses. MFM also increases the efficiency of bunker delivery as it offer time savings of up to 3 hours as compared to the conventional sounding method.

As the world top bunkering port, Singapore is making a leap forward to making the use of MFM mandatory in 2017. PIL has reacted to embrace this new technology by looking at the benefits of using MFM in bunkering of PIL vessels.

In July 2012, ExxonMobil made the first delivery of Bunker to M.V Kota Layang by using an MPA approved MFM system. Later that year, PIL established a subsidiary company, Pacific Bunkering Services (PBS) to supply bunkers to PIL owned vessels by using a bunker barge name “Demure”. “Demure” is the second vessel in Singapore to be installed with MPA approved MFM system for bunker delivery. In 2015, “Demure”

has successfully supplied a total of 400,000 metric ton (MT) of bunker to all PIL vessels constituting 80% of the total amount of bunkers received by PIL vessels in Singapore.

With 7 to 8 vessels calling Singapore on a daily basis, the aggregate reduction in bunker delivery time enable for a quicker turnaround time for our vessels in port which in turn reduces

vessels port stay to maintain timely vessel schedule. By pioneering MFM initiative, PIL have gained precious time for its bunker operations team to learn and get familiarised with the technology for the day-to-day bunker operations. PIL is all gear towards and ready to welcome the new era of bunkering when MFM becomes mandatory on 01 January 2017.

10 SECURITY AND SAFETY

What happened?

A tanker was crossing a heavily used waterway under VTS control, using autopilot control. The Third Officer, who had been given the role of navigator, took over as OOW and was joined by a Deck Cadet assigned lookout duties. Prior to his arrival on the bridge, the tanker's intended route across the waterway had been prepared using the ship's ECDIS. The new OOW positioned himself where he could see both the ECDIS and the radar displays, yet he failed to check the passage plan properly for navigational hazards using the ECDIS 'check route' function. Nor did he check the intended track relative to any dangers to navigation that would be encountered on his watch, or have the route verified by the Master.

POOR ECDIS USE LED TO GROUNDINGIn this volume, we take a look at maritime incident reports and the lessons that can be learned.

The intended route contained errors, including having the vessel pass directly over an area of water with less depth than the draught of the vessel.

Why did it happen?

The OOW failed to check the planned route on ECDIS when he came on duty, which could be considered a direct consequence of underdeveloped professional training in this area. Likewise, the errors in the input route were caused by inadequate training in the use of ECDIS and passage planning. Finally, the Deck Cadet failed to alert the OOW to the flashing lights he saw, which could have given him more warning and time to react ahead of the grounding.

Reprinted with permission from The Nautical Institute, The Navigator, June 2015, Issue no. 09

JRC ECDIS installed onboard Kota Cantik.

The issues

➢ Lack of supervision or guidance in the Third Officer's use and checking of ECDIS

➢ Lack of suitable training in the use and checking of ECDIS for the Master and deck officers onboard

➢ Lack of situational awareness shown by the Third Officer and Deck Cadet

What changes have been made?

➢ A strong case has been put forward to develop and provide tools for auditors and inspectors to check the use and performance of ECDIS

➢ F u r t h e r t r a i n i n g h a s b e e n recommended for the tanker's o f f i c e r s i n t h e s e a r e a s o f professional development

11SOCIAL

MPD STAFF SHIPBOARD FAMILIRISATION VISIT – KOTA CAHAYA

MPD Staff had a great opportunity to visit Kota Cahaya on 03 November 2015 led by Captain Nanda. This visit served as a shipboard familirisation for staff who have never been onboard commercial vessels. It was an eye opener trip where valuable knowledge was gained. Special thanks to Captain Kapoor and all the seafarers of Kota Cahaya for their time and warm hostility to make this trip a successful and meaningful visit.

12 SOCIAL

SMOU General Secretary Ms Mary Liew and Union representatives boarded M.V. Kota Lumayan and Kota Wajar in the month of December 2015. Master and Chief officer of both vessels personally ensured that necessary arrangements were done.

The main purpose of the visit was to address issues that seafarers faced onboard and most importantly the withdrawal of SPF was explained clearly to them. Union representatives also took the opportunity to remind the seafarers of their Seafarers’ Provident Fund claim entitlements. SMOU visit was important to the seafarers as it is to ensure that proper living conditions and welfare are well taken care off.

Ms Mary Liew presented a gift baskets consisting of SMOU power banks, health magazine and other goodies were presented to Master. This visit sums up the support that SMOU rendered and also wishing every seafarer onboard Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2016 ahead.

SEASON’S GREETINGS ONBOARD KOTA LUMAYAN AND KOTA WAJAR

13STORY&EXPERIENCE

Captain Jayantha Aluwihare, an experience master was designated to take up the role of commanding Kota Sejarah on her maiden voyage from the shipyard. He share his experience as he sailed her out to the sea for the very first time.

My journey started in Singapore, where I was greeted by other 3 senior officers and an electrician. We visited PIL Singapore office for initial briefing prior to delivery of Kota Sejarah at China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) Dalian, China.

We reached Dalian in the morning and on the same day we visited PIL yard office. Following on was a comprehensive main engine training that was arranged for engineers in Shanghai for 3 days.

Five members of ship personnel together with PIL Technical team and two Lloyds Surveyors boarded Kota Sejarah for her sea trial. All utilities were ready and initial briefing was conducted including DSIC safety procedure.

JOURNEY OF COMMANDING NEW VESSEL

I then commanded her maiden voyage from the shipyard for all operational t e s t s f o r b r i d g e n a v i g a t i o n a l equipment including compass error, crash, reversing test with calculation of advance and transfer distance in light condition in various speed. Engine room equipment operational test were also carried out all round the clock to prevent stoppage and black

out of engine. 5 exciting days of sea trial provided excellent opportunity for officers and engineers to familiarise with the shipboard equipment.

Next batch of officers and ratings arrived right after sea trial. In the extreme cold climate, they went onboard to familiarise themselves with the vessel. I took the opportunity to prepare for ISM, ISPS and MLC interim audit that was successfully completed before proceeding out on her maiden voyage.

She commenced her maiden voyage to Port of Dalian for her first loading and it completed smoothly. During the passage of Chinese ports, I myself together with the other officers and engineers went for routine checks to familarise with the electronics equipment. Vessel primary method o f n a v i g a t i o n u s e s E l e c t r o n i c Navigational Charts (ENC) as an official form of navigation. While the new vessel was equipped with the latest engine, Doosan-Wartsila W6X72, engineers have to ensure that any technical issues were solved straight away to prevent any major failure.

Upon cargo completion at Chinese and Korea ports, she head to West Africa via Singapore. Cargo operation then dominated the rest of my time on board in Port of Onne, West Africa and Ghana Ports as she reached Singapore as per schedule.

Disembarking Kota Sejarah after 4 months on board gave me useful and insightful experience of delivery of new vessel. I would like to thank PIL for providing me this opportunity and also the rest of the seafarers for all their help throughout this journey providing me unforgettable experience.

Commencement of Kota Sejarah maiden

14 PIL NEWS IN A MINUTE

PIL officers’ conference was held in 1st and 2nd December 2015 at Pan Pacific Hotel, Manila. The conference was attended by 43 PIL Filipino officers with various division representatives from PIL Singapore, HDI- Gerling marine insurancehull&machinery,NorthEnglandP&IClubandWavelinkMaritime Institute graced the event.

Many topics and issues were covered in these 2 days conference. The focus was on Introduction in management risk and claims were highlighted

PIL FLEET OFFICERS’ CONFERENCE @ MANILA, PHILIPPINES – DECEMBER 2015

through conducting case studies. Other topics such as learning and personal development; shipboard operation management; importance of teamwork and incident case studies and leadership issues were all covered in the conference.

A special thanks to all officers whom attended the annual fleet officers’ conference. The 2 days officers’ conference was a success and we thank Wallem Maritime Service, INC (WMSI) for organizing it.

15PEOPLE

MOVING UP THE RANKS IN THE 2ND HALF OF YEAR 2015Promotion to Master

Capt. Aboagye Emmanuel Capt.Ahad Fazal Capt. Min Kyi Capt. Yuzwar

Promotion to Chief Officer

Li JianBin Liu XueGang Fang XinDong Vithanage Sajeewa Suneth Perera Pahala Waththage Suneth Chamara

Ahangama Vithanage Kyaw Thet Aung Khan Shuaib Muhammad Zubair Jaroonsak Wuttichai Prasad Manjula

Promotion to Chief Engineer

Kong LingQiang Niu Hean Albert Asare Dankyi Samuel Yaw

Kyaw Naing Wynn San Tun Oo Kyaw Swar Tun Anthony Balatero Opeleña

Promotion to Second Engineer

Chen Qi Zheng Xin Lai Li Xin Wang JiangTao Li YongJun

Pyay Moe Khaing Dwi Putra Hermanu Wahyono Kaverzin Dmytro Millan Willam A

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Our staff had an exhilarating Friday night with the inaugural I n t e r - D i v i s i o n S i n g i n g C o m p e t i t i o n h e l d o n 2 0 November 2015.

PIL management started the event with a familiar rendition of "Peng You". Our penal of judges are Ms Siew Li, Ms Jean Chua and Mr Paxton Ong.

The event kicked start with our first contestant from Finance department Ms Mya Thida followed by various contestant from different departments. The voting system received an overwhelming response from the supportive colleagues whom vote wisely for the winner. PIL first Karaoke Competition 2015 crowned the winner to Mr Wu Haochen from MPS.

We thanks Mr S S Teo for gracing this event and PIL vow to have more exciting events in the near future.

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PIL KARAOKE COMPETITION 2015

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2015 New Born BabyC o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o C h i e f Engineer Mr Poly Fernandes new born baby boy, Justin Scott Fernandes born on Nov 2015.

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The motto behind such activity was to createcordial&healthyrelationshipo n b o a r d a m o n g s e a f a r e r s . Everybody participated actively and enthusiastically in the tournament to cheer for their favorite players. Winner of the tournament was Chief Officer Mr. Nasir Ahmed Kiani while

Activities onboard

Table Tennis Tournament on board Pacific Canopus

runner up position held by Third Officer Mr Larry Misquitha.

At the end of tournament, Capt. Shafqat Sattar highlighted the importance of such sport activities onboardwhichpromoteshealthy&amicable relationship among crew.

Table tennis Runner up: Mr Larry Misquitha, Third officer

Table tennis winner: Mr Nasir Ahmed Kiani – Chief Officer

Prizes were distributed by Capt. Shafqat Sattar followed by light refreshments.

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1: Fried Rice

TOP 20 AWESOME COMMON FOOD CONSUME ONBOARDAt this section, we asked seafarers to contribute the top 20 most common food cook and eaten onboard. Here are the tasty food:

actually makes them easy to prepare that we hardly think of it as cooking. It is easy to prepare and can fill up empty stomach fast!

4: Curries

7: Pizza

Indonesian Fried Rice

Rice stick noodle cook in fish sauce

Fried rice is a tasty dish that is traditionally made from steamed rice. Fried rice is delicious with a variety of ingredients that include any type of vegetables, meat, and eggs. Not only is it easy to make but it's absolutely delicious and also the most common food served onboard.

2: Nasi Briyani

Nasi is a Malay word for rice. One thing in common is that briyani is a set of rice-based foods made with spices, rice and chicken, mutton, fish, eggs or vegetables. And the name is derived from the Persian word beryā(n) which means “fried” or “roasted”. The variations of Nasi Briyani are quite international. Chief cook love cooking this as it is simple yet fulfilling dish to serve to the seafarers. 3: Rice Stick Noodle Stirs Fry

Chicken Nasi Briyani

Chicken Curry

Based on a delicious paste of fresh and dried herbs and spices, curry is unique. The endless combinations and fresh taste make curry a popular dish. Reputedly there are many health benefits from eating chili peppers, including high Vitamin C content and increased metabolism rate. The common few types of curries cooked onboard are Chicken curry; Moong dal curry; Fish curry; Chicken Masala curry, all giving seafarers the enjoyment of eating something spicy to spice up the day.

5: Barbeque (BBQ) Chicken / Beef / Pork / Fish

Cooking BBQ chicken takes longer time than either hot dogs or hamburgers and need lots of patience in preparing and looking after the oven to prevent from overcooking. After all not an easy dish to cook but the satisfaction and taste of BBQ chicken is overwhelming and fulfilling.

6: Fishes

Fish cook in Chilli Sauce

Pizza

Pizza known to the whole world as the national dish of Italy in the form of an open round cake covered with the classic recipe tomato and melted cheese usually mozzarella.

8: Soup

Any kind of soup will be satisfying especially when the vessel is transiting cold country. Soup is a very healthy food and for some people, they have to eat lunch or dinner with soup. Hence, Chief cook always have to make sure that at least 1 meal a day, soup must be on the table.

9: Burger

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Rice noodles are much more delicate and fragile than other types of noodle. This

Fish are rich in omega and calcium and a rather nutritional food to eat daily. Fish are easy to cook and definitely a healthy dish to have it everyday.

A sandwich consisting of a bun, usually with a cooked chicken, fish or beef patty, together with other ingredients such as cheese, onion slices, lettuce, tomatoes and olives. It is the easiest and simplest dish to make while onboard and many seafarers enjoy eating it. With just one bite, one can taste a few different foods.

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Not forgetting to mention that our Chief Cook make beautiful cake to celebrate seafarers’ birthday. A sweet treat giving a sense of belonging while working so far out in the deep blue sea.

10: Bread this option as it is filling after a hard day at work.

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While our chief cook can cook amazing dishes onboard, they are also our bakers and patisserie providing wonderful and delicious cake and bread to the seafarers. Examples are hotdog and garlic bread. Bread give everybody a good start to work for the day. It may look easy to make but it requires a lot of patience while preparing for the bread dough and making sure that it is proof well before baking.

11: Seafood

Stir Fried Prawn

What is working onboard without tasting seafood? Fresh fishes, prawns, squid and crabs are food that is easy to get. Chief cook can cook them with their secret traditional sauces from their home-town, marinate it or simply just steaming it with fresh corianders, garlic, gingers, chili and soy sauce. It can give an intriguing taste to one’s senses.

12: Sushi“Tabemashou” meaning let’s eat in Japanese! Sushi is a dish with cold steamed rice dressed with vinegar that is shaped into pieces and topped with raw or cooked fish, or formed into a roll with fish, egg, or vegetables and often wrapped in seaweed.

13: Pork / Beef Rib Sizzling and smoking hot flame from the frying pan is always so tempting to put a slice of meat into the mouth. Pork or beef rib can be eaten the western style and also Asian style where it is serve with plain white rice. Many seafarers opt for

Fried Chicken Wings

Chicken wings can be cooked in so many different styles. It can be marinated with chili sauce, teriyaki sauce, sweet and sour sauce, thai chili sauce and soy sauce. But, all-time favourite is still fried chicken wings! Crispy on the outside and juicy inside. One of the top favourite food onboard!

15: Masala Dosa

Masala Dosa

Dumplings are great for all kinds of occasion. They can be cooked by boiling, frying, simmering, or steaming. Dumplings may be savoury or sweet and can be eaten by themselves, with gravy or sauce, or in soups or stews.

17: EggBe it hard boiled, steamed or fried, egg goes well with all type of food. A simple fried egg can be eaten with bread, noodle or rice. Eggs can be cooked together in the soup or fry together with noodle. A good nutritional food that goes well with many food.

18: Vegetables

Masala Dosa is a variant of the popular food in South India. It is made from rice, lentils, potato, methi, curry leaves and served with chutneys and sambar. A masala dosa is made by stuffing a dosa with lightly cooked potatoes, onions, green chili and spices. It is known as the Indian pancake and is thin like a crepe. It can be eaten either for breakfast, lunch or dinner as the nutritional facts includes a good source of carbohydrates, high in protein and low in calories. 16: Dumplings

Assorted vegetables provide the most vitamins anyone can get. Working onboard can be tiring and resulting in one’s health affected. Hence maintaining a good and healthy mind and body is important.

19: FruitsThere goes without saying, fruits are equally important just like vegetables as they are rich in vitamins. As the saying “An apple a day, keep the doctor away”!

20: Cakes and Pastries What is a meal without something sweet and tasteful? Researches have shown that when someone is feeling down, by eating a cake or puff can eventually brighten up his/her mood due to the sugar level in the food. Though not exactly the healthiest food onboard, but who can resist such saliva dripping food especially when our Chief Cook can bake delicious cakes and puff fresh from the oven!

Fresh salad

Handmade Dumplings

Stir fried Spinach

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