tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89302411652233098192024-11-28T12:32:11.563+05:30Manu's scriptsA sailor's fifth columnmanuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.comBlogger429125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-23368442122848404182015-12-31T07:09:00.000+05:302015-12-31T07:09:04.359+05:30Substitute for thought <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-55254114331560074042015-12-18T05:23:00.004+05:302015-12-18T05:23:56.382+05:30The groupies in Indian shipping <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-92217355828826752672015-12-03T16:36:00.001+05:302015-12-03T16:36:23.762+05:30Hot water <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-38913470232143761762015-11-28T12:48:00.000+05:302015-11-28T12:51:06.203+05:30Giving the sea-dog a bad name I promise not to repost old posts again- at least not soon!- but this is a 2012 one I was forced to recall today. The notion that a ship's Captain is similar in quality or character to a shore based CEO or senior manager is hogwash that has been promoted by the STCW 'management level' certificate claptrap for far too long. Perhaps this way of defining responsibilities at sea maymanuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-54894255107172203472015-11-21T10:46:00.000+05:302015-11-21T10:50:23.112+05:30The woods and the trees, redux (first published in December 2007) In a few days time, this column (or this blog, depending on where you read it) will be eight years old. &nbsp; The following (long winded and, today, slightly embarrassing) piece was the first one published- in a magazine and on this blog- in December 2007. You be the judge of how much has changed, and how much has worsened. Over the last few years, the voices bemoaning the manpower manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-19171658546362029582015-11-19T13:12:00.001+05:302015-11-19T13:17:34.228+05:30The ISM charade <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-68596256799789981082015-11-05T05:23:00.001+05:302015-11-19T14:06:40.897+05:30Command decisions <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-18714829460655300972015-11-04T04:54:00.002+05:302015-11-04T04:56:43.292+05:30Weight and watch <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-81352149097221200232015-10-21T22:31:00.001+05:302015-10-25T09:44:33.561+05:30Sniping at the holy cow <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-62800112488802690102015-10-15T07:17:00.001+05:302015-10-15T07:17:08.660+05:30Not my circus, not my monkeys. <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-25594273641457096872015-09-24T05:20:00.004+05:302015-09-24T05:20:44.308+05:30Shipping: the sweatshop industry? <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-82694342275055894242015-09-10T05:59:00.001+05:302015-09-10T05:59:12.870+05:30Screaming in Yemen. <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-74549526148040775972015-08-27T06:33:00.001+05:302015-08-27T06:34:47.926+05:30Mainstream Outlaws The New York Times recently ran a bunch of articles on lawlessness on the high seas that was pretty scathing of international shipping. The series- ‘The Outlaw Ocean’- does not have to be taken too seriously, though. It is poorly researched, spews too many bromides and, in addition, extrapolates the sins of the worst players in the shipping and fishing industries to the entire maritime industrymanuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-38116568014012609442015-08-13T06:00:00.003+05:302015-08-13T06:00:39.032+05:30Clerks or sailors? <!--[if gte mso 9]> 800x600 <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-33796542039115646492015-07-30T22:53:00.002+05:302015-07-30T22:53:20.755+05:30Insanity in the Arctic <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-83856328613239097892015-07-16T08:21:00.002+05:302015-07-16T08:21:55.411+05:30Death of the shipowner <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-48988964259921189352015-07-09T06:48:00.005+05:302015-07-09T06:51:51.999+05:30The Day of the Jackal <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-31533858253858489252015-06-19T05:10:00.003+05:302015-06-19T05:18:58.281+05:30Iwash <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-15924667695737246112015-06-11T06:13:00.001+05:302015-06-11T06:13:22.441+05:30The harder they fall <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-73938859399993875702015-06-05T06:19:00.003+05:302015-06-05T06:19:45.089+05:30Outhouse training. <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-73105656042034044372015-05-28T04:47:00.000+05:302015-05-28T04:47:22.307+05:30Selective learning <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-6516611146859678192015-05-21T06:28:00.005+05:302015-05-21T06:29:48.650+05:30Blurred vision 2020 <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-47079742801337183292015-05-14T06:15:00.000+05:302015-05-28T23:15:37.327+05:30Wrong end of the stick <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-82934054268696755002015-05-07T06:25:00.000+05:302015-05-07T06:25:07.539+05:30False contention <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930241165223309819.post-53345846529125209362015-03-07T08:50:00.001+05:302015-03-07T08:51:36.343+05:30A one month break After many years, I am taking a break from this column because I am overwhelmed by a death in the family. This is temporary. I expect- and hope- that I will be back in April. manuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877326791974408297noreply@blogger.com1