They practiced in the waters where the event will take place.
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Sailors practicing anchoring at the designated place |
In this exercise, the Vietnamese warship has to maneuver and anchor at a given course. To get the highest points, the ship must hold the course, with a deviation of no more than 5 degrees compared to the given course, in ten minutes since it completes the exercise and the referee commission starts calculating the time, and the ship makes no violation.
The standard time of the exercise is 40 minutes. The first ranking will be for the ship, which completes the exercise in the shortest time and makes no violation.
During the exercise, penalty points will be awarded to violations such as the ship's hull touching the mooring barrel, the ship moving without the chief judge’s permission, or the use of the ship’s technical equipment (main engines, steering, among others) since the ship’s captain reports the completion of the maneuver.
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Officers directing the exercise |
On the first day of the training, the ship anchored and was tied to the barrel mooring buoy seven times. According to training results, all anchoring and mooring times reached and exceeded the target and the ship deviated less than 5 degrees from the given course.
Notably, the training results on the second day were better than the previous day. While anchoring and mooring, the ship kept stable and deviated a little bit from the given course.
Apart from honing anchoring and mooring skills, the crew-members also practiced saving people falling into the sea and towing a distressed ship to make thorough preparations for possible secondary situations in the exercise.
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The crew fixing the rope to the buoy |
According to Naval Senior Captain Trinh Xuan Tung, Deputy Chief of Naval Region 4 and the contingent chief, though practicing in unfamiliar waters and given no information about the local hydro-meteorological conditions, especially the wind and the current, the “Maritime skill” team of the VPN contingent actively made calculations, defined and reaped good training results even higher than those at home.
“This is an encouraging training record. This is also an opportunity for us to check the conditions and performance of technical equipment after a long voyage to Russia and after training activities in the mooring area in order to make the best preparations for the upcoming event,” said Tung.
Under the command of Naval Captain Hoang Anh, captain of Frigate 016-Quang Trung, sailors in charge of anchoring, mooring, sailing floating crafts, and those controlling engines, steering wheel, and propeller have coordinated well during the exercise. They conducted their tasks quickly and precisely with absolute safety for participating personnel and equipment.
Anchoring and mooring in different hydro-meteorological conditions and wind directions gave the team a chance to double-check their developed scenarios. They drew lessons learnt after each day to find the optimal competition plan.
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Naval troops practicing rescuing people falling into the sea |
Naval Lieutenant Nguyen Tien Duy on the 016-Quang Trung said that what they have learnt during the two days of training serves as a solid ground for the team to consider and make accurate decisions during competition.
Reported from Vladivostok city, Russia
Translated by Mai Huong