Roge Voyager’s bridge gives Huon’s officers a different view

With Fort Scratchley to port and a berthing tug to starboard the Roge Voyager, with officers from HMAS Huon on the bridge, moves majestically into the Port of Newcastle.

Officers of HMAS Huon (LCDR Barry Jones) made the most of an unscheduled docking in Newcastle recently by sea riding with the Port of Newcastle pilots.

The experience was highlighted by a short helicopter ride out to the waiting vessel, in this case the 225m coal carrier Roge Voyager, and completed with the berthing of the vessel. For all of the officers
involved this was the first time onboard a merchant ship and much was learned about the way the merchant mariners conduct the ritual of coming alongside.

Initial inquiries were met with enthusiasm, with pilots very keen to show the merchant way of doing things. The whole experience was very worthwhile with the pilots even showing the local transits and local tidal flow information along with other local port information.

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