A DEBATE: THE DECK DEPARTMENT AND THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS MOST IMPORTANT
✨Looking at the various ranks in each departments, we have;
✨Deck Department consisting of
Chief officer, second officer, third officer, Bosun, A.B, O.S, Deck cadets etc and
✨Engine Department consisting of
Chief Engineer, Second, Third and Fourth Engineer, Electrician, Oiler, Wiper etc
✨The Captain is the general overseer of the vessel, hence, do not belong to any particular department
✨Both departments have essential roles to play in the safe arrival of the vessel to her ports of call
The deck department ensures the vessel navigates safely from one place to another whiles avoiding the dangers of navigation such as collision, fire, grounding, capsizing etc
The engine department on the other hand ensures the operation, maintenance and repair of all the machineries crucial to the vessel’s daily operation
✨Now here comes the interesting part
✨A point can be made that, the deck department is more important than the engine department because in the early(i.e before 19th century) centuries, oars, sails and the wind was used for sailing a vessel and there was no need for any propulsion system
Same way, the engineers can also protest that, their manpower was heavily dependent on in those times in terms of paddling etc
✨Fact is, every department has a point but looking at our world now, we have evolved so much that, such points are outdated
✨In my opinion, one department cannot do without the other
They are interconnected
Without the engineers, the vessel cannot be propelled for the officers to navigate
Same way, engineers cannot operate their machineries if the officers are not available to navigate the vessel
✨Hence, every department is very important
From the ratings to the cooks, the engineers, the deck officers and Captain
Every single person onboard is very important
What is your opinion on this?
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