Well things aren't getting any better on here. Today we started our SARC (Safety and Readiness Check) down in Plymouth. After the staff navigator came on it has been decided that I am to conduct the pilotage out and pilotex on Thursday when we sail. Although the charts are all drawn up I still need to find time to tweak them slightly and draw up my notebook. Normally this would be fine but during SARC there is no time during the working day due to exercises and briefs. On top of this I have all my Ops stuff to do. Anyway after a twelve hour day today I have decided to say sod it and have a few cans of cider. Up at 0500 tomorrow to try and get the work cracked and hopefully get ahead of the game. Maybe it is time to start looking seriously for another job but I just can't afford to take a pay cut. There are bits of the RFA I enjoy but is all the crap really worth it. I am only 45 miles from home and I can't even get home to see Debbie and Elizabeth.
I think I need to have a long hard think about what I want to do over the next few weeks. I have applied for yet another shore post with the RFA and I think if I could get that I would be happy as I just need a break from the NAV/OPS role after eight years of doing the same thing. In that time I have done two trips as purely Ops and they have probably been the most enjoyable of my whole career. However now just trying t get a singleton Ops posting seems impossible.
If I do go commercial eventually I think I will try and join the RNR as I am sure 18 years in the RFA will count for something. I have lots of valuable experience but at the moment I feel under appreciated.
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