Getting up at 5, because everyone is so noisy even though we are supposed to be quiet in the berthing until 6. Today we had the rules given about
what you can and cannot do in the berthing area. No talking from 10 am till 6
when the lights are out for the day sleepers. Had information meeting about the
rules in the berthing area. Showers, what your bed can have, how you can dress
and wear shoe wise, how to climb into your rack and what you can have in
there (no food, no clothing or personal items), how to keep the bathrooms clean
and the rules on garbage. Way too many rules and too many people tell us
different things.
Had fire and abandon-ship drills. We are supposed to be able to
get 1200 people from the whole ship to pick up their life jackets and line up
in life boat groups on the flight deck in 7 minutes. Today we made it in
15. Practice will make perfect.
Helped unload one of the new portable x-ray machines.
Did the first warm up and blew out the centering light so the default circuit
will not let it work until there is a light field. There are older 2 back-up units we can use if needed.
Did laundry as we get the privilege only on
Saturdays and Wednesdays. It probably was 90 degrees in there with all the
dryers running.
Had our first devotional/meeting with our group. I am giving
one of the talks tomorrows as I brought some notes with me to draw on.
It is fun to
sit and talk with all the other groups at meals. I have met some very diverse
people. We mostly sit with the Australians and other NGO (non-governmental organizations, like Project Hope) people.
Will see if I
get off the ship to do one humanitarian trips but I will hopefully get off to
do some chest screenings.
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