Sailors more or less daily chores throughout the ages
 

Hoping some of you have an interest in this subject...
And perhaps will share some experiences and stories with us. Both in words and pictures ... It would be great to see, regardless of your own professional approach / access to the ships and the seafaring folk...
Very kind regards to all of you
Kent

Outboards work
 

Regarding the title... "Outboards work"... is this the correct term for working somewhere on the side of a vessel ...?
On/in any of your languages...?

Perhaps you would also be able to tell me:
What are the names of the tools, that the seamen are using on the images, in your own language?
The name expressed in a Danish sailor language is called a "STILLING"...
Hope that you will take part in to raise awareness of the sailors/seamens terms in/on our respective languages .....?
Kind regards
Kent

re "Outboards work"... = 'over the side' or 'over the wall'.
re names of the tools = sitting on 'stages' using 'rollers'
(in the image of the naval vessel the seaman are using 'brushes'

Cheers,Rick.

Still in use today?
 

Is the Stage/Stellage/Stilling still in use onboard the ships today ..?


Or is it considered "too dangerous" to use on the ships of today? Perhaps on a ships-bow or anywhere else on the ship with a similar tall and outward hanging construction....?

Or is the number of deck crew aboard ships these days so low that they are unable to carry out all maintenance work themselves?

I am aware that, for example, Maersk has hired some groups of people who regularly come on board the ships and carry rust and / or paint-work, while they sail with them around the world.

If you know anything about the work processes and methods used aboard ships now a days, then I very much hope, that you will take the time to share your knowledge with us in here....

Thanking you in advance for your help.
With friendly greetings

Bsle venus
 

Hi Kent, it is rare that one can view sailors painting in port, but from time to time you can see them toiling ....

like at Hamburg on the 20th June 2011

Thank you very much for posting these photos
T´s very true that you seldomly see any seamen painting while in port Dierk, and these guys are not doing anything else but painting the letters in the name..... In my time painting of the name was the last thing to paint.... We painted the outboard/outside colour first and as the very last thing we painted.... And by the look of her she could do with a good layer of paint, or even two.....

In my time we, and mostly all other ships at that time, were working on/with the outboard maintenance while we were in port...

Throughout the day we worked from a painting fleet or we used a stage hanging on the side of the ship which faced the harbor and, if necessary, then we worked on the quay-side, while the Dockers had their breaks or after they had stopped for the day and gone home. Sometimes we could even, if necessary, use one or both days in one of the otherwise rare weekends, that we had/spent in a port ....
We were very proud of our ships back and we went through fire and water to ensure that she always appeared well-maintained.


Regards
Kent

Hi Kent, guess that the port authorities fear pollution, so little can be seen today and if...it is only minor paintwork....

Painting-work in ports and harbours
 

You got an important point there Dierk. I´m sure you´re right....

I'm afraid the only paint my boat see is when I go to a DIY store and buy a can of paint then walk around the deck with it in my hand, later go back to the store with it and ask for a refund as it's the wrong colour :laugh::dancing2: