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PROFILE

Today’s captain has challenges that our predecessors likely couldn’t imagine. Technology advancements, the pure size and speed, immediate communications, reduced crews and the subsequent expanded roles are enough to make most of us look back longing for that slower paced, simpler time. Captains/Masters, roles are as timeless as sea travel, but this new age has made everything happen at a vastly quicker pace. Like any increase in speed, there is an exponential increase in risks, and the instantaneous worldwide coverage of even minor mishaps.

communications for weeks at a time, and many of the colorful

A Life at Sea: Amenities

Advances in technology are certainly not limited to mari- anecdotes told today were in fact oftentimes dif? cult.

time operations, as crew amenities continues to be a promi- “I remember phone calls during the ? rst Gulf war (in the nent topic from management to seafarers alike. The previous early 1990s) where you would get off the ship in Fujirah and generation’s life at sea was essentially unplugged from routine there would be one phone booth on the dock with a line of 40 36 Maritime Logistics Professional 4Q 2016I I 34-49 Q4 MP2016.indd 36 11/9/2016 12:19:32 PM