not joking
his first replies make me question his qualifications ......
IMO WAY off base // incorrect .......
your choice ..... listen to who you like .....
junior engineer ..... CAPTAIN/MASTER .......
Well you cannot have a superhero username like that and not have a sense of humor.I think Captain_BJ was just joking with you.
I wonder if there are any shipbuilders or naval architects on the board.When planning a cruise (like we plan a flight in the Army) how is the fuel consumption determined? For aircraft, we use pounds burned per hour.
your choice ..... listen to who you like .....
junior engineer ..... CAPTAIN/MASTER .......
Not if you were actually onboard a ship though.... right?Thanks for giving me the choice. I think I'll go with the person who provides thoughtful and rational answers, rather than the person who puts unverified qualifications into all caps as if they're yelling at me. Yuck.
IndeedNot if you were actually onboard a ship though.... right?
When planning a cruise (like we plan a flight in the Army) how is the fuel consumption determined? For aircraft, we use pounds burned per hour.
To be fair, neither of us here can verify our qualificationsThanks for giving me the choice. I think I'll go with the person who provides thoughtful and rational answers, rather than the person who puts unverified qualifications into all caps as if they're yelling at me. Yuck.
Not if you were actually onboard a ship though.... right?
So you would only consider working on a cruise ship?Sadly, due to covid ive not been able to get onboard for a while :-/
Now you are talking nonsense!Consumption is generally done in meters cubed per day, this goes for all fluids onboard. It's like that just because of the sheer amount of fuel it takes to move a ship compared to an aircraft.
The engineer on watch in the morning will generally collect data about fuel consumed/engine hours
/distance travelled/fresh water produced etc. These figures are recorded each day, generally at midday. They are called midday figures (imaginative name I know) and they are sent to the Chief Engineer and Staff Captain. This allows the ship to track trends in the machinery and to track consumption.
Hope this helps.
Now you are talking nonsense!
So you would only consider working on a cruise ship?
So how do you plan a cruise to know when you need to refuel/where/availability if you base consumption on the morning data? I plan a VFR/IFR flight based on prevailing winds, weather, and estimated consumption rate of the aircraft and chart my flight path for refueling stops then verify the pounds burned per hour during the flight.Consumption is generally done in meters cubed per day, this goes for all fluids onboard. It's like that just because of the sheer amount of fuel it takes to move a ship compared to an aircraft.
The engineer on watch in the morning will generally collect data about fuel consumed/engine hours
/distance travelled/fresh water produced etc. These figures are recorded each day, generally at midday. They are called midday figures (imaginative name I know) and they are sent to the Chief Engineer and Staff Captain. This allows the ship to track trends in the machinery and to track consumption.
Hope this helps.
So how do you plan a cruise to know when you need to refuel/where/availability if you base consumption on the morning data? I plan a VFR/IFR flight based on prevailing winds, weather, and estimated consumption rate of the aircraft and chart my flight path for refueling stops then verify the pounds burned per hour during the flight.
I can drop in for refueling (helicopter pilot) as planned or needed to an airport with JP-5/Jet-A fuel (and accepts a military fueling card). Can you just stop at any port, taxi up to parking, and get refueled as needed?