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New Zealand Company of Master Mariners Deum Vivat Regina Sexaginta annis regnavit recoed Vivat Regina New Zealand Company of Master Mariners March 2012 1 Barque departing Nelson via the old channel, ca. 1900. Arrow (Fifeshire) Rock is prominent right ahead and Haulashore Island to starboard. Container ship departing Nelson 2010 via the ‘Cut’ opened on 1906. Haulashore Island to port and the Boulder Bank to starboard. 2 The New Zealand Company of Master Mariners Incorporated under the patronage of His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM, QSO Te Kāwana Tianara o Aotearoa Governor-General of New Zealand Master, Captain B. M. Johnson General Secretary, Captain W. G. Compson Council Members, Captain J. Frankland Captain A. Cooke Captain R. A. J. Palmer Captain T. J. Wood On Deck is the Official Journal of the NZ Company of Master Mariners 3 Associated and Related Professional Maritime Organisations The Honourable Company of Association Française des Master Mariners - U.K. Capitaines de Navires www.hcmm.org.uk www.afcan.org The Company of Master Mariners The Irish Institute of of Canada Master Mariners www.mastermariners.ca www.mastermariners.com The Council of American Master The Norwegian Maritime Officers Mariners, Inc. Association (NMOA) www.mastermariner.org www.sjooff. The Society of Master Mariners The International Ship Masters South Africa Association www.mastermarinersa.co.za/ www.ifsma.org Swedish Ship Officers' Master Mariners India Association Institutes www.mastermariners-india.com www.sfbf.se New Zealand Merchant Navy Association Verband Deutscher Kapitäne und [email protected] Schiffsoffiziere e.V. International www.vdks.org New Zealand Branch Nautical Institute The New Zealand Ship and [email protected] Marine Society www.nzshipmarine.com The Company of Master Mariners of Australia The Nigerian Association of www.mastermariners.org.au Master Mariners [email protected] The Company of Master Mariners of Sri Lanka The Round Table of International www.cmmsrilanka.lk Shipping Associations The Warsash Maritime Academy www.marisec.org College of Maritime Studies University of the Solent The Association of Master www.warsashassociation.net Mariners Kolkata mastermarinerskolkata.com Japan Captains’ Association www.captain.or.jp The Southampton Master Mariners Club. Confederation of European cachalots.org.uk Shipmasters Associations cesma-eu.org Master Mariners Association of Tasmania. Panama Canal Pilots Association [email protected] www.canalpilots.org Asociación de Capitanes Nautilus [email protected] 4 CONTENTS Associated Maritime Groups 4 Legendary Monsters 54 Contents 5 The Enigma of the Nauscopie 55 Editorial 6 19th Century NZ Lady Pirates 56 Passage Planning 7 MN War Rimes 57 Branch Contacts 8 Polar Bears and the Submarine 58 To Master’s Orders 9 Letters 10 The official emblem of the Crossed the Bar 13 Queen of New Zealand's Nature’s Compasses 14 Diamond Jubilee. Sonar and Cetaceans 15 The Governor-General of New Zealand, Merchant Navy Uniforms 16 Sir Jerry Mateparae has approved this Diamond Jubilee emblem for The Laconia Order 21 New Zealand The Y Generation 22 The New Zealand Company of Call of the Sea 1080 AD and Master Mariners Inc. The Y Generation 24 Connections: The Last Black Flag 25 New Zealand Acting Master: Tobermory Treasure 28 B.M. Johnson, (09) 579-3473 Mull the Mysterious 30 National Secretary: W. G. Compson, (09) 5756-505 Salvaging Tobermory 31 Branch Secretaries: Curses; Seers; Wizards 33 Auckland: D. Neill, (09) 528-5061 Christchurch: G. Swallow, 03) 332-6368 Sleepy Cove Treasure 35 Tauranga: G. Rutherford, (07) 575-7422 Palliser Treasure 38 Wellington: G. Williams, (04) 904-3180 Merchant Navy at Gallipoli 39 Editorial desk: (06) 367-9966 Submissions marked MM in subject line to: Vignettes from the Past 40 [email protected] [email protected] Friendly Floaties 40 Doctor Dingle’s Guide 44 Disclaimer: Little Larry and His Mum 45 While the New Zealand Company of Master Mariners supports both the rights of The Epic of the Fiery Star 46 free speech and freedom of expression, the opinions expressed in NZ travel in the 1930 - 40’s 48 On Deck are not necessarily those of the Company. Sea Monsters 52 5 the wide ranging maritime experience already available within the existing membership. On Deck was conceived as one way to do this and has certainly gone some small way to enhance the standing of the company EDITORIAL overseas. It has become established in the general maritime atmosphere and regularly A Distinguished Organisation? receives requests for both opinion and com- The most urgent matter facing the Company ment from overseas newspapers and news is the advancing age of the members gathering establishments coupled with coupled with the problem of declining requests for copies. None of this, however, membership and our seeming inability to has yet resulted in any significant increase in attract new and younger members. The membership applications. former we can do nothing about but the This is obviously not possible without printed latter we can. copy of which only one has ever been fully One remembers being a member of the New published. It is well known in the publishing Zealand Company of Master Mariners forty industry that far fewer people will browse years ago. One also remembers belonging to through an electronic publication than a a vibrant, distinguished and respected body printed copy. It is also a fact that many of professional maritime practitioners‘. It was members and other people still have neither a time when the Company embraced profes- access to a computer nor the interest in sional interests as well as social interaction receiving the magazine electronically. between members. Yes, while embracing an In this regard members must provide exclusive membership rule the Company increased support to On Deck to assist remained approachable and receptive to its objective of attracting new members innovative ideas. Company opinions in or alternatively, devise new ways of maritime matters were sought and often achieving the same end. acted upon before decisions were made by maritime legislative authorities. One was On Deck was visualised as being complemen- proud belonging to such an organisation. tary to Branch Newsletters, which by their nature are of both local interest and Does one feel the same today? Possibly, but technical. On Deck is aimed at a broader perhaps not with the same passion. All market primarily for members and others professional bodies that have decades of on the periphery of the marine environ- history develop heart and heritage and this ment with articles of interest to spirit still remains within the core of the overseas as well as national and family Company if not openly expressed. readers. Currently, however, it would seem the Whatever, membership will not increase in Company‘s opinions are undervalued and the present lethargic climate. Growth seldom sought by governmental agencies requires energetic effort and preferably a when statutes impinging on navigation or visual means to back up such effort. It will marine safety are being considered. not happen spontaneously but needs a Part of this problem, however, is that with thoughtful marketing type approach. We declining membership and potential new must set up some sort of growth strategy members not finding participation attractive, and a first requirement for this is to make the beating heart of the Company is slowing. ourselves known and provide an easily Despite this the heritage remains and is just accessed point of contact. On Deck is surely as relevant to shipmasters today as it was 40 a very useful tool to achieve this end and to 80 years ago even if new technology is targeted distribution of printed copies of On inclined to shadow this. Deck must be of important assistance to achieve this end. Sadly an annual issue We must then, raise the profile of the does not provide the necessary continu- Company in a way that makes it attractive to ity but that remains a matter that can potential members, particularly those serving only be addressed by executive at sea who can bring modern practice to decision. * Editor 6 period of technical training in the world. Surely this is still the case and we are not the poor brothers of the many other professionals who gain status with fewer years of training 2nd Leader and probably less academic wisdom. Perhaps our first step might be to stipulate a mandate to the Merchant Service Guild that any future employment agreements with shipping companies and maritime organisa- Passage Planning tions has a requirement that annual member- ship fees of the NZ Company of Master Mariners are paid by our employers as a Increasing Membership Painlessly condition of employment. After all this is As time and technology has moved on so to exactly the requirement made of employers in has the attraction of joining professional other professional sectors. The benefit to organisations declined. This is true, not only employers of properly qualified floating staff is in our organisation but in many other plain to see but the future benefit to the professional establishments where member- Company of Master Mariners could eventually ship is voluntary. be of much greater significance. All it needs is the will to ask. Eventually even legislation It is perhaps the voluntary aspect of any may happen. organisation and the need for monetary input (read fees) as well as showing interest that With such a charter we may finally reach our becomes the disincentive? One would hope goal of being recognised as a distinguished this is not the case but there is no doubt the- organisation where governmental authorities se factors present a deterrent. Added to this may access appropriate input before making important maritime decisions, as is the case in is the perception that the aims of the organi- the Civil Engineering and Human Science sation are not aligned with member‘s needs sections of our communities.
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