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Chapter 347 Walking on Thin Ice
It has been half a month since he came out, and Han Yu was exhausted, and he was walking on eggshells, not daring to relax.

The semi-submersible ship sailed to the Gulf of Finland to meet the submarine four days ago. Considering the limited living facilities on the semi-submersible ship, only seven naval officers and soldiers and five Russian experts who were later boarded were left on the submarine.

Since there was no fire to cook on board, the officers and soldiers could only eat dry food during the five days waiting for the semi-submersible ship. Finally, they couldn't bear it anymore and boiled some boiling water with electricity.

The loading process is very long. The semi-submersible ship anchors and dives first. During the process of filling the hull with water, the attitude of the semi-submersible ship must be constantly observed and adjusted at any time to ensure accurate alignment when loading the submarine. It lasted for [-] years. Hours.

After the semi-submersible ship was fully in place, the submarine was towed by two tugboats found from Hanko Port, one in front and one behind, and approached slowly.The front tug mainly provides power for the submarine, while the rear tug assists in maintaining the course and provides safety braking.

Two tugboats dragged the submarine to the side of the submerged semi-submersible ship, and the semi-submersible ship was fixed to the bow and tail of the submarine with the cables of the bow and stern cable cars.Then start the winch, and slowly move the submarine horizontally to the top of the semi-submersible ship.

During this process, the two tugboats have to tighten the cables on the left and right sides of the submarine respectively to keep the attitude of the submarine stable.

Finally, under the traction of the four cables, the submarine was stabilized directly above the loading deck and aligned with the sign post exposed to the water, and the semi-submersible vessel then began to drain water and gradually floated up.

In order to ensure nothing goes wrong, the Dutch shipping company specially invited a diver to observe the state of the submarine underwater and send real-time images back to the cabin through the underwater TV.At the same time, the crew in the submarine must also cooperate with the operation.

The semi-submersible ship, underwater divers and submarine crews keep in touch at all times, inform each other of the status of the hull, determine the drainage time and speed of specific parts, and then through continuous calculation and adjustment, finally let the huge hull sit slowly and accurately. On the dock of the semi-submersible vessel.

In the process of lifting the submarine, all the staff concentrated on it carefully.After all, submarines are precision equipment, and even a small mistake may cause damage to the equipment.

The entire loading process took a whole day and night. Like the four leaders of the transshipment working group, Han Yu was highly nervous and did not dare to close his eyes for 24 hours until the deck of the semi-submersible ship emerged from the water. After confirming that everything was normal, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just because a submarine is loaded on a semi-submersible ship does not mean that it can rest.

Han Yu worked with the Dutch expert Mr. Hans and others from early morning to late night to install all the remaining docks in place, and all the reinforcement work was completed.

Continue to work on the third day. On the right side of the shell of the submarine podium, use containers to make personnel access passages, and install diesel generators, air conditioners and other equipment to energize and ventilate the interior of the submarine.

When all this is done, the preparations before the voyage are officially completed.

The four leaders of the transshipment working group and two domestic ship experts went ashore. On the long return journey, only seven Chinese naval officers and five Russian experts stayed behind. They were on duty 24 hours a day to check the equipment inside the submarine. And fire and explosion-proof.

As the representative of COSCO, Han Yu is responsible for the communication and coordination between naval officers and soldiers, Russian experts and the ship.

I thought that the most difficult loading problem was solved, and the next step would be easier, but big and small things came one after another.

According to the regulations of the superior, the officers and soldiers on the boat had to use the radio on the submarine to report the situation to the country every day, and Han Yu had to use the satellite phone on the semi-submersible boat to report the situation to Director Feng in the coded language that had been agreed before.

As a result, on the first day of the report, I received a worrying news.

In order to save money, the transshipment team rented a car after going ashore, and a car accident happened on the way to Helsinki Airport. All four leaders were injured, and Director Li was unconscious and dying.

Then, the previously feared situation appeared.

Although there is a generator on the semi-submersible ship, the submarine has very high requirements for power supply and must be charged on shore.

The port has never encountered such a situation before. It does not provide charging services and refuses semi-submersible ships to enter the port.

Quickly use the satellite phone to contact Bureau Feng, and ask the superiors to help communicate and coordinate.Mr. Hans of the shipping company also frequently contacted the port officials to try his best.

After finally communicating, I have to face the PSC inspection again.

PSC is the English abbreviation of Port State Supervision and Prosecutor. To put it simply, it is a government employee who inspects the safety of foreign merchant ships in accordance with international conventions such as SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) and MARPOL (Maritime Prevention of Pollution Convention).

Most countries have safety inspectors. In China, they refer to the safety inspectors of the Harbor Supervision Bureau or the Maritime Supervision Bureau who specialize in inspecting foreign ships on international routes. Those who inspect domestic ships are called safety inspectors.The PSC inspection in the United States is generally the responsibility of the Coast Guard, while the PSC inspection in Japan is the responsibility of the Maritime Self-Defense Agency.

In short, foreign cargo ships are obliged to accept PSC inspection when they enter the port.

If problems are found during the inspection, not only will you face a fine, you may even be detained!
The inspection is all-round, from the possible defects of the ship to the ship's fire protection, lifesaving, sanitation, bridge and emergency response, etc., are all within the scope of PSC inspection.

Not to mention the major aspects of whether the hull and main engine and auxiliary engines are in good condition, they are fire doors that are out of order and tied with ropes, fire hoses are aging, the number of water guns does not meet the requirements, lifeboats cannot be released, and there are insufficient supplies for life support in the boat. Small problems such as unclean bridge and lack of books and materials will be very troublesome once they are checked out.

Han Yu didn't want to be stranded. Once stranded, it would not only delay the voyage, but also bring a series of uncertain dangers.

Because if you are really stranded, all kinds of law enforcement personnel will board the ship for inspection like a revolving door, and the submarine will become the target of inspection like ordinary cargo. At that time, will you let people enter the submarine or not?

Because of this, according to the PSC inspection self-examination table before entering the port, he repeatedly checked the items listed on the table one by one.

The sunroof of the engine room is severely corroded, the ventilator is severely corroded, and there are air bubbles in the compass...

Large and small, more than a dozen problems were detected in a row.

"Han, can you handle it?"

"I think it should be fine."

"you sure?"

"Sure!"

The Dutch counterparts are very powerful, and all of them are multi-skilled.

But the Dutch counterparts are also very extravagant. When they find that some not very expensive equipment is damaged, they generally don’t repair it, but place an order to purchase new ones.

There are air bubbles in the compass, and their first thought is to replace it, and they will not consider repairing it at all.

But the semi-submersible boat was floating on the sea, and it would take at least two days for them to contact the ship agent on the shore to help buy a new one and send it to the boat. However, the semi-submersible boat would enter the port tomorrow morning, so there was no time at all.

Han Yu didn't want to be checked out by the PSC prosecutors, let alone detained, so he had to inject the compass fluid himself.

The compass is not an ordinary device, it can be said to be a precision instrument necessary for navigation.

Whether it can be used after removing the bubbles, and whether it will affect the accuracy is another question.

This key instrument and equipment, if the PSC prosecutor boards the ship, he will definitely check it.Mr. Hans was afraid that the Chinese boy would be self-defeating, so he just stood on the sidelines and watched.

Others are experts, such as designing docks and loading submarines, their professional level is amazing.

But Han Yu is better at doing these things than they are. After all, China’s economy is not as developed as others. For example, 001 is a tugboat built in [-], and it is still engaged in law enforcement and rescue on the Yangtze River to this day.

This is the same as poor people wearing clothes, new for three years, old for three years, sewing and mending for three years, if the equipment breaks down, it can be repaired for sure, and only when it can’t be repaired will it be considered for new ones.

After more than half an hour of debugging, the bubbles in the compass disappeared, and the accuracy met the standard.

Mr. Hans was very happy, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Man, you did a good job. I'll treat you to a beer tonight."

"Thank you, I'll go and have a look."

"Okay, look carefully for me, I don't want to be made things difficult by those guys."

As long as you are engaged in ocean voyages, no one likes PSC prosecutors, but you have to smile when facing PSC prosecutors...

Han Yu took the self-examination form, walked out of the cabin and continued to check while thinking, the PSC inspection of the Hong Kong Supervision Bureau is too backward, and even the fuel oil of the outer ship cannot be checked to meet the standards. This aspect really needs to be strengthened.

However, this cannot be caught up overnight. Whether there are inspection instruments and equipment is one aspect. The level of inspection personnel also needs to be improved, and they must be proficient in various international conventions.

Just as he was thinking that his senior sister could learn from this, Senior Colonel Wu, who stayed behind on the submarine, came over and asked in a low voice, "Representative Han, is the PSC inspection very troublesome?"

"It's very troublesome. Regardless of the shipping company or the crew, the most fearful thing is that defects will be found during the PSC inspection. Once a major defect is found, it will directly affect the operation of the ship and cause unpredictable economic losses to the ship owner."

Han Yu thought for a while, and then said: "We have a lot of freighters in China, why are few of them able to run ocean routes? Almost all shipping companies, including COSCO, lease foreign ships because our freighters are relatively old. From the design standard to the construction standard, it does not conform to the corresponding international conventions.

What's more, our crew's English is not very good, and it is easy to cause misunderstandings when communicating with the PSC prosecutor.Therefore, most of our freighters can only operate offshore.If you fly an international flight, the little money you earn is not enough to be fined by others. "

Colonel Wu was more worried about being detained than Han Yu, and asked in a low voice, "Is this boat okay?"

Han Yu could understand his mood, looked behind him, and pretended to be relaxed and said: "The captain and the crew are all professional, and the ship is in good condition overall, so there should be no problem. And there are not many PSC inspectors in the port, not every ship will be inspected. It’s usually random checks.”

Colonel Wu breathed a sigh of relief, and said very seriously and sincerely: "I'm sorry, please help them check it out."

"This is my job."

"As long as the submarine is successfully transported back to China, I will treat you to a drink."

"Okay, but I don't know how to drink, I have to learn first."

(End of this chapter)