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fandomhigh2010-05-10 08:28 pm
doubleohblonde) wrote in fandomhigh2010-05-10 08:28 pm
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Maritime Safety, [Monday, Period Three]
Bond had *handwavily* informed his class to meet him at the docks, where he waited for them to arrive by a motorboat.
"Good morning," he greeted when they'd all arrived. "This is Maritime Safety, so if that's not the class you signed up for, you're in the wrong place. For those of you who haven't taken one of my classes before, I'm Professor Bond, and your TAs for this class are Kyle and Rose, I trust them implicitly and so should you." High praise that.
"The purpose of this class to teach you all something about how to handle yourself out on the open water," Bond explained. "But today we'll just be starting off with introductions and some basics of safety and boat handling. I want each of you to tell me and the rest of the class your names, if you can swim, what you already know about open water sailing, and something interesting about yourself. You start."
After the class had finished, he picked up a bright yellow and red vest, and continued. "Two things you should know. One, this is a personal floatation device, also known as a life jacket," he said, demonstrating the proper technique for donning one. "If you fall into the water, it will keep you afloat long enough for us to fish you out. We won't necessarily be using them every class, but we will today. Please put them on before we get in the boat."
He kept talking as they dressed in the vests. "Two, since you'll all actually get a chance to pilot the boat today, left is port, right is starboard." He held up the relevant hand for each. "The front or fore of a ship is the bow, and the rear or aft of one is the stern.Remember that, as I will be using that terminology. Now if you're all in your vests, into the boat."
[ooc:wait for ocd up!]
[Class Roster|Class Rules]
"Good morning," he greeted when they'd all arrived. "This is Maritime Safety, so if that's not the class you signed up for, you're in the wrong place. For those of you who haven't taken one of my classes before, I'm Professor Bond, and your TAs for this class are Kyle and Rose, I trust them implicitly and so should you." High praise that.
"The purpose of this class to teach you all something about how to handle yourself out on the open water," Bond explained. "But today we'll just be starting off with introductions and some basics of safety and boat handling. I want each of you to tell me and the rest of the class your names, if you can swim, what you already know about open water sailing, and something interesting about yourself. You start."
After the class had finished, he picked up a bright yellow and red vest, and continued. "Two things you should know. One, this is a personal floatation device, also known as a life jacket," he said, demonstrating the proper technique for donning one. "If you fall into the water, it will keep you afloat long enough for us to fish you out. We won't necessarily be using them every class, but we will today. Please put them on before we get in the boat."
He kept talking as they dressed in the vests. "Two, since you'll all actually get a chance to pilot the boat today, left is port, right is starboard." He held up the relevant hand for each. "The front or fore of a ship is the bow, and the rear or aft of one is the stern.Remember that, as I will be using that terminology. Now if you're all in your vests, into the boat."
[ooc:
[Class Roster|Class Rules]
Re: Pilot the Boat! - MS [01]
Re: Pilot the Boat! - MS [01]
And Bond might be getting an inkling of exactly how Stoick the Vast's boat had ended up minus a mast.
Re: Pilot the Boat! - MS [01]
Luckily, Bond had known sailors like him before. "It's a bit complicated to explain right now," he said. "There's a junkyard in town, I believe the man running it might be able to explain it to your liking."
Re: Pilot the Boat! - MS [01]
"I'll go and see him as soon as I can," he said, and made himself focus, steering carefully and paying attention, despite the distracting sound of the-- No, he was paying attention. "Is this okay?" When he concentrated, he was actually quite capable.
Re: Pilot the Boat! - MS [01]
Re: Pilot the Boat! - MS [01]
...and knocking the boat hard to starboard. He winced. "Sorry about that," he said sheepishly.
Re: Pilot the Boat! - MS [01]