Week 2: Module 1: 2/8/13 Yesterday we learned about how other ships can find the JRH. Today we will delve into how the JRH and others ships communicate with each other. The main method of communication that ships use is radio. We are all familiar with radios in cars and in our homes. These radios […]
I’ve been crying a lot out here on this big blue ocean, I’d assume you would have a lot of guesses why, I’m not usually the type to show much emotion, I’d be curious to know if you would come close, You could think my tears are due to the acidity levels of our Oceans […]
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Daily Education Update 1.7 Radar
Week 2: Module1: Day 2/7/13 The JRH is 29 feet long, the largest of the container ships are around 1200 feet long and 160 feet wide. How does the JRH avoid being run over? Radar (Radio Detection and Ranging). We are all familiar with the black and green screen with the line going around in a […]
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Day 14 – Hygiene
[We get a LOT of questions about the day-to-day life aboard the ‘James Robert Hanssen’ – or JRH for short – while at sea. The #1 question has to do with what we’re doing with buckets (very fair, VERY important). The #2 question is “How the heck do you stay clean out there?!?” Adam weighs […]
Week 2: Module1: 2/6/13 Where is the world is the JRH? And how do you know where it is? Thanks to GPS we can pinpoint things, including ourselves, even in the middle of the ocean. GPS has only been widely used by the public for about the last 15 years but it is hard to […]