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Cankat Uzşen, the captain of the MTA Oruç Reis seismic research ship, made assessments on the ongoing mission and events in the Eastern Mediterranean. Recalling that the ship arrived at the port of Antalya for an intensive work schedule of 35 days before departing for the Demre-1 location on August 9, Uzşen said that they provided provisions, supplies, fuel and water there.
“WE ARE WORKING AS 54 PERSONNEL ON THE BOAT”
According to the news in AA, Uzşen stated that after the handover was made between the staff, he was transferred to the project site with a Navtex (Notice to Seafarers) message on August 10.
Uzşen, who stated that there were 54 people on the ship, captain, deck and engine officers, sailors and technical personnel in charge of geophysical operations, said: “The crew was on the ship constantly. There was no change.
During the pandemic process, we did not experience any problems as our institution takes the necessary measures. “We overcome this process without any difficulty, with practices such as health checks on boarding and hiring a service from the institution on board.”
“DUTY, HONOR AND PRIDE IN MAVI VATAN”
Uzşen claimed that two shifts were applied on the ship to work 12 hours each, emphasizing that the sensitivity of the work was taken into account and therefore the rest was very important. Underlining that they pay great attention to sleeping patterns, especially during working hours, Uzşen said: “Our ship has the facilities of seismic ships that operate in all international waters.
“OUR PATIO AND LIBRARY”
Our staff can watch television, sit in the lounge, and play various games. We have a library, table tennis and a gym. We also have internet access. All of our staff can benefit from all of this unlimitedly during their off hours. “
“THE SOURCE OF MOTIVATION FOR OUR HARDWARE”
Captain Uzşen pointed out the importance of serving in the region that they consider the “Blue Homeland” and continued as follows: “Our state did not allow any intervention in the operations we carry out in this region with the measures taken by the Turkish Armed Forces. It has been an additional source of motivation. We have also tried to adequately fulfill our duty. We have never had the slightest concern. Serving in the region that we consider as the ‘Blue Homeland’ is a pride and an honor for us. “
“KEEP WORKING AFTER SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE”
Uzşen said they were prepared for the test operations to be carried out after the planned attitude and maintenance studies after the 35-day period: “When these planned attitude and maintenance studies are carried out and the supply and the change of personnel, we will conduct a trial course in Antalya.
“A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN ORUÇ REIS”
UZS, noting that he worked as a long-distance captain since 2010, ended by saying: “There was a strange ship with a Turkish flag on the ship where I work. Different countries did their seismic survey and saw drill ships. I wonder if they would ever want to ships in our state if he had thought we would have dreamed it, then we got these ships thanks to the efforts of our state ‘National Energy and Mining Policy’. We’re here. It’s a great opportunity for me and our staff. “
The Oruç Reis ship, which has 90 percent local design, craftsmanship and integration, can carry out all kinds of geological, geophysical, hydrographic and oceanographic research, especially the continental shelf and exploration of natural resources.
The ship, which is one of the 5-6 research ships in the world, is fully equipped and multi-purpose, geophysical research can be carried out in 2 and 3 dimensional seismic, gravitational and magnetic fields. The spacecraft can carry out three-dimensional seismic operations up to 8 thousand meters deep and two-dimensional seismic operations up to 15 thousand meters deep.
