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Chapter 3-A    Different techniques for landing

(Been there, done that;

been there, done that;

oh, yawn….!  Boring, boring….

been there…………………….OOPS!?????)

In slowly putting together this manual, I have spent some long hours up on the helideck, armed with binoculars, watching the helicopter ‘goings on’ on nearby ships.  Ninety nine point nine per cent of the many hundreds and hundreds of landings I’ve seen were routine, professional, smooth, nice looking jobs, often in really adverse conditions, that had all the hallmarks of a ‘good tunahead’.
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Chapter 2 -C

(Cockroaches or Carpets?)
Let’s face it, you’re young perhaps, anxious for your first job, and maybe in debt up to your eyeballs for training costs to get your magic Helicopter Commercial Pilot’s License. You’re anxious to get going, right?

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Chapter 2 -D

(You want me to do….WHAT?????)

So there you are, young sailor, three days at sea, on your first tuna trip.

The pilot has just departed off for a flight, and you, the mechanic, are back in your cabin making a cup of coffee and wondering why the damn generator light keeps flickering. A knock comes on the door.
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Chapter 2 -B Your Job Offer:

(Will you be an employee or a sub-contractor?)
There are two different pay structures: 1) straight salary, and 2) pay per tonnage caught.
Or a combination of both.
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Chapter 2 -A

So, having read Part 1 of this manual, and seen some interesting articles, in a moment of weakness you decided to apply for a job as a tuna pilot or mechanic. Maybe you’d had a beer or two too many. I know how that goes. Somewhat to your horror, you have had a letter back telling you that they are interested, and suggesting you give them a call.

Oh boy! Decision time.
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Ch.1-E

1) Herding, and the ‘tow-line’; speedboats and net boats.

I want to mention at this stage the concept of ‘herding’.

We will talk about it again under Section 3 (Handling your helicopter), but for now I want to touch on ‘herding’ as part of the outline of what the basic job entails.
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