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<v ->I am Master Sailor Tristan Harris</v>

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I'm from Seabird Island British
Columbia, and I'm a Boatswain

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<v ->Boatswain's comprise the
entire deck department</v>

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of the ship's company and
have a wider range of duties

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and responsibilities than
anybody else on board a Royal

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Canadian Navy ship.

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They are professional sailors

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and fulfil many day-to-Day operations on

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their assigned ships.

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<v ->Very much what it consists
of is preventative maintenance,</v>

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corrective maintenance.

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So what that means is that when
we do head out to go to sea,

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we need to ensure that every

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and all piece of equipment,
at least associated

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with the Boatswain's, is up

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and running to full optimal
capability.

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For a Boatswain's While at sea, your time
would be up on the bridge.

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We are on watch Boatswain's or
known as a watch on deck,

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and we are the eyes

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and ears of the ship basically
as we are sailing underway.

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<v ->Boatswain's also lead crew
members from all departments</v>

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during seamanship evolution,
such as replenishment at sea,

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entering and leaving harbours,
boat transfers of cargo

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and personnel, towing
operations, and rescues.

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<v ->To be a good Boatswain, it
takes a lot of dedication,</v>

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discipline, and most certainly the biggest

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of all would be teamwork.

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You do not do very much anything
in this job by yourself.

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Everything is done with a buddy.

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<v ->Boatswain's are also trained in demolition</v>

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and assist, assist in
landing helicopters at sea.

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Throughout their naval career,
Boatswain's will see opportunities

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to engage in new tasks through advance

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and specialty training,
including Naval boarding parties

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and being ship's team diver.

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<v ->Truly, one of the greatest
things about being a Boatswain,</v>

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at least to me, is the fact that we get

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to be small arms experts, drive boats,

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and truly one of the
most interesting things

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of all is we are C4
demolitions experts

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While sailing.

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As long as you have a
supporting family back home,

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it truly makes it an amazing endeavour.

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You get to see some of the
coolest places around the world

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and you get paid to be there.

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I've been from Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam, to Singapore, many,

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many months in Hawaii

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and all the way down to
Puerto Quetzal Guatemala, up

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and down the U.S.

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My favourite would be Darwin Australia,

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in which I was there in 2016.

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For me growing up, certainly
coming from Seabird Island

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First Nation, where I am
today, where I've been

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and where I'm growing
was never even on my map.

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So I am truly ecstatic for
the journey that I've taken

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so far.