Battered and Bruised!

Andrew works very hard at his job and we didn't quite realise just how manual his job would be at times. He has mananged to pick up Duty Plumber duties. This means that he is on an after hours roster about twice a week to fix any emergency plumbing issues on the ship. He carries a pager that often goes off at very annoying times of the day and night. Thankfully he hasn't had to do anything too gross. These bruises were sustained after a long Friday night in the Engine room fixing a burst pipe. The next morning, another pipe burst and Andrew was again in the bilges for many hours. He came stumbling into our cabin drenched in water. The cut was from several days earlier. Thankfully he is all healed up and none the worse for wear. We are constantly reminded of the importance of his role on the ship as he makes many essential repairs such as the work boat motors that carry the divers out and orders in emergency parts such as for the anesthetic machine that broke down. Without this part, lifesaving surgeries could not continue. Andrew has worked hard enough to earn a stripe on his epualette giving him officer status.We are very proud of him!  He is working towards achieving Fourth Engineer status over the next few years.