Ota motor ship. To navigation under new names. Schedule by management

a brief description of vessel

Pusher tug OTA-958

Main dimensions of the vessel.

Length – 40.8 m.

Height – 13.9m.

Width – 8.6 m.

Organization of service on ships.

“General ship alarm” - a continuous loud bell for 25 - 30 seconds. the signal is repeated 3–4 times.

"General alarm":

“Fire Alert”: arms the GVP - 600. Puts out the fire.

“Alarm to combat oil spills”: acts on the instructions of the emergency party commander.

“Alarm to combat water”: brings emergency equipment, under the skin ends, equips a plaster, seals the hole.

“Man overboard alarm” - three long (5 – 6 sec.) loud bells, the signal is repeated 3 – 4 times.

“Man overboard alarm”: prepares the boat for launching. Monitors a drowning man.

“Boat alarm” - at least seven short (1 second) calls followed by a long one (5 - 6 seconds), the signal is repeated 3 - 4 times.

“Boat alarm”: prepares the boat for launching.

If the loud bell fails, alarm signals are given by a whistle, typhon or siren, the signals are duplicated by voice indicating the type of alarm, location of the hole, fire, boat number, etc. Alarms are cleared by voice.

Management schedule.

Job title	Management
Vessel captain – 1 assistant engineer (Zlachevsky V.N.)	Organization of service and monitoring of general technical and sanitary condition
Mechanic-3 navigator (Butakov A.A.)	Main and auxiliary engines, fuel, oil system, shaft line
1 navigator – 2 assistant mechanic (Blazhenov A.N.)	Boat gear, towing gear, windlass, steering gear. Fire equipment.
2nd navigator – 3rd assistant mechanic (Vostrov S.V.)	Cargo operations, DG – 1, DG – 2, fan system. Fireman's kits No. 1, 2.
Helmsman - minder No. 1 (Pavlov A.O.)	First DG, DG-1, left side of M.O.
Helmsman - minder No. 2 (Smirnov A.I.)	Right DG, DG-2, right side M.O.
Helmsman - minder No. 3 (V.G. Sinchenko)	Premises: skipper's room, forepeak, fical tank, air cylinders, rear wall of M.O.
Cook (Luchankina E.V.)	Galley, refrigerators, food pantry

Composition and operation of the APS circuit.

When the diesel engine reaches 500 +50 rpm. NO closes (normally open) sensor contact n = 500 rpm. speed relay and through n.c. (normally closed) contacts of the RDMP, RTV and RKO relays, the current flows to the LNR signal light, which, when lit, signals the normal operation of the diesel engine. At the same time, relay RP 1 is switched on through a valve (diode), which, when activated, closes the no. contacts RP 1 in the circuit powered through the KVR button (turning off the howler), and n.o. contact RP 1 in the circuit of the relay RZS (audio signal relay), preparing the circuit for turning on the latter.

After the diesel engine is started and picks up speed, the oil pressure and oil line increases and when the oil pressure reaches 1.7+/-0.2 kgf/cm 2 the NC contact of the ODMI (oil pressure sensor) of the combined relay in the RDMP relay circuit opens .

After the diesel engine reaches 1350+/-20 rpm, the NO is closed. contact n= 1350 rpm of the speed relay sensor, preparing the RDMP and RDMI relay circuits for operation.

Operation of the system, if emergency modes, is carried out as follows:

1. When the diesel engine speed increases to 1700 +50 rpm, the sensor n = 1700 rpm of the centrifugal relay closes its n.o. contact in the circuit of the RKO relay (speed control relay), which, when activated, closes the blocking N.O. contacts of the RKO, as well as the N.O. RKO contacts in the RS, RZS relay circuits and in the LKO signal light circuit and opens the NC. RKO contacts in the power supply circuit of the LNR light bulb. The following happens:

a) the LPR signal light goes out;

b) the LKO warning light lights up, signaling an increase in diesel speed above the permissible limits;

c) the RZS relay, when triggered, will turn on the howler, signaling the presence of an accident;

d) the RS relay is activated. In this case, the NO contact of the RS relay turns on the traction electromagnet on the suction manifold, which releases the flap stopper, and under the action of a torsional spring, it falls and closes the suction manifold. In this case, the electromagnet winding will be de-energized by a microswitch installed in the electromagnet.

As a result of the fact that air does not enter the cylinders, the diesel engine stops.

After the diesel engine stopped no. the contacts n = 500 rpm of the speed relay sensor open and the electromagnet switching circuit returns to its original position.

After eliminating the malfunction, the circuit must be unlocked by pressing the “Relay Unblocking” button on the remote control and the damper on the suction manifold must be open.

If, after eliminating the cause of the emergency condition, the circuit is not unlocked (the KR button is pressed), then after the diesel engine reaches 500 rpm, it will be stopped again, since the circuit is activated by receiving power through the no. contact n=500 rpm and through contact RKO.

The sound signal (howler) is turned off using the KVR button (the sound signal turn off button), when opened, relay RP 1 is de-energized and opens the no. contacts in the circuit breaker relay circuit.

Diode D in the power supply circuit of relay RP 1 again prepares the relay switching circuit

The circuit works similarly when the pressure in the lubrication system drops to 1.7 +0.2 kgf/cm 2, but the LDMI signal light comes on.

2. When the temperature of the cooling water rises to 90 +5 (0 C), the N.C. closes. DTV contacts (combined relay water temperature sensor) and the PTV relay is activated. When the PTV relay is triggered, the N/C is closed. PTV contacts in the circuits of the RZS relay and the LTV signal light, as well as n.o. PTB contact blocking the PTV relay coil.

At the same time n.z. the PTV contact in the LNR signal light circuit opens and it goes out. After closing the N.O. RTV contacts trigger the RZS relay and turn on the howler, which can be turned off by pressing the KVR button, and the LTV signal light also lights up.

After eliminating the malfunction, the circuit must be returned to its original position by pressing the KR “Relay Unblocking” button on the remote control.

The system operates similarly when the oil pressure drops to 2 +0.2 kgf/cm 2 (DDMP sensor), but at the same time the LDMP signal light lights up accordingly.

The automation circuit of the APS system is mounted in a separate console. The remote control is waterproof and is designed for installation outside the diesel engine. It is recommended to install the remote control on the bulkhead in the vessel's wheelhouse.

APS system diagram

5.Managing the operations of the ship and caring for the people on board:

5.1 Responsibilities of the engineer on watch for ship alarms:

Alarm type	Alarm Responsibilities
1. General ship
1.1 Fighting water	Ensures the operation of all mechanisms of the MO on orders from the GPK turns on the drainage pump
1.2 Fire fighting	Ensures the operation of all mechanisms of the Ministry of Defense; directs the initial actions of subordinates to extinguish the fire in the Ministry of Defense; turns on fire pumps; at the command of the captain, turns on the foam extinguishing system.
1.3 Combating oil spills
2. Man overboard	Ensures the operation of all MO mechanisms
3. Boat alarm	Ensures the operation of all MO mechanisms, deputy boat commander

Fire-fighting system and fire-fighting equipment of the ship:

Fire main

In order to localize and extinguish fires, ships are equipped with fire-fighting equipment, devices and systems (water extinguishing - steam extinguishing and foam extinguishing, carbon dioxide, inert gases, etc.).

The water extinguishing system consists of a pump, a pipeline network, fittings, connecting devices, hoses and fire nozzles. Fire hydrants on the ship are placed so that jets from two fire hoses no more than 20 m long can be directed to each point at once. each with a jet length of no more than 8.5 m.

5.2 Crew actions when a person falls overboard:

Job title	Man Overboard Alarm Responsibilities
Captain–1st assistant mechanic (Zlachevsky V.N.)	General management of the rescue operation
1 navigator - 2nd assistant mechanics (Blazhenov A.N.)	Lifeboat commander
2nd navigator - 3rd assistant mechanics (Vostrov S.V.)	Preparing the lifeboat for launching
Mechanic (Butakov A, A.)	Ensures the operation of all MO mechanisms
1 motorist-steering (Pavlov A.O.)	Throws a lifebuoy
2 motorist-steering (Smirnov A.I.)	Helps lower the boat. Rower in a boat
3 motorist - helmsman (V.G. Sinchenko)	Holds a painter. Rower in a boat
Cook (Luchankina E.V.)	Prepares a first aid kit. Provides first aid to victims

Note: The first person to notice a person overboard throws him a life preserver and immediately reports this to the navigation bridge. The watch commander, having received this message, announces the “Man overboard” alarm and begins maneuvering to rescue the person who has fallen overboard.

Brief characteristics of the vessel

Pusher tug OTA-958

Purpose of the vessel: pushing sectional and barge trains, as well as towing barges

Year and place of construction: 1994, Pribrezhny village.

Registered power: 800 hp

Class of the River Register of the RSFSR “O”.

Speed at full speed without train: 20.1

Number and type of main engines: 2 diesel 6NVD48-U.

Type of fuel: diesel, full reserve 57 tons for 15 days.

Type of lighting: alternating current, frequency 50 Hz, voltage 220V.

Main dimensions of the vessel.

Length – 40.8 m.

Height – 13.9m.

Width – 8.6 m.

The freeboard height is 1.04 m.

At the shipbuilding and ship repair plant "Nobel Brothers Shipyard" on October 20, 2017, the Project 81500 barge "8158" was launched after hull repairs. This was reported by the shipyard's press service.

It is noted that the work was completed on time and presented to the Russian River Register in full compliance with the repair work specifications agreed with the customer.

The vessel is a bilge barge with a forecastle and poop, with a double bottom and double sides, equipped for the installation of a hatch cover and a splicing device for formation into wad and wake trains.

The vessel is intended for transportation of mineral construction materials, iron ore, coal, industrial salt, timber, general and other cargo that is susceptible to getting wet (in the version with hatch covers).

Barge "8158" was built in 1991. The length of the vessel is 90 m, width - 14.2 m, side height - 4.2 m.

On the same day, after repairs to the hull, the propeller control system and the DZA, the Project 758AM pusher tugboat "OTA-922" was launched.

The vessel is a twin-screw pusher tug with a three-deck midship superstructure, with a forward and raised wheelhouse with a power of 800 kW.

The vessel is designed for pushing sectional and barge trains, as well as towing barges on the rivers: Don, Volga, Kama, Irtysh, Ob, Yenisei.

The pusher tug "OTA-922" was built in 1969. Vessel length - 40.6 m, vessel width - 8.6 m, side height - 3.2 m.

“The work carried out was completed on time and presented to the Russian River Register in full compliance with the repair work specifications agreed with the customer,” the message states.

LLC "Nobel Brothers Shipyard" is the largest shipbuilding and ship repair enterprise in Upper Volga, founded in 1907 and specializing in the construction, repair, renovation and modernization of the following types of vessels: sea and river tankers for the transportation of oil and petroleum products; sea and river dry cargo ships, designed and built according to European standards, for the transportation of general cargo, international containers, timber, bulk and dangerous goods; special purpose vessels, including sea diving and hydrographic vessels, port infrastructure vessels; special purpose boats, including rescue boom-laying boats; ship hulls various types, including the hulls of modern comfortable yachts.

On May 14, 2010, on the embankment of Krasnoyarsk, a solemn ceremony was held dedicated to the naming of the vessels of the Yenisei Shipping Company after famous rivermen, veterans of the Great Patriotic War, who made a great personal contribution to the development of shipping on the Yenisei.

By order of the General Director of ERP OJSC dated April 8, 2010. © 15.3-01-10-12 and based on agreement with the Central Department of State Supervision, the tugboats were given the following names:

m/v "OT -2034" - "Captain Zakharov",
m/v "OTA-914" - "Captain Smirnov",
m/v "OTA-949" - "Captain Ilyinsky",
m/v "OTA-936" - "Captain Likhansky".

The event was attended by employees and veterans of the Yenisei Shipping Company and its branches, relatives of honored rivermen. The guests of honor were representatives of the regional and city administration.

Opened the event CEO ERP Alexander Ivanov: “Today is a significant day in the history of the Yenisei River Shipping Company, which will celebrate its 80th anniversary in February 2011. For 80 years, a lot of talented, truly selfless people have worked at the Yenisei Shipping Company. And today we assign the names of our best employees to our best crews.”

Relatives of the people whose names the ships were named also spoke in response.

The event ended with the departure of the ships from the embankment to the march “Farewell of the Slavyanka”, sounding their horns, and the ships set off for navigation.

Let us note that in a few days, in accordance with the same order, three more motor ships with new names will solemnly leave for navigation from the backwater of the Podtesovskaya Fleet Repair and Operation Base (a branch of JSC ERP):

m/v "OTA-959" - "Mechanic Maklakov",
m/v "OT-2051" - "Captain Ugryumov",
m/v "OT-2076" - "Mechanic Danilin".

As a result, 7 motor ships of the Yenisei Shipping Company will begin navigation in 2010 under new names. Following tradition, portraits of famous captains and information about their merits were placed in the wardroom of each ship. From now on, it is believed that each ship has its own Guardian Angel.

It should be noted that such large-scale projects to rename the fleet from all river basins of Russia are carried out only in the Yenisei basin.

Reference:

1) The motor ship OT-2034 of project 428.1 was given the name Captain Zakharov

Alexey Nikolaevich Zakharov (1926-2006) born on the banks of the Yenisei in the village. Yukseevo Krasnoyarsk Territory. His father, Nikolai Alekseevich, was the head of the pier in Yukseevo for many years. All his life Zakharov A.N. devoted himself to serving the Yenisei, having gone through a difficult but glorious path from a river school trainee to a captain-mentor.

As a teenager, he began working on the ships of the Yenisei Shipping Company during the Great Patriotic War. Helmsman, navigator, captain of one of the most powerful tugboats Krasnoyarsk worker, on which he worked for 25 years, and then for another twenty years he worked as a captain-mentor in the Kazachinsky threshold, ensuring trouble-free operation of the fleet in this difficult area of work.

Zakharov A.N. was one of the participants in the legendary ferrying of the Rodina and Pobeda ships from the USA to the Yenisei in 1945. On the m/v Krasnoyarsk worker carried out a unique wiring from Dudinka to Krasnoyarsk of a sea lighter with an impeller for the turbine of the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric station in 1965.

Alexey Nikolaevich trained many navigators. He was awarded the title of Best Captain of the MRF. For his selfless work, he was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Red Banner of Labor, and medals.

2) The motor ship OTA-914 of project 758AM was given the name Captain Smirnov.

Mikhail Ilyich Smirnov (1891-1969) born in the village of Bogatenki Kirov region. His mother was a peasant, and his father worked as a barge hauler along the rivers of Siberia.

As a sixteen-year-old teenager, he worked as a sailor on the Volga, and in 1908 he came to work on the Yenisei.

In 1911 Smirnov M.I. was called up for service, where he was found by the First World War. For military merits, bravery and bravery, he was awarded the highest signs of soldier's valor - three St. George's crosses.

The revolution found him in the army, and, having been demobilized, he returned to work on the Yenisei, where he quickly rose to the rank of captain. He worked in this position until his retirement on the Polyarny ships, Eastern Siberia, Yeniseisk, Spartak, Belarus, Grozny, on the ships Shturman, Kuzbass, Stalingrad.

Smirnov M.I. took part in the first Arctic passages of river vessels along the Northern Sea Route to the Ob and Yenisei, and trained a whole generation of talented navigators. For his selfless work, Mikhail Ilyich was awarded the Order of Lenin, the Badge of Honor, and medals. His name is immortalized in the St. George Hall of the Moscow Kremlin.

3) The motor ship OTA-949 of project 758AM was given the name Captain Ilinsky

Vasily Vasilievich Ilyinsky (1884-1960) in 1903 he graduated from a nautical school in Poti. went to sea vessels. Captain long voyage with pre-revolutionary experience. In 1913, he joined the Urgent State Shipping Company on the Yenisei and was appointed captain on the steamship Lena, which sailed to the lower reaches of the Yenisei and the Yenisei Bay. Until 1932, Vasily Vasilyevich worked on the Kooperator steamship.

In 1942, Ilyinsky V.V. was appointed captain-mentor of the shipping company and worked in this position until his retirement, devoting 60 years to serving the Yenisei.

In 1918, Ilyinsky V.V. For the first time in the history of navigation, he overcame the Great Rapids on the river. Lower Tunguska, the discoverer of the passage of river ships to Tura and Yanov Stan on the river. Turukhane.

For selfless work Ilyinsky V.V. awarded the Order of Lenin and numerous medals.

4) The motor ship OTA-936 of project 758AM was given the name Captain Likhansky

Mikhail Yuliferievich Likhansky (1895-1988) He began his career at an early age of 15, working as a timekeeper at Orenburgskaya railway, and in 1913 - as a timekeeper in the Krasnoyarsk backwater during the construction of a land machine.

Until 1918 he served in the Navy on the Pacific squadron. Then he worked on the Yenisei ships as a boatswain and navigator. He became a captain in 1930 on the steamship Severny, and then was sent to Germany to Danzig to oversee the construction of three powerful tugboats - Komseverput, Soviet Siberia and Krasnoyarsk Worker.

Likhansky M.Yu. For many years he headed the crew of the motor ship Krasnoyarsk Worker, then supervised commercial work on the tributaries. From 1946 he was a captain-mentor for twenty years.

Experienced navigator, talented organizer, Likhansky M.Yu. participated in the first Pyasinsky expedition to deliver people and cargo for the construction of the Norilsk MMC in 1933. He was recognized as the Best Captain of the MRF.

For his selfless work, M.Yu. Likhansky was awarded the Order of Lenin and medals

He stood at the origins of the formation of the Yenisei fleet and made a great contribution to the development of tributaries and the development of cargo transportation.

5)The motor ship OT-2051 of project 428.1 was given the name Captain Ugryumov

Georgy Methodievich Ugryumov (1915-2007) born in Yeniseisk. In 1932 he entered the Krasnoyarsk River Technical School. After graduating in 1936, he worked as the first navigator on the ships P. Shchetinkin and Mayakovsky, and in 1937 he became the captain of the ship Mayakovsky. In 1938 he was drafted into the ranks Soviet army, where the Great Patriotic War found him.

In the battles to defeat militaristic Japan, his platoon distinguished itself, for which its commander was G.M. Ugryumov. was awarded the Order of the Red Star and the medal for the victory over Japan.

After the war in 1946, Ugryumov G.M. returned to the Yenisei again, where he continued his captain's path on the steamship Ulu-Khem, the motor ships U. Gromov, S. Tyulenin, and then took over one of the most powerful river tugs, Mikhail Kalinin (formerly Klim Voroshilov), on which he worked continuously for a quarter of a century.

An excellent captain, a competent specialist, a mentor to young people, he raised more than one generation of well-known captains and captain-mentors on the Yenisei. For selfless work G.M. Ugryumov. awarded the Order of Lenin and the Badge of Honor, medals.

6) The motor ship OT-2076 of project 428.1 was given the name Mechanic Danilin

Georgy Andrianovich Danilin (1929-2005) born in the village Nalobovo, Krasnoyarsk Territory. He began his working career as an oil worker in 1948. Four years of service in the Soviet Army. Then he worked as a mechanic on the motor ships Sovetskaya Arktika, Nakhodka and on the flagship of the passenger fleet, the motor ship A. Matrosov.

The experienced mechanic was transferred to the Shipping Company's Shipping Service as a line mechanic. His total work experience in the Navy was 55 years. Danilin G.A. was recognized as the best mechanic of the MRF, was elected as a deputy of the Regional Council of three convocations, he was awarded the honorary title - Honored Transport Worker of Russia, and was a Personal Pensioner of Regional Significance.

For selfless work Danilin G.A. awarded the Order of Lenin, the Badge of Honor, the Red Banner of Labor, and numerous medals. He trained a worthy succession of mechanics and made a great contribution to the development and formation of the Yenisei fleet.

7) The motor ship OTA-959 of project 758B was given the name Mechanic Maklakov

Leonid Fedorovich Maklakov (1924-2005) Sergei Kirov began his career at the age of 16 as a fireman on a motor ship, then worked as an assistant mechanic on various ships.

In 1941 Maklakov L.F. volunteered to go to the front and throughout the war from 1941 to 1945. was on the front line. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star and the Order of the Patriotic War. But his first award was for Spiritualism. The fourth separate fighter anti-tank artillery Dukhovshchinskaya, Lozny Red Banner Order of Suvorov and Kutuzov brigade, in which L.F. Maklakov served, carried out risky reconnaissance in combat on tanks. Several tanks with a group of scouts at top speed, under the cover of darkness, passed behind enemy lines and burst into the city of Dukhovshchina, raising panic among the Germans. We returned to the brigade with valuable information. The city was taken, and Maklakov L.F. was awarded the medal for courage. Received the gratitude of the Supreme Commander 16 times.

Returning to the Yenisei after the war, Maklakov L.F. worked as a mechanic on the motor ships Adzharistan, Yakutia, Baykit and for many years worked as a group mechanic at the Krasnoyarsk shipyard.

He trained a whole galaxy of experienced mechanics. His name is included on the memorial stele of the KSRZ.

The ship was brought to Yaroslavl five years ago from the Kama River in tow in a completely unseaworthy condition. The diesel engines did not work, the holds were filled with water. Only 90 square meters of steel hull cladding had to be replaced! It is not surprising that almost the entire team of captain Alexander Kruglikov - today the best in the port - was created to repair this ship.

“Then, in 2002, we all gathered here - from Rybinsk, Tutaev, Yaroslavl - experienced rivermen, received this ship,” recalls Alexander Mikhailovich. - In my opinion, like the crew, like the ship. The most important thing is not technology, but people. And we have a wonderful team. All my commanders are experienced Volgars: shift mechanics-captains Konstantin Egorov, Igor Bryukov, shift captain Viktor Grinyaev. Also included in the command staff are the first assistant mechanic for electrical equipment, Maxim Vlasov, and the third assistant mechanic for electrical equipment, Maxim Lisitsyn. These are the people I rely on, who can completely replace me and know the ship down to every screw. Everyone and I spend the whole winter preparing the tug, and this preparation decides whether the navigation will be successful.

In the minds of the average person, the captain is the man at the helm. In fact, the captain is the commander of the entire ship, and the watch in the wheelhouse is kept by the helmsman. And each of the helmsmen must know the fairway and reach, be able to control the vessel in the conditions of a river, lake, canal, lock. Today, helmsman and engine operator Nikolai Pavlov is on duty.

“In my team, this is the most indispensable specialist during the preparation of the vessel,” Kruglikov praised the helmsman. – He is both a gas welder and a gas cutter, he knows all the mechanisms. Well, the entire team, led by mechanic Konstantin Egorov, takes part in the repairs. It's not difficult to drive, but understanding the car is the most difficult thing. Konstantin is responsible for diesel engines - the heart of the ship. Our tugboat is already old, built in 1965, and its two diesel engines are even older - German, built in 1956. The last major renovation took place in 1988. Power point- this is such a colossus. One cylinder head weighs about 300 kilograms. And we have to remove them with hoists during repairs. Imagine what work! We gather five to six people and carry out all the repairs ourselves. We do it for ourselves, and therefore very responsibly.

The captain has been working on ships since 1969, after graduating from the College named after. Kalashnikov in Rybinsk. During this time there was only one break - for two years of military service. He started out as a steering-motor operator. Driven ships along the Volga-Balt from White Sea to Azovskoe. Most of the crew members are his classmates, also graduates of the Rybinsk River Fleet School. Before the pusher tug, Alexander Mikhailovich had the Shlyuzovoy tugboat.

“I liked all the ships I ever went on.” “Shlyuzovoy” is a not so powerful vessel, but it is maneuverable and can be used for jewelry operations. I love this ship for its power. It has a displacement of 480 tons, it easily drags a train of two barges of four and a half thousand tons each.

– Are there any problems in the family due to long business trips?

- No, everything is fine at home. A beautiful wife, two adult sons and two grandchildren are growing up, the eldest is already 15 years old.

The tug began this navigation on the Volga and on the channel named after. Moscow. He transported sand to the first Moscow asphalt concrete plant. This is Yaroslavsky's old partner river port. In 2002, when Kruglikov’s team was formed, the flights of the updated Ozerny were mainly associated with the construction of the Moscow Ring Highway. But there are trips further afield. During the navigation of last year, OTA-892 worked on the Kama, transporting gravel to the builders of Tatarstan. On such business trips, the ship becomes home for his crew. What is a house without a kitchen and a good cook?

“If the captain is the first after God,” jokes Alexander Mikhailovich, “then our cook Elena Tikhomirova is the first after me.”

Five years ago, here, on board the Ozerny, Elena Nikolaevna met long-distance sailor Andrei Evstratenko and became his wife. Having plenty of time on a large sea steamer from Vladivostok throughout South-East Asia, Andrey returned to his native Yaroslavl region. He comes from the village of Petrovskoye. But OTA-892 became my real home and destiny.

A long-distance duty shift lasts a week, during which the crew spends days and nights on board with short shore leave. Six hours work, six hours rest: catch your own fish, run to the shore to the cinema, swim in the river. A week later, a replacement crew from Yaroslavl arrives on the ship by bus. Many companies on the Volga and Kama willingly rent a vessel with a disciplined and experienced crew.

Tomorrow, on River Fleet Workers' Day, Alexander Kruglikov and his team will take their tugboat to Samara to transport oil barges. Seven feet under your keel, Volgari!

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