I was here july 2016

I wish to thank you all,, my dear friends Shipspotting members,, for your kind attention towards this photo & your much interesting comments (making this a 'long' thread of nicely written comments).
Kind regards /Jadran

@swtk: All the detentions and the longest lists of defects were under previous owner, as well as the move from GL. The more modest lists of rectifications are still longer than desirable, but they are almost entirely deck and management issues. So looks as if the engine crew are setting a better example.

Previous owner went through a string of Class organisationa: Dromon, Viet Nam Register, Venezuelan Register, which looks steadily downhill to me. Current owners have moved her to International Naval Surveys Bureau, which is probably a realistic step in the right direction.

Thank you for the information,Jadran.Husum is not so far from my home.I am proud that such a fine ship was built in Schleswig-Holstein,Germany.I wish you a nice day. Volker.

Hi Volker,, thank you very much for your compliments ref. Engine Room photos ( m/v Albatross) that I have posted;

General cargo ship ALBATROSS
Builder: Husumer Shipbuilding Dock & Repair
Place: Husum, Germany
Yard No. : 1443
Year of build: 1976

Hope to have helped on your query.
Best regards,
Jadran

Hello Jadran!Very good photos from the engine room.Please,can you tell me about the shipyard the vessel was built?regards.

On the subject of crews...I once worked for a company owned by based in, shall we say, country "X".
On most of their ships, they employed Officers & crews from country "X" ....but when major machinery surveys were scheduled for certification....the X-Officers would be replaced by Officers from the UK & the X-Crews would be replaced by crews from country "Y"...
Then would follow a voyage of instense maintenence, ie, Hard Work, to bring the machinery etc up to scratch for the survey. After the survey: The Officer/crew basis would revert to country X".
Sound economics or cynical penny pinching?

The crew onboard with their Captain and Chief engineer,, all of them,, are so open and friendly, all the time with a welcome smile on their face, much hospitable..... nice people to get acquainted with,, my new friends !
I would have even more overall impressions (positive) to tell.......

Best regards to the whole crew of m/v ALBATROSS and to all members of Shipspotting.com,
Jadran

Hi Volker, I never sailed as a seaman on ships, but I was a dockyard worker for 43 years and when we worked on certain ships we would know if the ship has a good crew especially the engine guys.Well mantained machinery was the sign of good engineers, oilers etc.
coordination is a must in a crew .regards.

Hello Emmanuel! I sailed in the late 1970s as an oiler and i had a very good chief.Our Deutz engine was very clean,too.

Hello Volker,a good engine crew without a good chief engineer is like a great horse without a good jockey, both must work and operate in tandem.Regards

The first impression is always important, but, and I do not want to be cynical, four detentions and numerous deficiencies during every PSC inspection, I would prefer that they spent more time on real maintenance instead of the cosmetical part of that.
On a ship of 40 years old, you will find a lot of technical issues.
The fact that she changed class from an IACS member (originally GL) to a non IACS class society is also something to keep in mind.

Hello Emmanuel! And the chief engineer has a good engine crew.

I was never more surprised..... the E.R. is seen in immaculate condition,, utterly well maintained :-)
And the ship is built in 1976 !!!
Best regards (J)

Looks very clean and shipshape, sign of a good chief engineer .regards