A few days later.
Dragon City, Qingguo Port.
In a magnificently decorated hotel.
"Hello, Mr. Xiang, I'm Officer Chen, and I talked to you on the phone before." Officer Chen shook hands with Xiang Yang somewhat awkwardly, then looked at Xiang Yang in surprise.
"sit."
Xiang Yang looked at the other person with a smile, "Do you think I'm young?"
Officer Chen was about to nod subconsciously. To be honest, if it weren't for Chen Qingsheng's introduction, he would never have believed that the boss of an ocean-going fleet would be so young.
But soon, Officer Chen reacted. He shook his head vigorously and said, "Mr. Xiang, you are really young and promising."
"Don't be so nervous. I'm not some rich second-generation. I can achieve what I have today thanks to my crew members. From now on, you will also be my support." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
"Yes, our boss is very nice to us. You can say whatever you want to say." Chen Qingsheng also said very casually.
Officer Chen looked at Xiang Yang, then at Chen Qingsheng. Seeing that Xiang Yang and Chen Qingsheng's casualness were not pretended, he finally began to relax, but not completely.
"Mr. Xiang, Captain Chen." Officer Chen said politely again.
"Have you written the report I asked you to write?" Xiang Yang asked.
"It's already been written." Officer Chen quickly took out a thick stack of documents and handed them to Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang's eyelids twitched. "Good fellow, I asked you to write down two places where the equipment on the ship did not meet the standards. How many did you write?"
"The fishing boat I'm on now is indeed very old. Even the boiler has some serious problems. In the past, no one reported it, and as long as it could be used, it would be used. As long as you were careful at sea, there wouldn't be any problems. But in fact, many of these equipment no longer meet safety regulations. If they are not operated properly or work beyond the rated capacity, malfunctions will occur immediately. I just listed them all out this time." Officer Chen said hurriedly.
Xiang Yang casually flipped through the information, then looked at Chen Guan and said, "You are really brave. You dared to let the ship sail out with so many problems. No wonder your manager dared to threaten you. If you were not on the ship, you would be in trouble if something happened to the ship at sea."
In this report, Xiang Yang only took a cursory look and saw many very serious problems such as aging lines and boiler failure. When this ship goes out to sea, not to mention that there is no chief engineer to coordinate the overall situation, even if there is a chief engineer, the ship will break down in the ocean if it is not careful.
Officer Chen said a little embarrassedly: "All the fishing boats in our fleet are like this. They look serious. When sailing on the sea, they often have some minor problems. But in fact, as long as no one makes a fuss about it, these are all within the acceptable range. Even if they are really broken, they can be repaired on the spot."
Xiang Yang nodded and handed the document directly to Officer Chen, "Okay, just follow this and report it directly to the filing office."
Official Chen hurried to do it. In the past, he did not dare to go against the fleet, but now, with Xiang Yang's support, he was not afraid of anything.
Watching Chen Guan leave the hotel, Chen Qingsheng quickly said to Xiang Yang: "Boss, don't worry, this is just because Guan Ge was forced into a corner by the fleet. You are so kind to us, and when he arrives at our fleet, he will definitely not do this again."
"Why do you do this?" Xiang Yang asked.
Chen Qingsheng said: "Of course, we should report to the reporting office."
Xiang Yang snorted, "If there is a malfunction on my fishing boat and he conceals it and does not report it, then I will be really angry. How can safety be a small matter?"
The things on that report seem to be some unnecessary little things.
But failure is failure.
Xiang Yang recalled a furniture processing factory in Huhai Town.
According to fire regulations, all electric lights in the processing plant must be installed with protective lampshades.
Most people think that electric lamps do not need to be installed with protective lampshades. After all, everyone’s electric lamps at home do not have protective lampshades installed.
Isn't it okay if it just stays bright
The furniture factory thought so too.
As a result, on one occasion, a light bulb exploded and a spark ignited the sawdust piled up in the warehouse.
Suddenly, the entire factory was burned down by a fire.
The worst thing happened. After the fire department found out the cause of the fire, they found that the insurance company would not pay a penny because the factory's own equipment was used in violation of regulations. All losses had to be borne by the boss.
The supervisor in charge of safety, who bore primary responsibility for the fire, went straight in.
Xiang Yang was still young when that incident happened, but from then on, Xiang Yang kept the word "safety" firmly in his mind.
"In my fleet, there is no need for scapegoats. As the chief engineer, you have to play the role of the chief engineer. If he says that there is something wrong with the ship, even if the king of heaven comes, the ship cannot go out to sea." Xiang Yang said firmly.
In fact, Xiang Yang also knew that on many fleets, the chief engineer was a idle person kept on board. When he had nothing to do, he would just collect his salary and make safety reports.
When something happens, he is the one who takes the blame.
Only in those fishing companies that are relatively large and whose bosses are not directly involved in the management of the fleet, can the chief engineer's position on the ship be truly comparable to that of the captain, or even oppose him.
Although Xiang Yang's fleet was not large, he would directly participate in the management of the fleet and even go out to sea with the fleet, but Xiang Yang never thought that the chief engineer was just a decoration.
The other side.
Manager Hou was at the dock doing the final inspection before the fleet went out to sea.
He looked around and even ran to one of the fishing boats to take a look. When he saw that Mr. Chen was not there, he sneered, "That Mr. Chen is really not on the boat. Well, he has some backbone."
One of the captains who were accompanying him immediately stepped out and asked a little stiffly, "Boss Hou, Chen is gone. Do you think you can assign a new chief engineer to my ship?"
Manager Hou glanced at the captain and asked, "Why, since the chief engineer is not on board, you can't drive the ship?"
The captain said in some distress: "But Mr. Hou, the chief engineer is not on board. What if something goes wrong with the fishing boat during the voyage? What should we do?"
"Don't worry, your chief engineer hasn't resigned yet. He left the ship secretly before going out to sea this time. If something really happens, he will be the one who will bear the consequences, not you." Manager Hou sneered.
A hint of anger flashed in the captain's eyes. He really wanted to yell and quit, but he didn't have the courage. (To be continued)