At this moment, in the cockpit of the Pride, the advanced driving course for another group of students is still being taught, Gu Jin, with the cooperation of Zhu Beiguo, once again explained to everyone what crosswind driving, downwind driving and upwind driving are, of course, windward steering and downwind steering, and then let everyone take turns to practice on the helm platform.

There are no students on duty can not be idle, they will take turns after two hours, taking advantage of this vacancy, many people silently recite all kinds of steering, sailing, measurement and lookout regulations, sextant, compass rules for use, waiting for a while from the coach of the strict assessment, if you can't remember these, being scolded is a trivial matter, the most unbearable, is from the ridicule of the friends around you.

Of course, the hard work of the turbine operation is also coming.

During the voyage, there were four hours of hands-on time each day, during which Pride would stow all the sails to simulate the absence of wind, and the cadets would take turns working in the engine room for an hour.

During the whole voyage, Gu Jin did not let anyone pass the test sloppily, and the people in a group must all be qualified before they can rest or take turns to enter the next project, so that every member of the group must help each other and promote each other.

No one expressed the slightest dissatisfaction with Captain Gu's harsh requirements, everyone knew that this kind of strictness was actually responsible for themselves, everyone was studying very seriously, and no one was careless on this occasion.

In addition to the intense practical courses during the day, Captain Gu and Li Sanduo did not let the students idle at night, and night sailing duty was a must, including Gu Jin and Li Sanduo all participated without discrimination.

The duty of sending and receiving telegrams in the radio communication room is also a subject that everyone must pass.

Of course, this subject is a bit difficult, so Captain Gu put the time scale a little wider, and he announced to the students, we have another ship in the future, if any of you want to be a captain, the assessment item that must be passed is to send and receive newspapers, so the learning progress of sending and receiving reports is now not required to pass the customs, you can do it yourself.

Obviously, there are no people on this ship who don't want to be captains, so whenever it comes to a fixed communication time, Li Sanduo is always surrounded by a group of people to observe.

In addition, there are daily duties, galleys and cleaning and sanitation on board, including the devilish details that Captain Gu conducts every night, which are very detailed, from the code of conduct for the post, personal hygiene, work and daily attire, to the placement of personal belongings in the cabin, etc., everything must comply with safety regulations and various norms.

Captain Gu is warning everyone anytime and anywhere that on a rocking and bumpy ship, all kinds of items must be stored and even fixed, all tools must be packed up, and there must be a fixed position, where to take all the tools, and put them back after use, everyone must develop good working and living habits!

Because a lonely boat drifting on the sea, it will face many unexpected situations, and it is necessary to be ready to deal with emergencies at any time, so everything on the ship cannot be casual, and no one is special in front of the rules, from the captain to the crew are all treated equally and practiced.

Even the ship's doctor Dai Xiaoshan doesn't have much idle time, Captain Gu also gives him a lot of tasks, in addition to being ready for treatment at any time, going to the kitchen to cook is also his daily task, although everyone is complaining about the doctor's cooking skills in their hearts, but there is no way to do it, everyone on the ship is busy in a row, and they don't have the energy to go to the kitchen to help, at least the meals made by the doctor are very hygienic, the ingredients are cooked, and they can also fill their stomachs, so make do with it.

Although Gu Jin promised that for the sake of safety, he would not engage in night high-speed sailing after nightfall, it did not mean that there was no night training, and this kind of training was also quite tiring, in short, at night, except for eight hours of sleep, as long as it was awake, there was almost no idle time.

Learning how to judge whether there is a storm ahead from subtle changes in the sky and sea conditions is a compulsory course for everyone, and night lookout and mapping are also important rotating subjects.

As for cleanliness and hygiene, housekeeping in the cabins, and deck patrols, it is a daily routine.

In the eyes of the students, they all felt that one of the things that Captain Gu "did very cruelly" was to train a group of people with fear of heights in a targeted manner.

In order to let those guys who were afraid of heights get used to the lookout, Gu Jin asked the students to tie them to the mainmast lookout platform at the top of the cockpit with seat belts, and stay there for one or two hours.

The usual practice is that First Officer Li first goes up to the lookout, and then hangs them up with ropes, and after tying them up, Li comes down again.

So in the hours that followed, even in the cabin, the cries and screams of the gang could be heard at any time.

Especially when there are winds and waves on the sea, the ship sways up and down from side to side, and the cry on the lookout is as terrifying as encountering a ghost.

It usually takes an hour or two before they are put down, and the poor people are either slumped on the floor, their legs trembling, and they are all on their hands, and they even pee their pants.

However, what is awe-inspiring is that when it is their turn to go up next time, these people are still silent, and these people include Xu Zhi.

Captain Gu valued Zhu Beiguo and Xu Zhi very much, and he felt that once he had a new ship in the future, given that these two people who had practical experience in the old world and had now received intensive training might be the first batch of captains.

The point is that the two of them are also relatively old, and they also have a certain prestige in this group of students, and it is obviously more reassuring to have these two captains than to promote a few hairy boys among high school students, at least in the early days.

However, Captain Gu suddenly discovered that Xu Zhi actually had a fear of heights! It's worth it! Gotta pull him over! So Xu Zhi and a few other friends became frequent visitors to the lookout.

According to the person's later recollection, the feeling was like sitting on a pirate ship in an amusement park for two hours in a row, and in the end, these people's fear of heights was gone, however, it seemed that the fear of heights was overcome by another factor - vomiting.

The two-hour amusement park "Pirate Ship" experience made them vomit one by one.

According to Xu Zhi's later complaint, he had been hanging on the lookout for a long time, and his stomach was turning over and over for a while......

So this became a tradition for everyone, and later recruited sailors who did not dare to climb the mast and were afraid of heights, the same solution was: tie people to the lookout and make him vomit for three days......

In short, the more than 30 cadets of the Pride were trained so hard that it was not until three days later that they received a brief respite.

Bentinke Island has finally arrived.

In fact, according to the straight-line distance at sea, Mornington Island is only less than 40 kilometers away from Bentinke Island, and when the weather is fine, standing on the roof of the Red Building, you can see the lush island in the skyline, and the Pride can be reached in less than two hours downwind, because the Pride is a training voyage this time, so Captain Gu deliberately made a detour and walked on the sea for three days.

It was Thursday morning that Pride arrived on the island's northern shore, and according to the predetermined exploration mission, there were three prospects: the first was to carry out a hydrographic survey of an estuary, the second was to survey inland along the river, and the third was to obtain placer samples at a designated location.

According to Old World sources, the Pride came to this estuary area in the northern part of the island, where, according to Cao Limei, the coastline and water depth were suitable for the construction of a dock.

All day Thursday, the Pride was anchored in the sea near the mouth of the river, and the crew was divided into two groups, one group stayed on the Pride and the other group landed on the island to survey.