This is a really good film as it shows the boring reality of day to day life in the Navy - the 99% that never makes it into the history books.

"...and it takes a very special kind of person to assume damage is not worth reporting.."

I served as an OUT on the Cardiff during Armilla '87 with Lt Cdrs Maxwell (XO), Kerr (SO) and Dyer (MEO) the first two featured in these rather stilted Exec/Ops meeting. As a young middy the wardroom struck me as a pretty intimidating but capable bunch. While on WIGS patrol on Gloucester in '89 I bumped into Maxwell while he was in St Lucia as RN liaison officer and couldn't quite understand how he came to be passed over... he had us OUTs take it in turns to conduct evening rounds of all the mess decks with him 'supervising'. Unforgettable experience - 6 month deployment and as an OUT in the Grot 6 berth on a T42 was not for the fainthearted. Lt Mike Petheram (NO) stood out as an especially kind and capable young officer. Sadly Mike passed away several years back to cancer. Mike, I still remember my first watch as OOW2 on the Cardiff and 'accidently' rubbing out part of your Nav Track - you were gracious enough not to throw a parallel ruler at me! After my first job as an OOW I was to pass FNOs myself. I tried my v best to mimic your example...

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I love the fact that the banksman has a hard hat on but no one else has to! Theses were the days i remember.

Watching this May 2026 ,and one ponders how few ships we currently have,and how much has changed,and will keep on changing.

Mickey Ford & Dave male ..amazing guys to work with...

These are so interesting to watch

Steady, boys, steady. Fine stuff! Didn't we all love the 'Yes, Minister!' paperwork? I am completely tagged out!

This takes me back :)

Look!! A working Xerox machine!

Love the filing trays....”In. “out. “Pending

I dreaded anytime we had a ammo replenishment.

Lived in gosport for so many years in between sultan and daedalus :)

Now who does not adore the Exocet missile? From Sheffield to Glamorgan, 220 miles between each location, the Exocet is loved. Even across the Atlantic, the Exocet has fans. 👏👏

In a docummentary regarding th Falkland War, several of these issues were pointed out....

Jeez, 1988.

Sounds like the late actor Richard Todd narrating.

looks like a carry on film

During my time in the armed forces I was involved with a lot of dangerous work, all a lot safer if the safety rules and working procedures were followed correctly, and your team did the same, but, I reckon that the resupply at sea must be the most dangerous and have so many physical hazards that you need eyes 👀 in the back of the head and your neck in swivel mode, obviously the hazards during peacetime are enormous, but in a combat theatre then it goes off the chart. Whilst each branch of the military would probably claim that theirs is the most dangerous I think during peacetime it’s, for me, the Royal Navy, in wartime you can take your pick, whoever is in the wrong place and at the wrong time would definitely get my vote.

Memories!