The smell of engine oil in the cabin and the roar of waves hitting the ship have become the background of his youth.
Because he was willing to endure hardship and loved to study, within a few months, he transitioned from an apprentice to a formal technician, not only capable of independently handling minor faults in the main engine's cooling system but also acquiring the skill of fault diagnosis by sound.
A few years later, he obtained his first advanced seafarer certificate in his career and switched to a nearshore engineering ship, taking the position of third engineer, primarily responsible for managing the ship's auxiliary engines, fire control systems, and deck machinery.
On that ship, he encountered a major malfunction for the first time.
