2nd Officer: Louie Abdon Dumagat (part 2)

In part two of my conversation with 2nd Officer Louie Abdon Dumagat, we continue along the bridge console, focusing on radar, steering, and communication systems. Louie explains the differences between X-band and S-band radar, how officers read the echoes of waves and whitecaps, and why every system has a backup. He shows the radios, phones, and even the sound-powered telephone that works without electricity, illustrating the many safeguards that keep a vessel safe far from shore.

His mix of technical detail and humour brings the bridge to life, showing it less as a wall of instruments and more as an orchestra, every piece playing its part to keep the ship steady on course.