Gorch-Fock training mast
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The Gorch Fock training mast (also: training and training system mast and rigging ) has been used for sailing training at the Mürwik Navy School and its sailing training ship Gorch Fock since 2012 .
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During the 156th / 157th On November 7, 2010, a 25-year-old officer candidate fell fatally from the rigging onto the deck of the Gorch Fock's foreign training trip . The training concept was then questioned. On November 18, 2010, officer training on the sailing training ship was suspended until September 2011. The Parliamentary Commissioner Hellmut royal family called in early April 2011 to set up a practice mast on land to improve the training. In September 2011, was Gorch Fock in the marina of Marine Mürwik moved so could train in the masts there cadet. The sailing training ship stayed there until the end of October. At the end of July 2011, a “Commission for the Future Design of Basic Nautical Training of the German Navy”, also known as the “ Pommerin Commission”, also recommended the purchase of a training mast. On April 24, 2012, the required training mast was finally erected in Mürwik , below the trampoline roof warehouse .
On June 21, 2012, the head of the building administration office in the Kiel Ministry of Finance , Joachim Graf von Hardenberg, officially handed over the training mast to the Mürwik naval school. Together with State Secretary Thomas Kossendey , the commander of the naval school, Thomas Ernst , cut the ribbon with the words: "Always have a good trip and always good training". In his speech, Graf von Hardenberg emphasized the rapid implementation of the construction project - only around one and a half years passed between the idea and the handover - and congratulated with the words: “But I am even more happy for the cadets, their next trip on the "Gorch Fock" now nothing stands in the way ". Other attendees were Rear Admiral Heinrich Lange , Hellmut Königshaus and the sea captain Helge Risch, with parts of the crew of the Gorch Fock .
Technical details
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The training mast made by the Rostock shipyard Tamsen Maritim is a scaled-down replica of the original ship mast of the Gorch Fock . He found his home away from home in a less frequented part of the school so that the practicing students would not be disturbed and distracted. It can be easily recognized from the Flensburg Fjord . The mast has a height of 28 meters. Its model is 45 meters high. Its weight is nine tons. The practice mast was painted ocher according to the original. The bulwarks are also painted blue and white , just like the Gorch Fock .
The training mast was aligned to the northeast, as the wind in Flensburg mostly blows from the west. Even at sea, the wind mostly blows from behind. Too high wind strengths are reported by a wind warning. A lighting system enables teaching in the dark. Up to six students can be trained on the training mast at the same time. The construction of the structure cost 1.4 million euros.
use
The Gorch-Fock training mast is intended to ensure realistic training for the officer students. The students can use it to get used to the height, the sequence of movements and the working conditions. Your fitness can be checked and improved in this way. The use of training masts as part of a nautical training in Germany is nothing new, as the Italian Navy , for example, has been using training masts for many years.
In order to ensure the practical relevance of the exercises, it was ensured that the training mast was reproduced true to the original, which leads to a high recognition value when used on the Gorch Fock . With the help of the training mast system it can be checked whether the future officers suffer from fear of heights , which was previously only possible through medical examinations. The exercises to be completed should be precisely imitated at critical points that have to be overcome without a secured safety line. This makes it possible to determine at an early stage whether the prospective officers are suitable or unsuitable for climbing the rigging. The aim of these exercises is to minimize possible dangers at sea.
On June 13, 2015, on June 13, 2015, the first organized day of the German Armed Forces , some officer candidates from the naval school demonstrated to the public the use of the training mast in training.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Flensburger Tageblatt : Only the rocking is missing , from: April 25, 2012; Retrieved on: July 21, 2016
- ↑ a b c d e f g Marine. Dry run on land , from: April 24, 2012; accessed on July 21, 2016
- ↑ Die Welt : Sail training ship: Fall from rigging - training on "Gorch Fock" is suspended , from November 19, 2010, accessed on July 22, 2016
- ↑ a b c d e f g The world : Navy cadets are now practicing on a safe training mast , from June 21, 2012, accessed on July 22, 2016
- ^ A b c Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung : But no land training mast for the Gorch Fock , from: June 20, 2011; Retrieved on: July 22, 2016
- ↑ a b sh: z : "Gorch Fock": Armed Forces Commissioner wants training mast , from: April 1, 2011; Retrieved on: July 22, 2016
- ↑ a b sh: z : New port for sailing training ship: "Gorch Fock" is apparently supposed to go to Flensburg on June 21, 2011; Retrieved on: July 22, 2016
- ↑ a b image : New training mast handed over to the Mürwik Naval School , from: June 21, 2012; Retrieved on: July 22, 2016
- ↑ a b c d e f g Marine. For more safety - training mast handed over to the Naval School Mürwik , from: June 21, 2012; accessed on July 21, 2016
- ↑ a b For more safety - the training mast handed over to the Mürwik Naval School , accessed on July 21, 2016
- ↑ a b Der Spiegel : The "Gorch Fock" voyage home: cadets should train climbing on the practice mast , from: May 5, 2011; Retrieved on: July 21, 2016
- ↑ sh: z : Naval School in Flensburg: Bundeswehr Day: Activists climb “Gorch Fock” , from: June 13, 2015; Retrieved on: July 22, 2016
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Coordinates: 54 ° 49 ′ 0 ″ N , 9 ° 27 ′ 34 ″ E