Binjiang Police Affairs
Chapter 282 - 203: They’ve Thought it Through for You!_3

Chapter 282: Chapter 203: They’ve Thought it Through for You!_3

Xu Haoran quickly said, "Dad, you guys have only me as a son, how could I possibly neglect you?"

"We don’t need you to, if you’re really worried, don’t we have Ming Yuan, Salted Fish, Zhang Lan, and Ningning? You can ask them if they would take care of me and your mom in the future."

"We definitely will take care!"

"Yeah, Brother Xu, you have us at home. Go ahead and talk to that teacher."

"Quick, go and give them a call."

"Master, there are so many guests at home, I came by a tricycle, let me take Haoran to make the call."

"Alright, hurry up!"

After sending off his eldest disciple and son, Xu Sanye took the eldest disciple’s place, his expression Solemn: "Don’t laugh, what’s there to laugh about."

"Director Xu, I wasn’t laughing."

"How many points did we get to just now?"

"We got to nine, Salted Fish and Ningning only reached three."

With the eldest disciple taking his son to make the long-distance call, now that he’s seated in the eldest disciple’s seat partnering with Zhang Lan, and leading by a score of nine, Xu Sanye was delighted. While shuffling the deck, he laughed and said, "It would take at least half an hour for Ming Yuan and Haoran to return, let’s continue."

His card play is notoriously terrible!

Zhang Lan certainly didn’t want to be scolded, and quickly changed the subject, pretending to be upset, she murmured, "Director Xu, you’re biased."

"How am I biased?"

"Ming Yuan is your disciple too, but you don’t treat Ming Yuan as well as you treat Salted Fish."

"Nonsense, I always treat everyone equally."

"Xu Mingyuan became a squad leader at 25, but Salted Fish became one at 21."

"Salted Fish’s situation is different from Ming Yuan’s."

"What’s the difference?"

With no outsiders in the room, and some things meant to be explained today anyway, Xu Sanye put down the cards and looked up with a smile, "Ming Yuan is formally trained, as long as he works hard in the bureau, he will eventually take on more important positions. Salted Fish came from a different path, no matter how well he does, it’s hard to advance, so I need to push for him while my word still carries some weight."

"Master..."

Han Yu felt moved and grateful, not knowing how to express his thanks.

Xu Sanye waved his hand, continuing, "Besides, you’re already a Chief Officer of a huge ship, and your ship navigation skills can’t fall behind. But you’ve already gone for training for four years, we can’t arrange for you to go again, otherwise people will talk."

Zhang Lan, curious, asked, "What does this have to do with taking the position as a squad leader in the Water Police Team?"

"It’s related, Yingchuan Port is close to the downtown area."

Xu Sanye smiled and explained, "I’ve cooperated with the Port Supervision Bureau for many years and am quite familiar with the Port Supervision System. I have researched the pilot registration and qualification management measures issued by the Ministry of Transport with Jin Weiguo, and also discussed them with Director Zhu Chunmiao."

Han Xiangning suddenly realized something and asked in astonishment, "Director Xu, are you planning to let Salted Fish take the pilot qualification exam?"

"I’ve always said, if Salted Fish is to work in the police system, he must become the most skilled police officer at navigating a boat!"

Xu Sanye waved his large hand and laughed loudly, "Salted Fish has a Sea Air Class A First-level Chief Officer’s Certificate of Competence, and now he can go take the Assistant Pilot exam. Once he gets the certificate, he can execute pilotage tasks together with the old pilots. As long as he has one year of experience as an Assistant Pilot, he can participate in the examinations and assessments for the Third-level Pilot."

The pilot is the captain among captains!

Han Yu couldn’t deny he was tempted, but still couldn’t help saying, "But I can’t really become a pilot."

"You don’t have to go to the Port Supervision Bureau every day. Director Zhu has inquired for me, and participating in pilotage twice a month is enough. Besides, your certificates are different from ours. To transfer your certificates from East Sea, you need to find an entity to affiliate with, and here in Binjiang, you can only affiliate with the Port Authority."

Seamen must have an affiliation, and it must be a shipping enterprise.

An individual cannot apply for a seaman’s certificate, not to mention other certificates.

Han Yu suddenly realized and didn’t know what to say, when Xu Sanye laughed again and said, "From Assistant Pilot to Third-level Pilot, it only takes one year. That means if you go to the Port Supervision Bureau for the exam in a few days, you’ll be a Third-level Pilot this time next year!"

Zhang Lan, although not a maritime studies student, had learned from her school days how remarkable pilots are. Curious, she asked, "Then how many years does it take to go from Third-level Pilot to Second-level Pilot?"

"Three years."

"And from Second-level to First-level?"

"Also three years; actually, as a Third-level, you are already a pilot and can conduct independent pilotage. Taking five or six days a month to participate in pilotage and learning earnestly from others, how good would it be to get a pilot’s certificate."

Xu Sanye lit a cigarette and continued, "Also, the city—and I mean Linghai, not Binjiang—is currently promoting international labor services. They are not only sending skilled workers like bricklayers, carpenters, electricians, and seamstresses abroad to earn money but are also organizing sailor training to supply overseas sailors for big city shipping companies.

Secretary Chen knows you are a senior seaman who has been a Chief Officer on ocean-going vessels and have visited many countries. You can be considered the most qualified Senior Seaman in Linghai. He specifically asked Director Yang if you could take the time to teach at the TV University. Mainly to teach those sailors who are in training, what to pay attention to when boarding a ship, and what to be careful of when going abroad."

Han Yu could hardly believe this was true and asked with scepticism, "The City Bureau takes sailor training so seriously?"

"People going abroad are helping the city earn foreign exchange, and besides, the training also requires tuition fees."

Worried that his apprentice wouldn’t take it seriously, Xu Sanye emphasized again, "In Linghai, they are sailors currently in training, but once they step out of the country, they are our compatriots. Many of them haven’t even seen an ocean-going vessel, let alone gone out to sea or traveled abroad.

For the public interest, as public security police, as Linghai officials, we should provide them with the necessary training before going abroad. This is also a task given to you by the Party Committee of the Bureau. On a personal level, they are our fellow townspeople, our compatriots, and we should do what we can for them."

It takes three years for East Sea Maritime Technical School to train a sailor, two years of studying at the school and one year of interning on a passenger or cargo ship.

Linghai is taking big steps; after only a few months of training, they plan to send people onto ships and even consider dispatching them to long-distance cargo ships.

Han Yu realized he should give the lectures, but still asked in a low voice, "I’m going to study pilotage and give lectures to sailors in training at the TV University, so what about the Water Police Fourth Squad?"

"You have an instructor anyway. When you are at the unit, you lead the work, and when you go out for pilotage or return to Linghai to teach, ask your instructor to take charge of the squad’s work. Oh, and there’s a fee for giving lectures to sailors."

Xu Sanye tapped off his cigarette ash and pointed at him, saying, "Another thing, now that you are ashore, you can’t just know how to operate a ship and not drive a car. Haoran also doesn’t know how to drive, so both of you go to Bailong Port later, and I’ll teach you myself. Once you’ve learned enough, give a heads-up to the traffic police team and ask them to send you to the City Bureau Vehicle Administration Office to take the test."

Mom was right; Director Xu really is San’er’s benefactor, having thought of everything. Han Xiangning was very moved and, just like Han Yu, didn’t know how to express his gratitude.

Zhang Lan said with a hint of jealousy, "Director Xu, you’ve thought of everything so comprehensively for Salted Fish, considered so far ahead, and you say you’re not playing favorites."

Thinking it over, it seems he favors his younger apprentice more than the older one.

After weighing his thoughts, Xu Sanye said with a meaningful tone, "In Binjiang I have two old friends, Jiang Feijun and Old Wei; you’ve met both of them. Jiang Feijun was unlucky, lost his position because of that murder case at the Sailor Club. Old Wei, on the other hand, turned misfortune into fortune and became the Branch Captain of the City Bureau Criminal Investigation Team."

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PS: To clarify, the affiliation mentioned in the book does not mean lending certificates to sailors without certificates, but that before March 2015, individuals could not apply for sailor certificates; they had to be affiliated with an entity first.

Lending certificates to sailors without them is illegal; if discovered, one could be severely fined, and in the event of a water traffic accident, criminal liability may be pursued.