For the comfortable service of sailors in modern icebreakers, saunas, swimming pools and gyms are provided, Leonid Irlitsa, acting general manager of FSUE Atomflot and former icebreaker captain, told socialbites.ca.
“Two saunas, sea-water swimming pool, solarium, two gyms, each has its own cabin. Actually this is a floating hotel. I won’t say there are five stars because there is no service, but four stars is 100%. We distribute Wi-Fi to the crew via satellite communication channels, of course, you can not send videos over it, but you can safely talk on WhatsApp, ”the statement said.
In addition, the icebreaker is fed four times a day – sailors on the so-called “advanced” diet.
“There is a chef who makes the menu and the captain approves. The sample is taken by the doctor as usual with the captain. Sailors eat every four hours, this is for keeping watch. Watch for four hours: zero to four, four to eight, eight to twelve and beyond. They keep three hours every hour of the day, ”the acting explained. Director of Atomflot.
At the same time, alcohol is prohibited on board, with the exception of major holidays, but even on such occasions the use is “purely symbolic”.
“We usually drink champagne for big events. The crew was given a purely symbolically raised glass of champagne on the table and that’s it. This is on the New Year, on major holidays, for example, the birthday of the fleet. As before, “a glass of water for a sailor!” “There is no such thing,” Irlitsa finished.
More about serving in an icebreaker – in an interview Leonid Irlitsa “Newspaper.Ru”.
Source: Gazeta
