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Wednesday 28 December 2011

Tuesday 27 December 2011

"BANGGA BERKHIDMAT" Menjadi Nilai Teras Navy People

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Pada suatu ketika dahulu kita sering disajikan dengan lagu-lagu berbentuk patriotik seperti Barisan Kita, Tanjung Puteri, Bahtera Merdeka yang secara tidak langsung membangkitkan semangat kecintaan terhadap tanah air kita. Patriotik bukan saja perjuangan tetapi menyemarakkan kecintaan kepada tanah air. Seni katanya yang indah membuatkan ia tak lekang dibibir mulut rakyat. Sewaktu bulan Kemerdekaan pula kita sekali lagi akan didendangkan dengan pelbagai lagu-lagu patriotic yang mana tidak lain bertujuan untuk menanam semangat patriotik dan rasa cinta kepada Negara, bukan dengan cara paksaan, tetapi secara sukarela menyambut kelahiran Malaysia sebagai negara yang merdeka.

Mengambil pendekatan tersebut, kepimpinan TLDM sekali lagi telah membawa satu wadah baru dalam memartabatkan imej Navy People. Kelahiran lagu Nilai Teras iaitu Bangga berkhidmat telah berjaya dirakamkan oleh KOSWA dengan kerjasama Orkestra RTM di studio Angkasapuri Kuala Lumpur pada 30 Nov yang lalu.  Lagu Nilai Teras TLDM, yang diberi nama Bangga Berkhidmat telah dilancarkan oleh Panglima Tentera Laut sempena Hari Inovasi TLDM 2011 pada 16 Ogos 2011. Lagu yang dicipta dengan kerjasama antara Bahagian Pengurusan Strategik dan Badan Kesenian TLDM ini, selain menjadi salah satu lagu rasmi TLDM ianya juga diyakini mampu menerap budaya positif sekaligus mencerminkan keperibadian Navy People secara umumnya. Apa yang istimewanya, lagu ini mendapat sentuhan peribadi Panglima Tentera Laut yang dicipta khusus untuk menyemarakkan lagi penghayatan, penerapan dan pengamalan nilai-nilai teras yang telah ditetapkan di dalam TLDM iaitu 4 Nilai Teras TLDM ‘Kemuliaan’, ‘Kesetiaan’, ‘Keberanian’ dan ‘Kebanggan’. Navy The Best yakin lagu ‘Bangga Berkhidmat’ ini akan sentiasa bermain dibibir mahupun ingatan apabila ianya dinyanyikan.

Berteraskan Empat Nilai Murni,
Jadi Pemangkin Visi dan Misi,
Menjana Tekad Untuk Berbakti,
Bangga Berkhidmat Sentiasa Disegani,

Kemuliaan, Berhati Luhur,
Kesetiaan, Patuh dan Taat,
Keberanian, Sedia Berkorban,
Kebanggaan, Rela Berkhidmat,

Ikrar Kami Sekata,
Berkhidmat Dengan Bangga,
Capai Wawasan Mulia,
Tentera Laut Bertaraf Dunia.


TLDM hari ini nampak nyata sebagai contoh kepada ketiga-tiga cabang perkhidmatan ATM kerana mampu membawa kemajuan dalam aspek inovasi.

Navy The Best

Saturday 24 December 2011

Wish You All A Merry Christmas


Navy The Best wish all Christian's friends Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Navy The Best.

Wednesday 21 December 2011

Some Of Our Jargons

Every profession has its own jargon and same goes to the Navy. For the Navy, it's bulkhead, deck and overhead and not wall, floor, and ceiling. Some nautical terminology has found its way into everyday use. Anyhow, as time passed by some of it was forgotten especially by the young “Chikus”. Let us share some of our terminology:

Above Board
The term today means someone who is honest, forthright. It's origin comes from the days when pirates would masquerade as honest merchantmen, hiding most of their crew behind the bulwark (side of the ship on the upper deck). They hid below the boards.

Ahoy!
This old traditional greeting for hailing other vessels was originally a Viking battle cry.

In wooden ships, the"devil" was the longest seam of the ship. It ran from the bow to the stern. When at sea and the "devil" had to be caulked, the sailor sat in a bo'sun's chair to do so. He was suspended between the "devil" and the sea the "deep" a very precarious position, especially when the ship was underway.

Chewing the Fat
"God made the vittles but the devil made the cook," was a popular saying used by seafaring men in the 19th century when salted beef was staple diet aboard ship. This tough cured beef, suitable only for long voyages when nothing else was cheap or would keep as well (remember, there was no refrigeration), required prolonged chewing to make it edible. Men often chewed one chunk for hours, just as it were chewing gum and referred to this practice as "chewing the fat."

Crow's Nest
The raven, or crow, was an essential part of the Vikings' navigation equipment. These land-lubbing birds were carried on aboard to help the ship's navigator determine where the closest land lay when weather prevented sighting the shore. In cases of poor visibility, a crow was released and the navigator plotted a course corresponding to the bird's flight path because the crow invariably headed towards land.
The Norsemen carried the birds in a cage secured to the top of the mast. Later on, as ships grew and the lookout stood his watch in a tub located high on the main mast, the name "crow's nest" was given to this tub. While today's Navy still uses lookouts in addition to radars, etc., the crow's nest is a thing of the past.

Cup of Joe
Josephus Daniels (18 May 1862-15 January 1948) was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Among his reforms of the Navy were inaugurating the practice of making 100 Sailors from the Fleet eligible for entrance into the Naval Academy, the introduction of women into the service, and the abolishment of the officers' wine mess. From that time on, the strongest drink aboard Navy ships could only be coffee and over the years, a cup of coffee became known as "a cup of Joe".

Devil to Pay
Today the expression "devil to pay" is used primarily to describe having an unpleasant result from some action that has been taken, as in someone has done something they shouldn't have and, as a result, "there will be the devil to pay." Originally, this expression described one of the unpleasant tasks aboard a wooden ship.
The "devil" was the wooden ship's longest seam in the hull. Caulking was done with "pay" or pitch (a kind of tar). The task of "paying the devil" (caulking the longest seam) by squatting in the bilges was despised by every seaman.

Eight Bells
Aboard Navy ships, bells are struck to designate the hours of being on watch. Each watch is four hours in length. One bell is struck after the first half-hour has passed, two bells after one hour has passed, three bells after an hour and a half, four bells after two hours, and so forth up to eight bells are struck at the completion of the four hours. Completing a watch with no incidents to report was "Eight bells and all is well."
The practice of using bells stems from the days of the sailing ships. Sailors couldn't afford to have their own time pieces and relied on the ship's bells to tell time. The ship's boy kept time by using a half-hour glass. Each time the sand ran out, he would turn the glass over and ring the appropriate number of bells.

Fathom
Fathom was originally a land measuring term derived from the Ango-Saxon word "faetm" meaning to embrace. In those days, most measurements were based on average size of parts of the body, such as the hand (horses are still measured this way) or the foot (that's why 12 inches are so named). A fathom is the average distance from fingertip to fingertip of the outstretched arms of a man — about six feet. Since a man stretches out his arms to embrace his sweetheart, Britain's Parliament declared that distance be called a "fathom" and it be a unit of measure. A fathom remains six feet. The word was also used to describe taking the measure or "to fathom" something. Today, of course, when one is trying to figure something out, they are trying to "fathom" it.

If you are sad and describe yourself as "feeling blue," you are using a phrase coined from a custom among many old deepwater sailing ships. If the ship lost the captain or any of the officers during its voyage, she would fly blue flags and have a blue band painted along her entire hull when returning to home port.

Forecastle
The appropriate pronunciation for this word is fo'ksul. The forecastle is the forward part of the main deck. It derives its name from the days of Viking galleys when wooden castles were built on the forward and after parts the main deck from which archers and other fighting men could shoot arrows and throw spears, rocks, etc.

Galley
The galley is the kitchen of the ship. The best explanation as to its origin is that it is a corruption of "gallery". Ancient sailors cooked their meals on a brick or stone gallery laid amidships.

Gun Salutes
Gun salutes were first fired as an act of good faith. In the days when it took so long to reload a gun, it was a proof of friendly intention when the ship's cannon were discharged upon entering port.

Head
The "head" aboard a Navy ship is the bathroom. The term comes from the days of sailing ships when the place for the crew to relieve themselves was all the way forward on either side of the bowsprit, the integral part of the hull to which the figurehead was fastened.

He Knows the Ropes
In the very early days, this phrase was written on a seaman's discharge to indicate that he was still a novice. All he knew about being a sailor was just the names and uses of the principal ropes (lines). Today, this same phrase means the opposite — that the person fully knows and understands the operation (usually of the organization).

The last Navy ships with teak decks were the battleships, now since decommissioned. Teak, and other wooden decks, were scrubbed with a piece of sandstone, nicknamed at one time by an anonymous witty sailor as the "holystone." It was so named because since its use always brought a man to his knees, it must be holy! However, holystones were banned by the Navy by General Order Number 215 of 5 March 1931 because they wore down the expensive teak decks too fast.

Hunky-Dory
The term meaning everything is O.K. was coined from a street named "Honki-Dori" in Yokohama, Japan. Since the inhabitants of this street catered to the pleasures of sailors, it is easy to understand why the street's name became synonymous for anything that is enjoyable or at least satisfactory. And, the logical follow-on is "Okey-dokey."

Listless
Today it means to be dull or without pep. It comes from the days of sail when a ship was becalmed and rode on an even keel .... without the port or starbord list experienced under a good breeze. No wind, no list; no list, lifeless.


Log Book
In the early days of sailing ships, the ship's records were written on shingles cut from logs. These shingles were hinged and opened like a book. The record was called the "log book." Later on, when paper was readily available and bound into books, the record maintained it name.

Long Shot
Today it's a gambling term for an event that would take an inordinate amount of luck. It's origins are nautical. Because ships' guns in early days were very inaccurate except at close quarters, it was an extremely lucky shot that would find its target from any great distance.

Mayday
"Mayday" is the internationally recognized voice radio signal for ships and people in serious trouble at sea. Made official in 1948, it is an anglicizing of the Frenchm'aidez, "help me".

No Quarter
"No quarter given" means that one gives his opponent no opportunity to surrender. It stems from the old custom by which officers, upon surrender, could ransom themselves by paying one quarter of a year's pay.

Pea Coat
Sailors who have to endure pea-soup weather often don their pea coats but the coat's name isn't derived from the weather. The heavy topcoat worn in cold, miserable weather by seafaring men was once tailored from pilot cloth — a heavy, course, stout kind of twilled blue cloth with the nap on one side. The cloth was sometimes called P-cloth for the initial letter of "pilot" and the garment made from it was called a p-jacket — later, a pea coat. The term has been used since 1723 to denote coats made from that cloth.

Port holes
The word "port hole" originated during the reign of Henry VI of England (1485). King Henry insisted on mounting guns too large for his ship and the traditional methods of securing these weapons on the forecastle and aftcastle could not be used.
A French shipbuilder named James Baker was commissioned to solve the problem. He put small doors in the side of the ship and mounted the cannon inside the ship. These doors protected the cannon from weather and were opened when the cannon were to be used. The French word for "door" is "porte" which was later Anglicized to "port" and later went on to mean any opening in the ship's side, whether for cannon or not.

Scuttlebutt
The origin of the word "scuttlebutt," which is nautical parlance for a rumor, comes from a combination of "scuttle" — to make a hole in the ship's hull and thereby causing her to sink —- and "butt" — a cask or hogshead used in the days of wooden ships to hold drinking water. The cask from which the ship's crew took their drinking water — like a water fountain — was the "scuttlebutt". Even in today's Navy a drinking fountain is referred to as such. But, since the crew used to congregate around the "scuttlebutt", that is where the rumors about the ship or voyage would begin. Thus, then and now, rumors are talk from the "scuttlebutt" or just "scuttlebutt".

S.O.S.
Contrary to popular notion, the letters S.O.S. do not stand for "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls". They were selected to indicate a distress because, in Morse code, these letters and their combination create an unmistakable sound pattern.

Splice the Main Brace
In the age of sail, ship's rigging was a favorite target during sea battles because destroying the opponent's ability to maneuver or get away would put you at obvious advantage. Therefore, the first and most important task after a battle was to repair damaged rigging (also known as lines- but never "rope"!). Examples of lines include braces (lines that adjust the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind) and stays (lines supporting the masts). The main brace was the principal line controlling the rotation of the main sail. Splicing this line was one of the most difficult chores aboard ship, and one on which the ship's safety depended. It was the custom, after the main brace was properly spliced, to serve grog to the entire crew. Thus, today, after a hard day (or, not so hard day), the phrase has become an invitation to have a drink.

Starboard
The Vikings called the side of their ship its board, and they placed the steering oar, the "star" on the right side of the ship, thus that side became known as the "star board." It's been that way ever since. And, because the oar was in the right side, the ship was tied to the dock at the left side. This was known as the loading side or "larboard". Later, it was decided that "larboard" and "starboard" were too similar, especially when trying to be heard over the roar of a heavy sea, so the phrase became the "side at which you tied up to in port" or the "port" side.

Taken Aback
One of the hazards faced in days of sailing ships has been incorporated into English to describe someone who has been jolted by unpleasant news. We say that person has been "taken aback." The person is at a momentary loss; unable to act or even to speak. A danger faced by sailing ships was for a sudden shift in wind to come up (from a sudden squall), blowing the sails back against the masts, putting the ship in grave danger of having the masts break off and rendering the ship totally helpless. The ship was taken aback.

Three Mile Limit
The original three-mile limit was the recognized distance from a nation's shore over which that nation had jurisdiction. This border of international waters or the "high seas" was established because, at the time this international law was established, three miles was the longest range of any nation's most powerful guns, and therefore, the limit from shore batteries at which they could enforce their laws. (International law and the 1988 Territorial Sea Proclamation established the "high seas" border at the 12-mile limit.)

We use the term "three sheets to the wind" to describe someone who has too much to drink. As such, they are often bedraggled with perhaps shirttails out, clothes a mess. The reference is to a sailing ship in disarray, that is with sheets (lines — not "ropes" — that adjust the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind ) flapping loosely in the breeze.

Took the wind out of his sails
Often we use "took the wind out of his sails" to describe getting the best of an opponent in an argument. Originally it described a battle maneuver of sailing ships. One ship would pass close to its adversary and on its windward side. The ship and sails would block the wind from the second vessel, causing it to lose headway. Losing motion meant losing maneuverability and the ability to carry on a fight.

Wallop
When the French burned the town of Brighton, England, in the 1500s, King Henry VIII send Admiral Wallop to retaliate and teach the French a lesson. He so thoroughly wrecked the French coasts, that ever since, a devestating blow is said to be an "awful wallop."

Watches
Traditionally, a 24-hour day is divided into seven watches. These are: midnight to 4 a.m. [0000-0400], the mid-watch; 4 to 8 a.m. [0400-0800], morning watch; 8 a.m. to noon [0800-1200], forenoon watch; noon to 4 p.m. [1200-1600], afternoon watch; 4 to 6 p.m. [1600-1800] first dog watch; 6 to 8 p.m. [1800-2000], second dog watch; and, 8 p.m. to midnight [2000-2400], evening watch. The half hours of the watch are marked by the striking the bell an appropriate number of times.


Navy The Best

Friday 9 December 2011

KAPAL PERANG DAN KAPAL SELAM DI PAMERAN LIMA 2011



PAMERAN Udara dan Maritim Antarabangsa Langkawi (LIMA) 2010 menjadi tarikan utama negara dimana pameran dwitahunan itu dibahagikan pada dua segmen yang berlainan yang mana pameran udara diadakan di Pusat Pameran Antarabangsa Mahsuri (MIEC) yang berdekatan dengan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Langkawi, manakala segmen maritim berlangsung di Awana Porto Malai. LIMA merupakan ilham bekas Perdana Menteri Malaysia keempat, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad dengan pameran yang pertama telah diadakan pada tahun 1991. Kini, LIMA telah berubah dan menjadi satu tempat terbaik bagi pengeluar dan industri yang berkaitan dalam bidang udara (aeroangkasa) dan maritim khususnya pertahanan untuk mempromosikan teknologi terkini kepada para pemimpin awam dan tentera di Malaysia dan negara-negara Asia Pasifik. 





LIMA 2010 menyaksikan TLDM mempamerkan kapal sebanyak 11 buah kapal dan kapal-kapal asing sebanyak 12 buah. Kapal-kapal milik TLDM ialah KD LEKIU, KD JEBAT, KD MAHAWANGSA, KD SELANGOR, KD KELANTAN, KD LAKSAMANA TAN PUSMAH, KD LAKSAMANA HANG NADIM, KD MAHAMIRU, KD PERANTAU, KD PENDEKAR, KD LEDANG.



Kehadiran kapal-kapal perang termasuk kapal tentera laut asing di perairan Langkawi berjaya menarik kehadiran ramai pengunjung ke pameran maritim. Sebanyak 24 kapal perang mengadakan pertunjukan statik maritim di Awana Porto Malai .Lebih menarik, orang ramai berpeluang melihat kapal selam Malaysia iaitu KD Tun Razak yang turut berlabuh di Awana Porto Malai.







Lebih menarik, selain perbarisan kapal-kapal statik, Awana Porto Malai turut dimeriahkan dengan demonstrasi melibatkan laut dan udara yang menarik ribuan pengunjung hadir ke LIMA kali ini. Pertunjukan itu melibatkan beberapa pasukan dan agensi seperti APMM, Polis Marin, Kastam dan Pasukan Khas Laut (Paskal) TLDM. Kesemuanya menampilkan pelbagai formasi dan gaya pertunjukan yang menarik untuk tontonan orang ramai yang hadir ke Awana Porto Malai.

Wednesday 7 December 2011

MOH LER KITER KE PAMERAN KERJAYA TLDM DI LIMA 2011

Hampir 600 orang pengunjung telah membanjiri Pameran Kerjaya TLDM yang telah diadakan di Awana Porto Malai pada hari pertama ia dibuka. Pameran Kerjaya TLDM yang diadakan bersempena LIMA’ 11 dibuka sehingga 10 Dis 11 setiap hari bermula jam 9 pagi hingga 5 petang.


Pameran Kerjaya TLDM berkonsepkan laluan kerjaya iaitu paparan informasi mengenai latihan dan kepakaran bermula menyertai TLDM sehingga bersara telah menarik minat orang ramai yang berkunjung ke pameran tersebut. Pengunjung juga diberi penerangan berkenaan tugas dan peranan TLDM.


Selain dari itu, bagi mereka yang ingin menyertai TLDM,  pemilihan awal pengambilan Perajurit Muda TLDM sesi 2012 turut diadakan di pameran tersebut.


Pameran ini telah mendapat sambutan luar biasa walaupun dalam cuaca yang panas kerana pelbagai acara menarik telah diselitkan khusus untuk orang ramai yang datang antaranya demonstrasi kulinari dari anggota TLDM kepakaran Bendari. Pengunjung juga berkesempatan untuk mencuba sendiri proses kulinari tersebut seperti membuat ukiran buah-buahan.

Tunggu apa lagi.moh ler kiter ke saner!!

PERSIDANGAN MEJA BULAT PANGLIMA-PANGLIMA TENTERA LAUT: MENINGKATKAN KERJASAMA DALAM MENANGANI KONFLIK DI TELUK ADEN

Persidangan Meja Bulat Panglima-Panglima Tentera Laut yang diadakan sempena LIMA 11 telah diadakan pada hari ini bertempat di Pusat Pameran Antarabangsa Mahsuri.  YB Dato’ Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Menteri Pertahanan Malaysia, telah menyampaikan ucaptama dalam persidangan tersebut yang melibatkan seramai enam orang panglima tentera laut, 14 orang wakil panglima tentera laut asing dan seramai  249 perserta dari agensi-agensi kerajaaan serta wakil industri pertahanan dalam dan luar negara.

YBhg PTL sebagai Moderator

Persidangan Meja Bulat Panglima-Panglima Tentera Laut menampilkan panglima-panglima tentera laut asing sebagai penceramah jemputan iaitu Laksamana Madya Scott H Swift; Commander US 7th Fleet, Laksamana Madya Ray Griggs; Panglima Tentera Laut Diraja Australia, Laksamana Madya Orwen J Cortez; Timbalan Panglima Tentera Laut Filipina dan Laksamana Muda Ng Chee Peng; Ketua Angkatan Laut Republik Singapura manakala moderator  persidangan digalas oleh Laksamana  YBhg Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Hj Jaafar; Panglima Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia.


Pertukaran Cenderamata oleh Delegasi
Antara isu yang dibincangakan semasa Persidangan Meja Bulat Panglima-Panglima Tentera Laut ialah mengenai kerjasama pelaksanaan operasi anti-perlanunan yang dilaksanakan di perairan Teluk Aden oleh negara-negara terlibat serta cabaran-cabaran yang ditempuhi di lapangan. Selain itu, persidangan tersebut turut mengupas aspek-aspek penguatkuasaan undang-undang maritim antarabangsa dalam membenteras masalah perlanunan di Somalia serta perbincangan tentang hala tuju dalam membantu kerajaan sementara Somalia (Trasitional Federal Government of Somalia).

Bergambar Bersama PTL Negara Asing yang Terlibat
Persidangan Meja Bulat Panglima-Panglima Tentera Laut juga telah melihat beberapa pendekatan proaktif dalam perkongsian maklumat dan   mengintegrasikan rangka kerja tentera-tentera laut yang terlibat sebagai usaha menjamin keselamatan laluan maritim antarabangsa  dan seterusnya mengurangkan statistik  rompakan/ perlanunan yang semakin meningkat bukan sahaja di perairan Afrika Timur malahan di seluruh dunia.

Gambar Kenangan Bersama Semua Delegasi
Sumber: Portal TLDM