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Damien and Jess host 18 cadets and four staff from the TS Gladstone Navy Cadets aboard their 10-year-rebuilt fishing trawler, Brewpeg, for a training day in Gladstone, Australia.0:32 The crew provides a comprehensive tour of the vessel, including the engine room and living quarters, before navigating the busy harbor shipping lanes.3:25 During the transit, cadets practice steering, throttle control, and gear operation while learning to navigate around commercial traffic.3:29 The vessel experiences an engine room smoke incident caused by the failure of heat-sensitive adhesive on aluminum foil tape applied to the exhaust system; the crew ventilates the space and plans to replace the tape with high-temperature silicone and fiberglass blankets.11:05 Maintenance routines demonstrated include checking engine oil levels via dipsticks and using oil-absorbent "bilge rats" to manage machinery leaks in the bilge.13:17 The day concludes with a drone-monitored sailboat race and the ferrying of cadets back to shore.7:43

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