Struggle is the most distinctive sign of Chinese youth. Today, Zhan Chunpei, a "post-90s" girl from the Shanghai Maritime Safety Bureau, is resolute and resolute, wise and courageous, breaking through people's stereotypes of the captain's image and breaking into the traditionally male-dominated field of sailing. With patriotism and love for the people, she dedicates her youth and realizes the value of life in the journey of accelerating the construction of a transportation power. "It's not navigation that's restricting women," she said. In the past ten years, she has piloted China's maritime flagship "Haixun 01" ship, patrolling the East China Sea, crossing the South China Sea, and crossing the equator, with an average annual voyage of one circle around the earth, and participated in 9 special patrols in the South China Sea, 122 daily patrols in the East China Sea, and more than 100 special law enforcement such as "escorting the Yangtze River Estuary".
Ten years of grinding a "ship", to the sea to be stronger. This sea "Mulan" who came out of Xi Shi's hometown is starting her shining new voyage on the blue land of more than 3 million square kilometers.
Zhan Chunpei cruising on the sea.
"Crew first, gender later"
"What's it like to be a captain?
"It seems simpler than expected. Zhan Chunpei smiled, "You see, my hands are much more stable than before." As she spoke, she handed over a cup of tea with a scald-proof clip.
At the beginning of April, the cherry blossoms in Shanghai are flying. The reporter met Zhan Chunpei on the "Haixun 01" ship, which was two months after she officially became the captain of the "Haixun 01" ship.
Zhan Chunpei, born in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province in 1990, is now the captain of the mainland's large cruise rescue ship "Haixun 01", and the first female captain of China's ocean-going official ship. In 2013, after graduating from Shanghai Maritime University, she joined the Shanghai Maritime Safety Bureau, which at that time was one of the few units in the country that could provide women with one-year internship opportunities on board.
Jiang Long, deputy chief of the East China Sea Coast Patrol Law Enforcement Corps, is the first captain of the "Coast Patrol 01" ship and Zhan Chunpei's instructor.
"She is very bold!" this is Zhan Chunpei's first impression on Jiang Long, "In the first year of training, there were more than 100 'little sea lions' (that is, new maritime recruits) to visit the ship, when asked who would like to try it on the rescue boat, only Zhan Chunpei raised his hand alone, and followed the crew out in the rescue boat for a circle." In this way, Zhan Chunpei broke into everyone's sight.
The search and rescue work of the missing Malaysia Airlines passenger plane opened a decade of Zhan Chunpei's companionship with the "Haixun 01" ship.
On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing, and the "Haixun 01" ship, as the command ship of the Chinese fleet, rushed to the southern Indian Ocean to carry out a large-scale maritime search. During the difficult period of the search, the fledgling Zhan Chunpei took the initiative to join the search mission of the missing airliner.
Since then, Zhan Chunpei has stayed in the "Haixun 01" ship. The ship's search and rescue missions are frequent, and when the search and rescue is tense, all the pilots need to be dispatched. At that time, she was already on the bridge, judging the wind pressure difference according to the search and rescue needs, adjusting the speed and course, and accurately controlling the ship's position, sometimes one stop was a whole day.
"First the crew, then the gender. These are the words that Zhan Chunpei often talks about, and it is also her confidence in this profession.
Zhan Chunpei on the bridge of the "Haixun 01" wheel.
As the only woman on the ship, Zhan Chunpei is very strict with herself in her work. Ship manipulation, fire and lifesaving, changing charts, making voyage plans, managing navigation aids, and managing the team, she exerted extraordinary perseverance and tenacity, and used her strength to shatter the prejudice of "you have to get off the ship if you persist for two or three years at most", and overcame difficulties all the way to become the captain.
As Captain, Zhan Chunpei's focus shifts from handling specific matters to managing the entire team. In addition to completing the daily navigation maintenance of the ship and the patrol law enforcement search and rescue duties, the team of more than 30 people of the "Haixun 01" ship must carry out the work of the party, government and work groups. Jiang Long said to her: "Don't forget your team! If you have any task, you should think of where the team is at the first time." Zhan Chunpei kept this sentence firmly in his heart. "At this stage, in addition to maintaining the effective operation of the team, I must also consider the sustainable development of the team, innovate the management model, so that everyone can make the best use of their talents, let the spirit of being in the same boat through thick and thin, chasing dreams and deep blue continues, and lead the 'Haixun 01' to be a pioneer and win glory for the country. ”
"Every time you set sail, you have a big responsibility"
The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines passenger plane planted the seeds in Zhan Chunpei's heart to travel for the country and take responsibility for the country, and in the following ten years, she began a long practice of traveling to the sea and cultivating both wisdom and courage.
In 2018, in the history of world rescue, the name of Chinese was engraved.
At the beginning of the year, the Sanchi, loaded with 110,000 tons of condensate, exploded after a collision about 160 nautical miles east of the mouth of the Yangtze River. Zhan Chunpei, who was on vacation, received an order and quickly returned to the team and set sail to the water area where the incident occurred. The scene was full of flames, and the shipwreck exploded at any time. "We must not cause secondary disasters!" Zhan Chunpei, under the guidance of the captain, steered the ship's fire line through and approached the shipwrecked ship. In this international search and rescue, the "Haixun 01" ship shouldered the responsibility of the search and rescue command ship. After 117 days, the "Sanchi" explosion accident was handled safely, demonstrating China's responsibility as a major country. Zhan Chunpei charged forward on the front line of emergency rescue and disaster relief, showing the feelings of family and country that are not afraid of hardship, hardship, and sacrifice.
Zhan Chunpei observes the sea situation.
A glimmer of hope, a hundred times the effort. "Once upon a time, I thought that search and rescue at sea was to save people from fire and water in the midst of storms and waves, but I didn't expect that this was just one side of search and rescue. Search and rescue also need to learn to constantly look for hope in desperate situations, and every time we make more efforts, there will be more life for those in distress. Zhan Chunpei said.
At the end of 2015, the ship "Sujiang Fishing Transport 02886" capsized and sank at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Zhan Chunpei and the rescue sailors stayed at the scene, searching and exploring underwater again and again, and finally rescued the surviving fishermen from the fishing boat that had been capsized for 36 hours. Shortly after the personnel came out of the water, the shipwreck sank completely. "In this race against death, we narrowly won by a narrow margin!" This experience allowed Zhan Chunpei to see the power of perseverance and gave her a deeper understanding of responsibility.
In ten years, Zhan Chunpei has grown from a "little sea lion" to a captain, and the maritime cruise rescue ship has flourished from the "Haixun 01" ship to the "Haixun 06" ship and the "Haixun 09" ship, and the maritime supervision has gradually advanced from the offshore to the deep sea, and China's maritime affairs have shined on the international stage.
The Haixun 01 is China's "mobile maritime territory". "The whistle sounds, and every time you set sail, you have a heavy responsibility. The five-star red flag was hung on the highest mast of the "Haixun 01" wheel, and Zhan Chunpei adhered to the original choice, showing his ambitions and making contributions in the urgent, difficult, dangerous and heavy tasks again and again, and taking on the important responsibility of youth with practical actions.
Blooming youth and passing on great love
In the year of the internship, Zhan Chunpei, who was still a "little sea lion", followed the "Haixun 01" ship to complete all the sailing tasks of the year, and did not fall behind once. During her breaks, she also likes to stay on the boat, and her room has many small decorations such as aromatherapy and dolls, which is very warm. "A lot of people don't feel comfortable with life on a ship, I don't think so. On the boat, you can read books, draw, watch movies, there are many things to do, and you can also take care of food and housing, which is very good. Zhan Chunpei said. One year, she deliberately counted her time on the ship, a total of more than 220 days.
Only by using one's professional talents where the people need them can we better realize the value of our lives. Zhan Chunpei said that the "Haixun 01" wheel has brought her a lot of sense of value and gain, which is a strong positive energy, which can nourish people's spirit, let her enjoy every aspect of work at all times, and also allow her to bloom her youth to the fullest. In particular, after the opening of the "Haixun 01" as the first mobile patriotic education base in Shanghai, Zhan Chunpei often faced the children's childlike questions: "Sister, can I be a captain when I grow up?" and "Will you often encounter pirates when you go out?"
"What we can do is to tell the children the thrilling search and rescue stories and wonderful marine culture, or send a small seashell picked up from the islands and reefs of the South China Sea, and deeply implant the seeds full of blue dreams in the hearts of the children. Zhan Chunpei said. In the past ten years, "Haixun 01" has become a weathered person, receiving about 20,000 members of the public, spreading the blue belief of building a maritime power, and gathering a strong force to accelerate the construction of a transportation power.
Zhan Chunpei teaches maritime youth.
The "Haixun 01" ship has always empowered each other with its individuals to promote their growth. With the help of the platform of the "Haixun 01" round, Zhan Chunpei has achieved significant growth and won many honors, becoming an iconic figure of the "Haixun 01" round. "I am just an ordinary person, the honors I have received are based on the 'Haixun 01' round team, all the achievements are also the result of everyone's joint efforts, I hope that the public through me, through us pay more attention to the transportation and maritime affairs, pay attention to the mainland navigation industry. Zhan Chunpei said.
The heart is beautiful and long
Becoming a crew member and being the best in this male-dominated industry is not an easy task. "At first, there were two other girls on the boat besides me, and the leader talked to us and said, 'Anytime, you don't need any reason, you can get off the boat whenever you want.'" Zhan Chunpei said.
Along the way, she has always followed her inner thoughts, growing upward and shining with tenacity.
On February 1 this year, the day Zhan Chunpei officially became the captain, she posted a circle of friends: "2024.2.1 is long and bright." She said that in the past, it was difficult to pass the hurdles, and there is a long road ahead, and there will be bright sunshine and better things. Yes, if you have a good heart, you will not feel bitter and tired in the moment.
Zhan Chunpei participated in the propaganda activities.
Growing up is often a long and arduous process, which is inseparable from perseverance and unremitting struggle. There is a jargon on the "Haixun 01" ship called "digging deep potential", which means that the food on board is tight, and the kitchen must find a way to persevere. According to Zhan Chunpei's recollection, they once received an order to carry out a search and rescue mission in waters about 180 nautical miles from the mouth of the Yangtze River when they returned from a cruise. "The food on board was very tight and we stuck on the spot day after day, not knowing when it would be over. "One day on the bridge, the then captain Jiang Long received a call from the shore, and everyone pricked up their ears to hear if they could go back. After a while, Captain Jiang hung up the phone, walked straight to the telephone next to him, and called the restaurant directly and said, "Chef, continue to dig deep into the potential." "We know that the next step will definitely be 'the return date of the king' again. Zhan Chunpei said with a smile.
"After the ship docked at the end of the mission, I went to the vegetable warehouse to take a look, and except for some meat, the only vegetables left were a few wilted carrots and two onions. "Yesterday's abyss, today's talk. Zhan Chunpei said, "Although it is hard, I will still choose that kind of hot life." ”
After becoming the captain, Zhan Chunpei began to take the lead and be the protagonist. Jiang Long told her that the division of labor and coordination of tasks on the ship, no matter how perfect the plan is, it is impossible to be exhaustive, how to solve these contradictions?
Zhan Chunpei is sincere, gives full play to the advantages of women's carefulness, patience and affinity, pays attention to the actual needs of those around her, and brings them more considerate care. Han Yining, who joined the Chongming Maritime Safety Bureau in June last year, is currently interning on board. "Considering the limited space on the ship and the inconvenience of drying the girls' underwear, Captain Zhan also specially prepared a dryer for us. "Her concern for us is reflected in the details, which are very touching." ”
Wang Fuchao, deputy chief of the cruise management section of the East China Sea Coast Patrol Law Enforcement Corps, said that Zhan Chunpei was very concerned on the ship, and everyone would unconsciously use a magnifying glass to look at her and examine every decision she made. "She's under a lot of pressure to convince people if she wants to do better and better. ”
The long wind and waves are more calm. Zhan Chunpei, the first captain, is full of ambition, and will continue to exercise his skills in taking on responsibilities again and again, continue to grow in the performance of his duties, and lead the "Haixun 01" ship to gallop in the deep blue in the continuous struggle, and start the next voyage with brilliance.
□ China Communications News reporter's notes
Pick a promising beam
Show the youth style of the new era
In the past ten years, Zhan Chunpei's position has been changing, from "Zhan Third Officer" and "Zhan Second Officer" to "Zhan First Mate" until "Captain Zhan". It takes at least ten years to grow from the third mate to the captain, and Zhan Chunpei is very good, overcoming obstacles all the way to "grow up on time".
Many people will ask, such an excellent person must be "full" in various hardware conditions, right?
Zhan Chunpei had never seen the sea before she went to college, and her biggest idea about the sea was to "go and see"; she was afraid of water since she was a child, and even if she chose to major in navigation technology, her swimming score had only just passed the graduation passing line; she was born seasick and had to vomit eight or nine times a day when it was serious......
Today, Zhan Chunpei has become China's first female captain of an ocean-going official ship. Her growth and success are inseparable from the help of Shanghai, an open and inclusive international city, and in the context of the great era of the construction of Shanghai International Shipping Center, Zhan Chunpei seized the opportunity to take advantage of the momentum.
The times can be lucky, and our generation has a promising beam. More often, Zhan Chunpei is "doing a dojo in a snail shell". Yes, maybe when the different team leaders are reversed day and night, when the nerves on the independent shift are highly tense, when they are scared awake in the dream of sailing through the fishing area, and when they are drifting in the vast sea day and night without knowing the return date, many people turn to another field, but she chooses to "be braver" and "hold on a little more", this time the choice of moving forward bravely regardless of the West and the East drives her personal mental shaping, so that she is willing and can become herself today.
Along the way, Zhan Chunpei has deeply rooted her sincere love for the country and her unremitting pursuit of faith, worked hard and struggled, showing the style of the times of Chinese youth who are brave to be pioneers and brave to shoulder heavy burdens.
Becoming China's first female captain of an ocean-going official ship may be the highlight of Zhan Chunpei's life, but it is by no means the highest point. This "post-90s" girl is like a rising bright star, and the road to Japan will be bright.
Source: China Communications News
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