Learning the Ropes Activity book making life easier This book belongs to Captain:
Where are you now? What can you see? Use the picture clues to fill in the blanks. What is the name of the missing pier? What is the attraction? I am London s first and only cable car experience. I am You can find trains and buses inside this museum in Covent Garden. I am Chelsea Harbour Cadogan Millbank Blackfriars Embankment London Eye (Waterloo) Pier Bankside London Bridge City Pier Tower Doubletree Docklands Greenland (Surrey Quays) Canary Wharf Masthouse Terrace The O2 North Greenwich Emirates Air Line Woolwich (Royal Arsenal) Putney Wandsworth Riverside Plantation Wharf St George Wharf (Vauxhall) Greenwich Pier Our captains need to know a lot about the Thames and about London. They need to know the area well and the names of all the piers. I am almost twice as tall as any other building in London. I am 2
Working on the river b with o j e h t n. Match criptio s e d e th Assists the Mate in securing the boat, throws the second rope Takes a passenger count and answers questions on board Has overall control and pilots the boats along the river- our boats have a joystick instead of a steering wheel! Captai n Has to be skilled and have relevant knowledge of the Thames Mate Assists the Captain in all duties and is second in command on the boat In charge of securing the boat to the pier when it moors You could become a captain with MBNA Thames Clippers within 4 years when you start as DCSA You can tell which job someone has on the boats by the numbers of stripes on their epaulettes (the shoulder pieces on their tops). DCSA two gold; Second Mate three silver; Mate three gold; Captain four gold Throws the first rope when the boat moors DCSA Allows passengers on and off the boat 3
Behind the Scenes Find ou lse? a ue or f r t s t n e statem ou think. w o l e b y Are the ircle the one C Port is the right hand side of the boat. True/False MBNA Thames Clippers fastest catamarans can travel at 30 knots. True/False When talking about boats, we don t say left and right. Instead, starboard means right and port means left. t how w e take care of our bo ats Every year the boats have a check up to make sure they run as they should. They are taken to a dry dock where engineers can work on them out of the water. MBNA Thames Clippers have sails so that in windy weather we use less fuel. Look at the picture below to see Meteor in dry dock. True/False Every day the fleet travels 1160 nautical miles, that s 1.6 times around the Earth each month. The picture above shows Aurora Clipper getting a new engine. True/False Sometimes the propellers get damaged on debris in the Thames. Propellers help the boats to move along the river so it is important for our engineers to replace them quickly. 4
Important Boat Terms Can you label the boat? Use the clues below if you get stuck. making life easier Clues Bow Hull Stern Wheelhouse front of the boat the part of the boat in the water back of the boat where the Captain steers the boat Our boats are all catamarans. A catamaran is a boat with two hulls 5
Follow the ropes to find out where Aurora is going Find the Clipper Search in the letters below to find the names of our clippers Every MBNA Thames Clippers catamaran has a name linked to either the weather or space. Which catamaran are you on right now? Aurora Cyclone Hurricane Meteor Monsoon Moon Sky Star Storm Sun Tornado Typhoon L U C F Q P K K S U N Z X S Q B K G J I N K Q L E D G T O X P T G J Z X U U Z R M A S I S H T D O O H P Q R T D M S K C W E K C U Y C R Z U C K E F O P X M Y R J L P R P M A Y S S U L O E L T O A I E M M R H S O I K D D N Z R M M N U K H E P I O T W Y T O R N A D O D S R K R T C C O A D B L C Y C L O N E O O R K E W A N R X R W K A C A E S B O R Z H O X N M W H U X K S V X L F T N A S I R L E V S K R U M O V V Z N Y U S A P M F LONDON EYE PIER TOWER PIER GREENWICH PIER Our boats call in at piers around half a million times a year. Assuming we get the ropes on first time, every time, that is enough rope to stretch from London to Miami. 6
Design your own Clipper All of our boats have a different colour wave on their side. What colour would you like yours to be? What is your Clipper called? Clipper 7
I Spy What h a journe ve you seen y today o? Tick t n your he box es! Emirates Air Line Cutty Sark London Eye Tower Bridge Canary Wharf The O2 Our Captains use local knowledge to help them navigate, this can take up to 2 years to learn. They also use technology like radar, Thames AIS (Automatic Identification System) and GPS to help them navigate the Thames and avoid the other boats travelling on the river. 8
Maths Corner Can you solve the questions below? How many piers are there on the RB6 Thames Clippers route? Clue! Look back to page 2 and find the route map, the RB6 is the green route. On average, MBNA Thames Clippers carry 8,000 passengers per day. How many people is that in a week? Could you work on the boat? There are 50 people on the boat. 10 people get off the boat. 40 people get on the boat. How many people are on board? MBNA Thames Clippers have 7 large boats and need 4 crew per boat. How many crew are needed when all 7 boats are running? Mates need to use maths to count passengers on board so that the boats remain safe. They count how many passengers get on and off the boats and add up how many people are on board. Our biggest vessels can hold up to 220 people. 9
My Favourite Memory Use the space on this page to draw or write about your favourite thing on your journey today. 10
Congratulations Captain, you have passed your Learning the Ropes training. We hope to see you out on the river again soon! Date Signed by Want to bring your family and friends back on the river? Check out www.thamesclippers.com You can travel with Single, Return and hop-on, hop-off River Roamer tickets We also have fun joint ticket offers with some of the attractions you ve seen in your Learning the Ropes activities. You can download the answers to Learning the Ropes on our website, please go to www.thamesclippers.com 11