:40:02
- For the jacking gear, sir?
- For the accident, Holman.
:40:06
Without the knock in the LP,
there'd be no vibration.
:40:09
Chien handled the overhaul.
He should have fixed it, sir.
:40:13
Are you saying that Chien killed himself?
:40:18
l'll remind you he worked under supervision.
:40:20
Can't supervise an overhaul and stand
deck watches at the same time, sir.
:40:24
Black gang should stand
their watches in the engine room, sir.
:40:29
Lop-eye Shing says that you killed Chien.
:40:32
You threw the engine
in some mysterious way.
:40:35
Now, that may be superstition,
Holman, but it's very real to them.
:40:39
Your resentment of Chien was well known.
:40:42
The system you got on this ship
is what killed him, sir.
:40:48
You will immediately train a new coolie
to take Chien's place. Give it your full time.
:40:53
- They ain't got the brains.
- They operate efficiently enough.
:40:57
lt's monkey see, monkey do. They don't
know what happens with the engine.
:41:01
- lt's not necessary they should.
- Let me run the engine room like l should.
:41:05
- l can give you 12 knots, no breakdowns...
- Holman.
:41:08
l'm the one here who decides
whatjobs'll be done by whom.
:41:13
The crew of this ship is designed
just like the machinery that powers the ship.
:41:17
Captains before me designed the San Pablo
for a special job in the backwaters of China.
:41:23
But men will not hold together
like brass and steel.
:41:26
We have to refit ourselves
into the design every day.
:41:29
That's the purpose of all we do in San Pablo.
:41:32
As part of that design, you cannot do what
you prefer to do, however well you do it.
:41:38
You will train a new coolie
and then return to your military duties.
:41:44
That's all, Holman.