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Originally Posted by Icelander
Chief Engineer: Needed.
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Teryn Gilbert, born 1970, is from a
Bermuda family of boat-builders and watermen. After serving in the
Royal Fleet Auxiliary as a diesel mechanic, he took an engineering degree at the
University of the West Indies in St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, and set up as a diesel engineering consultant in T&T in the mid-1990s.
By that time,
Penemue's 1960s-vintage diesels really needed replacement, and he was hired for the job. Kessler found that an engineer who could understand what he wanted without having to spell things out was really worthwhile, and made him an attractive offer.
He has a much sunnier disposition than most chief engineers, having regarded his employment with Kessler as a very extended and well-paid adventure holiday. It's occasionally dangerous, but that's OK with him. He has known
Penemue's current engines since they arrived for installation, and can get the best out of them.