Welcome to my place on the web.

      I visited primary school at Haamstede and secondary school in Zierikzee. 
After I finished my military service as an officer with the Infantry, 
I was asked to join the local coastguard, situated at the lighthouse/ radar station at Haamstede. Ten years later there was reorganization and the coastguard stations of Haamstede and Ouddorp had to unite. From that time on I work as a radar operator at the lighthouse/ radar station at Ouddorp, situated on the former island Goeree-Overflakkee. 

     I'm a HAM-operator (callsign: PE1RNL) and interested in electronics and computers.
Click to see the track of my car of the last 24 hours.

     About the same but then for commercial shipping is the Automatic Identification System. I added a possibility to see a map displaying the AIS traffic from ships in my vicinity (it's not frequently updated).
Click to see the screencopy of the ShipPlotter software on my computer.

    
I'm a volunteer with the local lifeguards and Red Cross and apart from first aid, I'm also responsible for the transceivers. I'm also a regular visitor of the KNRM lifeboatstations.  Excel file of KNRM-stations and vessels.

I like to attend to meetings to get things better organized, to learn and to teach. As you see, Search And Rescue has become part of my life. 
My device: "Positive thinking, makes you a happy person. Be honest, keep your promises, respect other peoples opinion and try to understand their view-points." 

      I'm fond of animals. I had the opportunity to combine several interests when I worked as a volunteer at the local dolphin research station, where porpoises and dolphins can adapt to natural conditions before they return to the wild. Study is done on the effects of acoustics on dolphins, to keep them away from fishing-nets. 

     I'm very much interested in other cultures, especially those in Asia and India, one of my dreams is to travel around the world to visit exiting places and make new friends. (and one of my drawbacks, to enjoy their tasty food) I just love Asian cuisine, that's the main reason I mostly eat rice. 
 

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