More problems with Australian Customs

[01kiwijohn]

Gee, we'll even give 'em drivers' licences, let 'em vote and then give them a waiver on the Obamacare mandated penalty at tax time. Such a deal!!
But, really, it pays to always ask ahead of time. I've seen it get ugly, if you don't, even in the US and Canada.

[Pelagic]

I guess if you cover it in Australian humor à la Crock Dundee...it must be all right mate

Watch this to the end and have a merry Xmas

https://youtu.be/6Mhs68qhohI

[bustermaw]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

I guess if you cover it in Australian humor à la Crock Dundee...it must be all right mate

Watch this to the end and have a merry Xmas

https://youtu.be/6Mhs68qhohI

I don't understand ...are you trying to equate racial intolerance with the heavy hand of some bureaucrat on some poor sailors in trouble ?

[Pelagic]

No....bureaucratic issues are a burden we all bear

However stereotypes of other cultures and people, camouflaged in the guise of old boy humor, does offend me.

I just saw this thread going in that direction by mostly new members whom I don't know.

Not directed at anyone specifically and was probably an over reaction.

[El Pinguino]

Originally Posted by bustermaw

I don't understand ...are you trying to equate racial intolerance with the heavy hand of some bureaucrat on some poor sailors in trouble ?

So... you don't do satire then?

Let it not be forgotten that Straya has , it seems, 700 ... yes seven hundred, classes of work visa.

The 'heavy handed bureaucrat' was most likely just some young bloke at the airport doing his job to the best of his limited ability..

[El Pinguino]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

No....bureaucratic issues are a burden we all bear

However stereotypes of other cultures and people, camouflaged in the guise of old boy humor, does offend me.

I just saw this thread going in that direction by mostly new members whom I don't know.

Not directed at anyone specifically and was probably an over reaction.

I found it very good, he was giving Pauline Hanson and her lot a damn good poke with a very pointy stick.

Eye of the beholder and all that I guess...

[Olddave]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

I guess if you cover it in Australian humor à la Crock Dundee...it must be all right mate

Watch this to the end and have a merry Xmas

https://youtu.be/6Mhs68qhohI

Are those teeth for real? Otherwise not a bad effort for a young bloke. Dont start me on why the poor sods who live in Iraq & Syria are pissed off.
Dave

[hoppy]

Originally Posted by El Pinguino

So... you don't do satire then?

Let it not be forgotten that Straya has , it seems, 700 ... yes seven hundred, classes of work visa.

The 'heavy handed bureaucrat' was most likely just some young bloke at the airport doing his job to the best of his limited ability..

I suspect that it is likely that the problem would have been at the dock where the yacht was moored. I'm guessing boat was probably not customs cleared into Aus and was tied up in the cargo port within the customs area.

BTW a few weeks ago when my yacht was unloaded in Newcastle, all of the unloading work was done by Aussie stevedores using the ships cranes whilst the Filipino crew had to stand around and watch

[El Pinguino]

[QUOTE=hoppy;2286692]I suspect that it is likely that the problem would have been at the dock where the yacht was moored. I'm guessing boat was probably not customs cleared into Aus and was tied up in the cargo port within the customs area.

BTW a few weeks ago when my yacht was unloaded in Newcastle, all of the unloading work was done by Aussie stevedores using the ships cranes whilst the Filipino crew had to stand around and watch [/QUOTE]

That is 100% normal around the world.... shore labour unloads the ships.

I'm sure the boat was 'entered' in the normal fashion on arrival... whole thing sounds like a bit a storm in a teacup to me...

Moral of story... never tick the 'other' box on your arrival form...

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by bustermaw

I don't understand ...are you trying to equate racial intolerance with the heavy hand of some bureaucrat on some poor sailors in trouble ?

Wish I was as poor as those sailors..

[Olddave]

Originally Posted by hoppy

BTW a few weeks ago when my yacht was unloaded in Newcastle, all of the unloading work was done by Aussie stevedores using the ships cranes whilst the Filipino crew had to stand around and watch

And with everyone on the same page, the cargo gets unloaded safely & without incident. I've seen what happens when language barriers cause confusion and I have filled out the AMSA incident report to explain what happened.
Dave

[bustermaw]

Originally Posted by El Pinguino

So... you don't do satire then?

Let it not be forgotten that Straya has , it seems, 700 ... yes seven hundred, classes of work visa.

The 'heavy handed bureaucrat' was most likely just some young bloke at the airport doing his job to the best of his limited ability..

I fail to see where the satire is .
It seems just another case of thin skinned liberals seeing racism in everything .
And no . it's not just a case of some young bloke doing his job .
Here we have distressed sailors in a foreign land needing help , but what do they get , every obstacle possible by an unfeeling bureaucracy .
It's people like you who make excuses for these clowns that allow the government to get away with this .

[JPA Cate]

Good grief, bustermaw,

Give it a break.

Political posturing on Christmas Day, (for those of us on the Ozzie side of the dateline)--the boat's on the ship headed for France, no one's in jail.

Please, don't rant here, take it to a political forum, not a sailing one!

Nowhere is it written that others must agree with your opinions.

Ann

[hoppy]

Originally Posted by Olddave

And with everyone on the same page, the cargo gets unloaded safely & without incident. I've seen what happens when language barriers cause confusion and I have filled out the AMSA incident report to explain what happened.
Dave

I agree when it comes to loading to the shore, but I don't see the value when unloading and loading from the water. At several ports on this trip they did this at anchor and in Turkey and probably Thailand the crew did the job.

[hoppy]

Originally Posted by bustermaw

I fail to see where the satire is .
It seems just another case of thin skinned liberals seeing racism in everything .
And no . it's not just a case of some young bloke doing his job .
Here we have distressed sailors in a foreign land needing help , but what do they get , every obstacle possible by an unfeeling bureaucracy .
It's people like you who make excuses for these clowns that allow the government to get away with this .

There are plenty of cargo ships heading to Europe from Aus. If they really wanted to do it themselves, they could have booked it to depart on a later date that gave them time to organise the visa's.