Yesterday, the "Meeting in the Sky-Chongqing Exhibition Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Reform and Opening-up" (see 18 5th Edition for details) held by the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government continued. At the exhibition, in a photo named "Female Captain", the confident female captain found her-she is Ms. Wang Jialing, the current general manager of Changhang Jiangshan Travel Agency. 16 years later, the female sailor of that year not only became the first female captain in the history of China Yangtze River shipping, but also became the "captain among captains". How long does it take to grow from a sailor to a captain? According to statistics, it took an average of 17 years, while Wangjialing only took 15 years. "In order to fulfill my dream of being a captain, I have made more efforts than others." Wang Jialing said.
Recalling her journey as a captain, Wang Jialing said that she officially became a sailor on board in June 65438 +0976+February 65438. In the face of hard and dangerous work, the group of female sailors who worked on the ship at the same time switched to other jobs after two or three years, and only she persisted. "I made up my mind at that time to start as a sailor and become a female captain on the Yangtze River."
In order to realize the dream of being a captain, Wang Jialing humbly learned from the old captains and masters, and learned valuable experience in sailing from them. On the other hand, I study hard by myself. "I didn't go to a professional school system to learn ship driving, which means I have to pay more than others to learn sailing skills well."
So whenever colleagues wander in the street for recreation, Wang Jialing hides in the cabin to recite place names, remember flags and recognize signals. Whenever people fall asleep in the dead of night, she studies various driving theories under the light, takes notes of more than 500,000 words, and memorizes tens of thousands of navigation marks and more than 3,000 reefs and shoals on the 2400-kilometer route from Chongqing to Shanghai at that time.
198 1 was admitted to the third mate, 1983 became the first mate, 1988 was admitted to the captain, 19965438 officially became the captain. With excellent skills, Wang Jialing finally realized his dream of being a captain. What is the concept of more than 3000 reefs? Wang Jialing said that before the completion of the Three Gorges Reservoir, the upper reaches of the Chuanjiang River were densely covered with rocks, with narrow navigation channels, many beaches and fast water, and the riverbed was curved. There were also many accidents in which ships ran aground, ran aground and collided. Xiling Gorge, in particular, is called "Jedi" because of its swirling rocks and beaches.
According to statistics, there are 7 dangerous beaches in Badong, Hubei Province alone. Four years before the impoundment of the Three Gorges Project, there were 25 accidents, including 22 major accidents, 20 shipwrecks and 30 deaths.
"I still remember1what my father told me on February 4, 942. When the Minxi ship ran aground in the green beach, it tilted and sank in the beach, killing more than 800 people. "
The Chuanjiang waterway with dense reefs makes Wangjialing, who has been driving large passenger ships for many years, often walk on thin ice. "I have been a captain for three years, and I have never had an accident. It is completely bitter." Wang Jialing said that 199 1 year, she has become the first female captain who can complete all the routes in the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. She is very proud of this honor.
1993, Wang Jialing was transferred to shore as the captain, 1995, chief captain of Chongqing Yangtze River Shipping Company. "People call the chief captain the captain among the captains. In the past, this position was generally held by experienced senior male captains. It is the first time that a young woman like me can hold this position in the history of inland river shipping in China. "
After 30 years of reform and opening up, what impressed Wang Jialing most was the rapid development of China shipping industry. Wang Jialing said that before the reform and opening up, there were only state-owned and collective shipping companies on the Yangtze River. There is only one passenger ship, Changhang, which is called Fujian first and Dongfanghong later. It is a liner from Chongqing to Shanghai. At that time, the freight transportation on the Yangtze River trunk line mainly depended on towing.
After the reform and opening up, especially after the completion of the Three Gorges Reservoir, the Yangtze River shipping has developed rapidly. In 2007, the shipping volume of the Yangtze River was about 900 million tons, the port throughput was 965.438+700 million tons, the foreign trade cargo throughput was 65.438+0./kloc-0. 400 million tons, and the cargo throughput of the Three Gorges dam area was 60.5 million tons. In 2007, there were 4,220 transport ships in our city, with a total capacity of 3.2 million tons, 3.5 times that of 2002. The power structure and transportation mode have developed rapidly.
While making contributions to the Yangtze River shipping and realizing the dream of being a captain, Wang Jialing also won many honors, such as national model worker, NPC deputy, the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and top ten women in China. "It can be said that 30 years of reform and opening up have made my career!"