spring 1982 to 1983 the hero learned the daily handles a ship machinist. The fields changed weekly, of guard service to electrical – there was something for everybody. Sometimes it is only the control tour, checking all the lights in the ship. but sometimes it is also the dismantling of a plunger with more than 100cm diameter. The portraits show two friends of that time, Michael Hille and Jörg Ludwig † . Michael, call me please!