On Xiushan Island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province in August, the burning sea breeze could not compete with the scorching sun and heat, and the salty hot air was filled with anxiety and anxiety. The closed cargo cabin of the shipyard is stuffy and hot. The petite Tang Qisha's back was soaked to the skin. She wore thick autumn clothes and trousers inside, overalls outside, a towel around her head, a helmet and a dust cover, humming a tune and welding the seams of the most difficult hull outer plate. This is the fifth summer that Tang Qisha spent in this shipyard. Tang Qisha is a native of Chongqing, the only daughter in her family, and her family is poor. "If you learn a skill, you won't be hungry." Tang Qisha, who is less than 20 years old, chose to study electric welding. "At that time, the welding salary was relatively high."
After the completion of 20 10 technology, Tang Qisha apprenticed to the master in the shipyard, but he caught up with the great depression of the shipyard and the shipyard was on the verge of bankruptcy. It is said that the shipbuilding industry in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province is relatively stable. On 20 12, Tang Qisha and her husband, both welders, came to work in a shipyard in Zhoushan, Zhejiang. Five years later, the 90-year-old couple got NK-A3Z skill certification (the highest level of welder in classification society). In this shipyard with more than 2000 welders, less than 10% people have this skill certification. "Although we are young, we are all masters." Tang Qisha joked.
Tang Qisha and her husband are a team, responsible for the seam welding of the outer plate of the 82,000-ton cargo ship, which is also the most difficult and demanding welding. Welding technology is directly related to the safety of cargo ships. Before the cargo ship is launched, the weld needs to pass ultrasonic inspection before it can pass the acceptance. Tang Qisha suffers from congenital liver disease. Due to long-term medication, she weighs only 79 kilograms and uses about 75 kilograms of welding wire every day. All the welding wires equivalent to her own weight are moved to the hull step by step and moved into the cabin. Tang Qisha laughed and called herself a "female welder".
In order to avoid burns caused by electric arc and sparks, the shipyard requires welders to wear two layers of thick clothes and enclose them with steel plates in an environment similar to a steamer. Tang Qisha has long been used to wearing long trousers. Despite this, the working intensity of 10 hour every day for five years can't avoid burns. Tang Qisha left scalding scars on his feet, legs and face. When the shoelaces of his shoes burned out, he simply replaced them with copper wires. ...