Assalamualaikum, and welcome back to Orange Shots.
Yet another tradition I like to keep is to bring interesting YouTubers to you.
YouTubers you guys like.
Just like that, I have another YouTuber with me in today's video,
I'm sure you already know him.
Another thing I'd like to add is that his channel is in English.
But today, I insisted he speak Hindi or Urdu with me. So,
here I present Mr. Karanvir Singh, aka, KSN.
- Hello, Captain Zahid and everyone watching this video!
Before I start, I'd like to say
thank you so much for inviting me to your channel Captain Zahid.
I'm a huge follower of your channel, I've seen most of your videos
and try to copy many things.
But one thing I cannot copy is your style of speaking.
It's too good sir, too good!
Thank you very much, Karan,
I'm really happy and flattered you like my channel so much,
and believe me, this feeling is mutual!
So anyway, let's begin the video. My name's Karanvir Singh Nayyar,
I'm a Third Officer and a YouTuber,
sailing on one of the biggest ships in the world.
The length of the ship you see behind me is 400 m
and it can carry 18,000 containers.
So, yeah,
I have a YouTube channel which will be
in the description of Cap'n Zahid's video.
So let's start with your first question, Sir.
For sure! You'll find all of Karanvir's social handles down in the description.
Please go ahead and follow him on all of his social media handles.
Karan, tell us what convinced you to join the Merchant Navy?
Why didn't you join the Armed Forces like your father?
The truth is, Cap'n, that joining the Merchant Navy was my second option.
My first option was to join the army.
My father was in the army and I'd seen that sort of lifestyle since childhood.
I joined the merchant navy because it had uniforms,
a life full of adventure,
it didn't involve sitting behind a computer like you do in corporate jobs,
so this was one of the biggest reasons why,
And here I am. This is our bridge.
This is my office now and a love it.
- Now, another common question I like to ask everyone.
Are you satisfied? Are you happy that you joined the merchant navy?
Do you think you made the right decision to join the merchant navy?
- So far, I can say I'm happy here
and it's not very often that you get to see views like this.
People pay for views like this and we get paid to see them.
I'm sure you get it now.
But, yeah, it is a good profession.
Not for everyone, though, because there are disadvantages here as well.
But then again there are lots of advantages, too.
- Tell us about how
you feel about being promoted from being a Cadet to a Third Officer,
that too in such a reputed company, i.e., Merchline,
and also in one of the world's largest container ships, Emma Maersk.
How does it feel?
- Cap'n I'd say this particular one stripe also carries a lot of weight.
Just as you go from being a Cadet to a Third Officer,
you're suddenly responsible for handling a huge ship.
It isn't easy, therefore it's important to study hard during your Cadetship
you should get all the practical experience as you can.
Because otherwise, it's really hard.
Especially the first navigation watch.
But there's one very proud moment once you take over the ship,
and you do your watch.
It feels amazing, Captain. Believe me.
- Karan, tell me how you balance your YouTube channel with your job.
Don't you find it difficult having the duties of a Third Officer,
and simultaneously managing a YouTube channel?
What do you think?
- Captain, being a YouTuber and a Third Officer on board a ship;
I'm sure you know how difficult of a task it is.
But I have a catchy little tagline that goes, "What's your excuse?"
You get 24 hours in a day, you sleep for 8.
Then you work at the ship for 10-12 hours,
how you manage the 4-6 remaining hours can change your life.
For me that was YouTube and I pursued that.
- Would you like to encourage other mariners to join YouTube?
Don't you find it to be a headache?
Would you recommend it to others?
- Well, I do encourage other people, other seafarers to do something creative.
YouTube isn't the only option.
There's photography, there's painting, reading;
there are so many things you could do.
So, a 100%, everyone should have one creative skill,
and you get a lot of time to kill on board, it's not like you're busy all the time.
If you plan your day right, you can do anything.
So that's one message I'd like to convey to everyone.
- What's your favorite pastime besides sailing and YouTubing?
What's your favorite pastime?
- Apart from sailing and YouTubing,
this is my real alternative, i.e., gymming, working out.
This is our ship's gym and whenever I'm a bit stressed,
or feeling low, I come here to exercise.
I do it I'm low. I do it when I'm happy, too,
because it's important to take care of your body.
On ship, and in general life.
- We all know that a few days ago, you started a hashtag, i.e., KTS,
or Karan, Tarun, Sunil.
How do you think the audience has responded to this hashtag?
How's that working out for you?
- So, KTS is a hashtag that includes me, Karan,
then Captain Tarun aka Captain Sins,
Captain Sunil.
We took our initials and combined them into a hashtag.
It's basically a group where we share
knowledge and information regarding the merchant navy
for new aspirants and seafarers.
So to spread the right information we created KTS.
The audience reaction was great so we plan to pursue it.
For now, we're all on the ship. Cap'n Tarun will be headed to Hong Kong.
Once we reunite, the journey continues.
- Karan, you're of age, and you have the money as well to get married.
Why aren't you married yet?
Are you a hopeless romantic?
- I wouldn't call myself a hopeless romantic, because I have a girlfriend,
but at one point in my life, I was one.
That phase of my life is over now, though.
I won't marry this early because
I have a lot of aspirations, dreams, and goals.
I'd like to complete them first
so that I can think of marriage with a free mind.
There's no hurry, really. Life's pretty long.
I'll do it when the right time comes.
- Hmm, okay. Now tell us
when exactly you're planning to get married.
Will you also share it on YouTube or
your other social media handles with your audience?
- I'll announce that news first on my channel,
I'll send you an invitation as well.
Of course, there's going to be a vlog, too.
So, let's see when that happens.
4-5 years from now.
I'm pretty young for now. I recently turned 26.
I don't have any plans until I'm 31-32.
Until then, I'll be filming sailing vlogs and regular vlogs.
- Karan, I understand that you're a Third Officer,
have you ever been berated by your ship's Chief Officer or Captain i.e.,
the particular reason being your use of cameras onboard or during your routine.
- Sir, I haven't been scolded yet.
Neither by the Chief Officer or the Captain.
What I do is, I ask my Captain and the company for permission,
to film, and I only film when they say yes.
I don't show anything unsafe, I don't do anything stupid
so it's fine for now.
I totally avoid anyone who doesn't like to be on camera.
There are some rules and regulations that you have to follow,
but as for the rest; so for it's been a very good journey.
And I've got very good, supportive people around me.
- Karan, you asked me to share any one of my merchant life's funny incidents.
I want to ask you the same question
because I know we have a lot of funny incidents
and some of them are absolutely hilarious.
So, tell me about one of yours.
- There is one funny incident, but I'd say it's more embarrassing.
One time during my cadetship,
the Chief Officer tasked me with taking the inventory of the stationary.
It was a tiny room with only one light.
It was 9 in the morning and I didn't get a lot of sleep during my cadetship.
So I went in at 9, took a brief inventory,
turned off the light and went to sleep.
So at 10 before our coffee break,
the Chief Officer came in to check in on me.
He turned on the light and found me lying flat on my back sleeping.
He slowly drew in closer in front of me
and tried to wake me up. I opened my eyes, saw his face in front of me,
and punched him. After that,
I had to do a lot of work for the next three months from that shift.
Bad days.
- Hmm, Karan,
I can well imagine what the Chief Officer might have done to you.
Victim.
What do you do during your vacations?
- So, during my vacations, I like to travel a lot.
I also really like adventures.
So if you watch my previous vlogs.
Scuba diving, paramotoring, paragliding, I've done it all.
I've vlogged those experiences, too.
I also have a deep fondness for bikes.
I'm a biker by heart.
So motorcycling all the way.
I generally go for long tours (on motorbikes),
sometimes 4000 km at a time, continuously, with my friends.
So I do that during my vacations,
and of course, I like to spend time with my family and friends.
Most importantly, I enroll in courses to improve my knowledge
and do something better in life.
- Can you name one Captain that
upon looking at them you think, "I want to be this guy.."
"I want to be like him."
Is there anyone in particular?
- It's not really limited to just one Captain,
I notice all the good qualities of the Captains and sailors I know.
I try to observe them.
I try to notice their bad qualities too, so as not to repeat them
as a future Captain.
That's my main goal.
Other than that, I'd love to be a Captain of my ship someday,
and more importantly, be a good human being,
if it's not being a Captain.
- Karan, it's a common dilemma all YouTubers face, including me.
Growing on YouTube is a difficult job.
It's not easy.
Establishing your channel, running it, it's a headache.
And when you're not rewarded for your hard work,
you do feel down and burned out.
I'm sure you must've gone through the same thing.
What was your inspiration?
What kept you inspired enough to go on?
- Cap'n, there does come a time when you want to give up,
because the YouTube game is a slow and long game.
What I generally do at that time is I think of
why I started this channel in the first place.
In my case, it was to show the ghost lives of our seafarers.
So that doesn't let me give up.
And it should be your aim to start a channel,
it's kind of difficult without that.
Once you gain an audience, the love they give you
also keeps you from giving up.
So that's what keeps me going and it will
definitely keep me going.
- Is there any chance of you visiting Pakistan?
I'd be delighted to hold you, by the way.
- Cap'n Zahid, coming to Pakistan is difficult,
as you know how the circumstances are.
But I have a message for
all the Indians and Pakistanis watching this video.
First of all, all these boundaries are made by us. Mankind.
They weren't there naturally.
Not even just Pakistan and India,
we've created boundaries all around the world.
- Karan, would you like to leave a message for your Pakistani audience?
- I hope that someday, these boundaries fade away,
and we all come together as human beings in peace and harmony.
That way, we'll progress forward and grow,
and all this bloodshed will end.
So that's my message to everyone.
- Karan, thank you so much for taking time out.
First of all, I'd like to thank you for
taking time out for me and my audience,
I know you're sailing,
I also know that it's hard to make time for things when you're sailing.
Taking time out of your busy routine, your busy schedule.
Thank you so much.
- Cap'n Zahid, thank you so much for inviting me to your channel!
And it was truly an honor and a privilege to be featured here.
I've seen the channel grow from almost 10-20K to 1 lac+ subscribers.
And more power to you, Sir!
So I hope you go back to sea soon
and make some awesome content.
Till then, Sir, thank you so much!
And thank you everyone for watching this.
If you did like the video, don't forget to give it a big thumbs up
subscribe to the channel,
and see you back from another day at sea.
If you want to see my collab with Captain Sunil,
you'll find it here.
And in the meantime, if you want to watch my interview with Karan,
you'll find that here.
Take good care of yourselves,
remember me in your prayers.
With tons of love to my Orange Shots family,
and to-be Orange Shots family,
This is me, Zahid Nisar.
You're watching Orange Shots.
And until my next video,
ALLAH Hafiz.