Good rules for cruising offshore
This from Elaine Bunting's excellent blog on the Yachting World website:
• Small amounts of alcohol will be permitted at Happy Hour and on special occasions
• No smoking below decks. If you must smoke please consider other crew and make sure all ash and smoke goes overboard
• Drugs on board: none, thank you
• Please keep heads, showers and yourself clean. Smelly loos and crew are not welcome
• Watchkeepers: steer at least half of your watch to conserve valuable energy
• Try to save power by turning off all unnecessary lights, appliances, instruments, etc
• Water will not be rationed but when showering please turn off shower head when washing body and hair and rinse off with minimum amount of water
• Please make as little noise at night as possible so as not to disturb others. No speakers on deck
• Lifejackets must be worn and harnesses attached to jackstays on all night watches. Person coming off watch must check new watchkeeper is wearing lifejacket, Life Tag and harness is clipped on
• Please be on watch at least 5 minutes early. The previous watchkeeper will be tired and ready for bed. He also has to discuss developments through his watch
• Do not pee over the side or stern - use the toilets
• Do not leave the cockpit to go forward without telling someone
• Under no circumstances leave the cockpit at night to go forward unless another crewmember is there to keep an eye on you
• Do not turn on generator or watermaker unless asked to by skipper
• Do not run engine except in emergency unless asked to by skipper
• If you are to tired to stay awake on watch, call the skipper
• In an emergency or bad weather, or if you are worried at all, always wake the skipper
Mind you, good luck with persuading those with a few sea miles under the life jacket from peeing over the side when it's anything but very rough.
• Small amounts of alcohol will be permitted at Happy Hour and on special occasions
• No smoking below decks. If you must smoke please consider other crew and make sure all ash and smoke goes overboard
• Drugs on board: none, thank you
• Please keep heads, showers and yourself clean. Smelly loos and crew are not welcome
• Watchkeepers: steer at least half of your watch to conserve valuable energy
• Try to save power by turning off all unnecessary lights, appliances, instruments, etc
• Water will not be rationed but when showering please turn off shower head when washing body and hair and rinse off with minimum amount of water
• Please make as little noise at night as possible so as not to disturb others. No speakers on deck
• Lifejackets must be worn and harnesses attached to jackstays on all night watches. Person coming off watch must check new watchkeeper is wearing lifejacket, Life Tag and harness is clipped on
• Please be on watch at least 5 minutes early. The previous watchkeeper will be tired and ready for bed. He also has to discuss developments through his watch
• Do not pee over the side or stern - use the toilets
• Do not leave the cockpit to go forward without telling someone
• Under no circumstances leave the cockpit at night to go forward unless another crewmember is there to keep an eye on you
• Do not turn on generator or watermaker unless asked to by skipper
• Do not run engine except in emergency unless asked to by skipper
• If you are to tired to stay awake on watch, call the skipper
• In an emergency or bad weather, or if you are worried at all, always wake the skipper
Mind you, good luck with persuading those with a few sea miles under the life jacket from peeing over the side when it's anything but very rough.
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