Necrid1998 t1_j1phji1 wrote on December 26, 2022 at 9:45 AM

Reply to comment by Nyghtshayde in TIL that in 2003, the chief officer of the German-owned cargo ship RMS Mülheim got into difficulties while on watch. His trousers caught in his chair mechanism and while trying to free himself he tripped and knocked himself unconscious. The ship grounded on rocks while he was out and later broke up by YalsonKSA

That depends, but ideally the lookout and officer would be able to concentrate on the watch duties when on watch. But during the daytime the lookout has to clean the mess, help the cook sometimes, do odd-jobs. In my opinion a steward for the cook would be a great addition und just 1 or 2 additional able seaman would be great. With a smaller crew it is possible to work safely, but you don't have much room for error. Like when some people get sick or when an important piece of automation breaks, and these systems now have to be manned