Duties of Deck boy /JOS

[happy daze john in oz]

###why no bonny lad what about an egg every day for breakfast plus two dinners a day ,,,sundays at sea bronzy on tap ....cheap ciggies .......seeing the world before it all looks the same .....the delights of the honkies world wide the excitement of the channels ....and best of all pay off day and the journey home .....and shipmates some never forgotten ....... looking back my cup runneth over .....regards cappy

Yes Cappy, and when you got home mum said,
'Good to see you son, when you going back'????

[Des Taff Jenkins]

I joined in 68 2 trips deck boy (9months) then joined shell 9 months jos then sos on the same trip of 56 weeks . Then went to nzsco a 4 month trip as sos then took my edh then 12 months later got my ab ticket .deck boy duties on the port adelaide were spilt between 2 dbs .crew deck mess peggy and deck crew showers and toilets and alleyways cleaning . 1 week on then swop around po's mess showers toilets alleys ways. Between theses duties clean brass butts on the handrails clean the bell .then assigned to an edh or ab to learn ship maintentance and seamanship and the rest they say is history .

I made a boo boo, I realize I was on my first ship Trevose for two years and in that time went from Deck boy to SoS.
Cheers Des

[happy daze john in oz]

I made a boo boo, I realize I was on my first ship Trevose for two years and in that time went from Deck boy to SoS.
Cheers Des

Des, Deck boy to SOS, did that mean you were in trouble?????

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi John.
Not sure if this is what you want. Deck boy Two years, then JOS two years Then SOS two years, then sat for EDH, I did twelve months as EDH then got on as AB.
Cheers Des

I made a boo boo here, I realize that I was on my first ship Trevose for two years, in that time I went from Deck boy to SoS so it only took two years before I sat for my EDH.

[cappy]

I made a boo boo, I realize I was on my first ship Trevose for two years and in that time went from Deck boy to SoS.
Cheers Des

###bet you new more bout that vessel than the old man des ........regards cappy

[Bob Petty]

Less,keeping not top bad, little bits of me not working to well as they could, my bed calls me a little earlier every day, and I find my tolerance of dick heads has got a lot shorter.
One more thing, I am using a spoon more than a knife and fork to eat my dinner, is it just me or is it a getting old thing.
The dog man you mentioned was George Williams.

[Tony Taylor]

You are not alone Bob, regrading your statement about d-ckheads, I think we all tolerated them to a degree in the past but eventually home truths need to be aired.
As for spoons, well, with a lot of meals it is the most logical utensil e.g. curry. I use a spoon the wife uses fork, I eat all the sauce, half hers is still on the plate; she still insists that I only use the spoon so I dont spill as much down my shirt ha ha!

[happy daze john in oz]

Richard cranium, they now abound in all walks of life.
More in parliament than you could poke a stick at, and in general one has to wonder the mentality of some from the comments they make.

Illustration, when reporting on the tragedy in NZ the reported asked if he would be asking for bail???????

[Chris Allman]

Slipping off Thread lads -please can we get back - thanks.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Bob.
I ended back at sea!! at 62 joined the South Steyne in Darling harbour floating restaurant, did all the painting including on a stage over the side, left at 70, back to NZ for five years, not the same as the old days so came back to Aus. Now trying to keep up with he lawn and hedges.
cheers Des