c rewmen use certa i n pa rts o f it as a Bits and Pieces dryin g room . M a ny engine rooms, however, a re fo rbidden territo ry, fo r good a nd valid rea o ns. If you do get perm iss io n to h ang your wet c loth es in th e engine room , you must , o f course, ha ng your things in the spot whi ch th e engineer (or skipper) ha pointed out to you and nowhere else! A garme nt of whatever kind, hung in the wro ng place, may be sucked into an a ir inta ke, caught by a belt o r a turning shaft , a nd cause a ll ma nne r of da mage to th e engi ne o r to o ther machine ry, to say nothing of wha t ha ppens to your cloth es . What if you should be reall y un­ lu c ky a nd get a bi g tear in your fis hin g shirt o r fis hing pants? Y ou can't j ust toss it away a nd get a new o ne be­ cause the nearest out fi tting sto re may I be hu ndreds of mi les aWay . So what , I Y ou have now waded through whether fo r business, recreation , o r do you do? You me nd it , th at's what. I quite a number of do's a nd don'ts. salvati o n, wear your o il skins. You wi ll You have your sewing kit and pl enty N evertheless, scraps of information be s nug a nd warm when the fe ll ow of woole n yarn . A herring-bo ne stitch have, no doubt, been left behind. without o il skin is ke pt busy tryin g with heavy (doubl e o r mo re if needed ) We'll see if we can pick u p a few such to control his chatteri ng teeth . In case woolen yarn will m ake a very re­ bi ts and pieces. you should be forced to a ba ndon shi p, spectable repa ir job. With a little Let's talk a bout your oi lskins. They be sure to have your o il ki ns alo ng practi ce you'll be a bl e to make it a have, at times, been dubbed "the whe n you make the fi na l jump from very neat jo b, too. For mo re ela bo rate fis herma n's uniform ," a fit name a nd th e deck and into the li fe boat or mendi ng o r patchi ng there a re pl asti c one of which no seafaring man need life raft. Here is a case where your menders on the market . fee l ashamed . Most work on deck is oilski n sui t may well ma ke the di ffe r­ Do you kno w how to use a pair of of such a nature that oi I ki ns must ence between your survival or your oars? T o row a boat, th at is? If not. be wo rn in orde r to keep reasonably extincti on . go rent yourself a 14- or 16-foot skiff, dry. In point of fact. oilskins should There usuall y will be som e provi­ or better still, borrow an old do ry. be worn In all ma nner of deck work, sion fo r d ry ing your cl o thing, whi ch a nd practi ce rowing until you learn wet o r dry, because o ilskins don't at the end of the watch o n deck will how to handl e a pair of oars effecti ve ly. just keep you dry, they also prevent be dam p from perspirati on and from A fi sherma n/seaman who is una bl e your fi shing clothes fro m becomin g condensation inside your o il skins. to pro pel a row boat by means of the too dirty too fas t. And those o il skins, alo ng with gloves oars if and when the co nditio ns de­ Besides. your oilskins protect you . and wristl ets (or w ri sters) sho ul d be mand, is a pitiful sight to behold a nd A fl yin g longline hook, o r a "jagger" washed before hangi ng to dry . a mo t fooli sh looking one to boot. on an old wi re rope can get a real Drying wet, heavy fi shing clothes Learn to use a pair of oa rs. That abil­ good grip in your fis hing shirt o r ca n be quite a p roble m on a fis hing it y mi ght save your life, if you should pants . With o il kin on, you would boat, e peciall y o n a small e r a nd/or suffer a shipwreck . stand a good chance of getti ng away older one. No cook worth hi s salt It may not be probable, but it is from such an encou nter cot-free. wi ll tole rate dryin g c lothes a round hi s possible, that at some time in your Don't wear too much clothing unde r gall ey ra nge. This is not meanness; fis hing ca reer you may ha ve to use a your oi lskins. A uit of oil kins con­ it's commo n sense a nd entirely prope r, small boat to survive, or an infl atabl e ser\oes bod) heat ve ry wel l. You should because the ra nge a nd its vic inity is li fe raft. o r a life preserver, o r a fire fec i chill y when you first come o n where the food is pre pa red . But ex ­ extingui sher . T ake a good hard specu­ ded.. It is time-consuming to remove ceptio ns may be made at ni ght whe n lati ve look at these it ems and ask thc c\tra clothin g 'Ahen yOU begin to food is no t bein g prepa red . some questi o ns. Don't ta ke " no" for \\arm up fro m e.\ ercisc. Some engi ne rooms a re roomy a n a nswer ; it's your life that you 're If yOU go out in a dory o r a skiff. enough so tha t th e engineer will let concerned about. 32 1\ I \ I ! ."" , . ~~k..~~ 4t. c Attenu a Ille ralt Intlatilln Uel1111n­ u,e gla"e, I' ll uee"- I ng ra in dilL! YIlU 111.1) well hale to we"- , he lt er ~tration. 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