We recently have had a crew member come aboard that is training to become a mate of tow. She disclosed that she had not slept more than 2hrs in the last 48 hours and that she suffers from insomnia. I pressed her about this issue and the levity of becoming a mate, the responsibility and holding her f…

She’s prolly scrolling and needs to put the phone down so she can sleep

Reading a book while tucked into my bunk always knocked me out fairly quickly. My wife bought a Kindle for me a few years before I retired, and that was even better, not needing a separate light.

Yeah I don’t think thats the issue here, it’s a diagnosis that needs to be made to a doctor but she has not disclosed it during a uscg physical. I understand everyone has a hard time falling asleep on a boat, but this goes beyond that.

Yeah I have plenty of go-to remedies for myself falling asleep, however I think she suffers from a medical condition which affects her ability to sleep. There is another gcaptain post on narcolepsy, and this trends in a similar direction. I just don’t feel this crewmember medically meets the criteri…

Let her finish the trip , it’s not like she’s standing her own watch , write your review when she departs and comments and concerns , and when she’s gets on with another crew let them deal with it and note it

Insomnia and standing a wheel watch do not end well.

I think most of the replies her are missing a major point. This trainee’s perception of the onboard culture allowed them to be vulnerable and disclose a personal situation that negatively impacts their performance. This suggests that there’s an established non-punitive safety culture which is hard…

That’s a good point. Other than the occasional tie up it’s easy to gain weight here. Perhaps I could have her reorganize the paint locker with the 5gal pales on the top shelf haha I feel that her performance is not the real issue, but the worry that after being checked off, she could fall asleep at…

“Screw the next guy.” Yep, you work on boats, all right🤣

Well it’s gonna need more than one person to say yeah she’s no good

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Hmm. Possibly! I haven’t asked.

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