# \#beard-ban

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## [Beards and SCBA: Who’s Your Backup?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/beards-and-scba-who-s-your-backup/77770)

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**Author:** [@Raghu\_Sharma](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Raghu_Sharma)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/beards-and-scba-who-s-your-backup/77770 "2026-10-07T20:41:27Z")

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During a SIRE 2.0 inspection, a bearded officer could not get his SCBA mask to seal. Our explanation was that he wasn’t assigned to either fire team. I accepted it then. Having sailed on VLCCs with only 16 members onboa…