Deck boy

Entry about the three-month visit to the Travemünde-Priwall seaman's school , January 5, 1956

Entry in the seaman's book with travel time as a deck boy inclusive and Jungmann. Consular Ummusterungsvermerk 1956

Deck Boy (officially cabin boy in the deck department, historically Moses ) in Germany was the name for a young level , so an apprentice, training in the first year for sailors . In the second year of his apprenticeship he was referred to as a young man and in the third as an ordinary seaman.

The prerequisite for working on a merchant ship was three-month attendance at a state-recognized seaman's school , and from 1971 two-month block tuition in which basic seafaring knowledge and skills were acquired. The captain on board was responsible for further training . After a period of nine months, the deck boy received a certificate. After nine months as a deck boy on a merchant ship or twelve months on a deep-sea fishing ship , he was able to hire as a young man.

literature

• Regulation DE No. 85, Regulations for the Training of Cabin Boys, 1911
• For the work and experiences of a cabin boy or deck boy at the end of the 19th century, see for example: Michael Kamp , Ina Deppe, Max Trecker: Wilhelm Ulderup (1876 to 1959). Captain, transport expert and entrepreneur. August Dreesbach Verlag , Munich 2018, pp. 46–51. ISBN 978-3-944334-76-9 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ordinance on the suitability and qualification of deckhands on merchant ships of May 28, 1956 ( Federal Law Gazette II p. 591 )
2. ↑ Brief description from August Dreesbach Verlag. [1]