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I noted on Century when it came to the toasts after the introduction of all the staff, that the Captain took great pains to make it obvious he only took a tiny sip from the glass before calling over the waitress to give back the glass.
Pam
[ 08-01-2006: Message edited by: PamM ]
quote:Originally posted by PamM:..I noted on Century when it came to the toasts after the introduction of all the staff, that the Captain took great pains to make it obvious he only took a tiny sip from the glass before calling over the waitress to give back the glass.Pam[ 08-01-2006: Message edited by: PamM ]
In the old days the host of a 3 Martini lunch would bird dog the restaurant ahead of time and the host's would have no alcohol. The client would loosen up and let it all out.
Nobody ever asks what is in your glass if something is in it.
quote: However, Susan Dohrmann, the lead prosecutor on the case, said the law “that defines operation of a vessel says ‘anyone who is a crew member or licensed individual who is on board.’ There is no limitation to being on duty or off duty.”
My interpretation of this is that all crew members are therefore permanently on-duty, and that all sorts of on-duty restrictions/requirements must apply all the time.
quote:Originally posted by Tom Burke:My interpretation of this is that all crew members are therefore permanently on-duty, and that all sorts of on-duty restrictions/requirements must apply all the time.
quote: And I think that your interpretation is shared by those cruise lines which have introduced continuous alcohol limits for all their crew.
I'm not familiar with these. How do they work?
quote:Originally posted by greybeard:. Tests found Petridis, 47, with a blood alcohol level as high as 0.181, more than four times the federal maritime limit for operating a ship.
I suppose it's in american measure system. How much does it make in g/l ?
quote:Originally posted by Pascal:I suppose it's in american measure system. How much does it make in g/l ?
The blood alcohol level is usually given in mg alcohol per 100 ml blood.
quote:Originally posted by Tom Burke:I'm not familiar with these. How do they work?
quote: Simple: Stay below x alcohol level at all times of the day and night, every day of your contract. Or get sacked immediately (if you are caught).
I think what I was alluding to was not the alcohol levels, but the other requirements: that you mustn't consume any alcohol within X hours before coming on duty. (I've read various reports that say that Celebrity's period is 8 hours, and the the US legislation is 4 hours, but I don't know how accurate those were.)
However, if you can be regarded as being permanently on-duty (see the quote in my earlier post), or subject to be called onto duty at any moment, then you're always within X hours of coming on duty, so you can never drink.
Capt. Petrides was almost certainly in breach of company regulations, but (as I understand it) his argument was that he had last drunk more than 4 hours before his next bridge duty was due to begin, and that by that time his blood alcohol level would have reduced to be within the 40 mg per litre limit. Then he was called to the bridge early (by some hours) by the coastguards, told (in effect) he was now on duty, and immediately busted....
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