Summer Sea Term Needs
Uniforms:
Short sleeved polycotton Khakis
Salt and peppers/black belt/ class pins
Uniform shoes/polish
Navy blue long sleeve Boiler suit, with neck button
Leisure gear (khaki shorts/pants maritime grey sweatshirt, clean white t-shirt; nothing else is acceptable)
Maritime black Jacket
Foul weather gear
Gear: for everyone (deck and Engine)
PASSPORT
Flashlight -Intrinsically safe (no maglights/ Metal)
red lens for bridge at night only
Batteries
Knife WITH marlin spike
Multiple pairs of ear plugs
Watch
calculator
ID card
Safety goggles (UV protection/polarized for deckies)
Maritime Soft cover AND Bump cover
Work Gloves
Steel toe black Boots
Sneakers for Leisure gear
GoJo/ abrasive hand cleaner
DUCT TAPE
Pillows blanket &sheets
Toiletries/ beauty accessories
Towels/shower kit (shampoo and body wash)
Clothing-*enough for 14 days
Black socks*
White socks*
Under things*
White shirts*
Laundry bag
Shower shoes
Port cloths
Pj’s
Work out cloths
Extra suggestions
Camera
Leatherman
Cough syrup
Baby powder
Small first aid kit- with sea sickness pills
Walkman/iPod w/headphones AND CHARGER
Extra blanket to hang up on bunk
Budget 50$ for food and extras from ship’s store
Toilet paper/Q-tips Notebooks/pencils/books
Drier sheets/detergent (non bleach)
Bungee cords
Sunglasses- UV protected/polarized
Sun screen
Velcro /Magnetic/plastic hooks
NALGENE water bottle (with carabineer clip)
Lawn chair
Stackable draws for lockers
Lock for lockers (2)
NON BLEACH DETERGENT
Battery powered alarm clock
Deckies specific MUST HAVES
3 ring binder
Binoculars (7x50 magnifications)
Tides & Currents/ light list book
Plotting equipment (triangles, dividers, parallel rulers)
Pens/ pencils, block eraser
Rules of the road
Small area plotting sheets
Radar transfer plotting sheets (second/first class only)
Star finder (second/first class only)
Navigation Journal
Chart tube/ charts (12221, 12354, 13205)
Bowditch
Fire fighting book
Fire fighting manual
American Merchant Seaman’s Manual
Nautical almanac (first/ second class only)
Empire state safety manual
Knot tying line
Rubber gloves
Sharpie
Masking tape
Double braided line (second class only- MT supplied)
Engine specific MUST HAVES
Tracing boards
Velum
Engine training manual for TSES6
Green Electricity book
Screw drivers
Channel locks
Adjustable wrench
Mechanical Pencils
Ear Plugs
Template
Engineering 540 Book
Masking Tape
Non conductive flashlights only
Respirator
Things to remember:
- If it can get lost, stolen or go over board it will. Bring more than one
- Most of this is available in the ship store
