When do you know you're a captain?

[soardfish]

when you start drinking the rum morgan!

[levittownnick]

You can call yourself Captain when your wife (The Admiral) says you can, and not before.

[wazilla]

When we get in from a long day fishing and I'm left to clean up.

[Pete Peterson]

So, how do you, or did you determine that you were a captain??

Just stirring the pot and looking for motivation to take the boat out again with all this bs weather..

PD

For me, it was the first time the guy on the gas dock said "That'll be $450, Captain."

[Pete Peterson]

Every one can appreciate that one. I guess that makes anyone with a twin engine 200 gallon boat a captain.

[hugo]

So, how do you, or did you determine that you were a captain??

Just stirring the pot and looking for motivation to take the boat out again with all this bs weather..

PD

For me, it was the first time the guy on the gas dock said "That'll be $450, Captain."

[hugo]

When the Sea Tow Capt told me to "have a chair Captain". Still painfull....

[wiley]

Moved to the Boat Forum

[Kamper]

When you're on the boat or doing boat's business you are entitled to be addressed as "Captain." It's just a courtesy title though. Some people get off on it, but really it's just a nautical way of saying "Hey you, boat operating person!"

Unless... The boat is a tender belonging to another vessel. Then the title is "Coxswain."

If you have a license you can use it instead of Mr/Miss/Mrs (etc...) in any social situation. The exception to that is if you have a license that says "Captain" but perform a different function on the vessel, then it's bad etiquetted to be addressed as "Captain."

my 2cents

Edited June 29, 2011 by Kamper

[crash1371]

When you safely navigate waters and be sure that the crew is always safe taking in there lives as your responsibility. Making decisions with that in view.