[TGNB] Seamanship Guide Version 3

[TGNB] Seamanship Guide Version 3

The following is information required for each and every sailor to know.

Land Based Information:
• STS: Shoulder to shoulder, a line of sailors positioned shoulder by shoulder. This is used mainly when trainings occur as well as setting up patrols, raids, and special events.

• Rank hats: Rank hats are mandatory headwear that can be found in the "hat shack" of each port.

• Shoulder arms: On command, you are to press the key "F" to press your musket against your shoulder.

• Port arms: On command, you are to press the key "N" to hold your musket diagonally in front of the body.

• Fix bayonets: On command, you are to press the key "B" to fix your bayonet onto the tip of your musket

• Address bayonets: On command, you are to press "B" To remove your bayonet from the tip of your musket.

• Present arms: On command, you are to either select your musket or lower your musket from shoulder/port arms.

• Order arms: On command, you are to deselect your musket.

• Bayonet rule: When bayonets are fixed, do not reload or shoulder until commanded to.

• Reload: Automatically reload, except when bayonets are fixed, by pressing R or clicking again.

• Center face: On command, face the commanding officer.

• About face: On command, turn directly around from your current position (180 degree turn)

• Left face: On command, turn 90 degrees left from your current position.

• Right face: On command, turn 90 degrees right from your current position.

• Right incline: On command, turn 45 degrees (half of a right turn) right from your current position.

• Left incline: On command, turn 45 degrees (half of a left turn) left from your current position.

• Address gaps: If a shoulder to shoulder line contains awkward gaps, an officer may order "address gaps" in which case the line is to be straightened and any gaps tightened. While in line, there should be minimal space to avoid touching others.


Sea Based Information:
• PTB: Navy personnel ask "PTB?"/"Permission to board?" prior to boarding a vessel. The exception is made when the ship captain orders "All aboard."

• Clear for action: Take your appropriate seat, if not done already, and prepare for ship action.

• Prepare portside/larboard: Prepare to fire the left side of the ship, remain sitting.

• Prepare starboard: Prepare to fire the right side of the ship, remain sitting.

• Fire portside: Stand and fire the cannons on the left side of the ship.

• Fire starboard: Stand and fire the cannons on the right side of the ship.

• Hold fire: Hold all cannon fire and immediately sit down in your seat that you were in before.


Positions on a ship by rank:
• Landsman-Gunner: Positioned on the gun deck.
• Boatswain: Positioned at the seat that oversees the gun deck
• Midshipman-Admiral: Positioned on the quarterdeck.
• Marines: Positioned on the mast tops or bow.


Parts of a ship:
• Bow: Front of a ship.
• Stern: Back of a ship.
• Portside/Larboard: Left side of a ship.
• Starboard: Right side of a ship.
• Gundeck: The deck(s) with cannons.
• Weather deck: The deck above the Gun deck.
• Forecastle: The area on the bow where it slopes to a tip.
• Aftcastle: The basic structure of the stern.
• Bowsprit: The outward angled spar positioned at the bow.
• Foremast: The mast positioned at the bow and the second tallest mast.
• Mainmast: The mast in the middle of the ship and the overall tallest mast.
• Mizzenmast: The mast positioned at the stern and the smallest mast.
• Tops: The platforms midway up the masts that have one to three seats used for spotting and sniping.

Note:
• To be promoted, an officer must recommend send a recommendation for you to an admiral, explaining your good work/perform in an official event. However, recommendations do not guarantee promotions. Admirals may decline any recommendation if they do not think the candidate (that's you) is/are ready for a promotion.
• There is always a small chance that the officer forgot to send your recommendation to an admiral, or an admiral forgot to promote you. If you were recommended, but not promoted, kindly contact the officer who recommended you and ask them to follow up with the admiral.
• If you have any questions, private message an officer.
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~Written by Sir Johnathon Edwards, Admiral and Commander in Chief of the White Squadron~

~Revised by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Liam Washington and Sir Adam Fletcher, Admiral and Commander in Chief of the Blue Squadron~

~Commissioned by His Britannic Majesty, King George IV~