Bart Senior wrote:

Correct. An idler is someone who does not stand a watch.

Idlers are carpenters, cooks, etc, as you stated.

They are also responsible for swapping the decks in the
morning and the ritual of holystoning the decks.

"DSK" wrote


When swapping the decks, they are supposed to put out decks of non-skid
material in bad weather.

Jim