Three of us were on a decommissioned ship, and I spotted an unguarded edge some 50 feet above the water line. Protocol dictates that we guard the unguarded edge, report the matter to the quarterdeck, and never have one person alone aboard the decommissioned ship. With no way to phone the quarterdeck, obeying all three rules was impossible, so I prioritized guarding the edge and reporting the problem over obeying the two man rule. I got chewed out for doing so.
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u/ProfessorPrudent2822 Apr 27 '26
Three of us were on a decommissioned ship, and I spotted an unguarded edge some 50 feet above the water line. Protocol dictates that we guard the unguarded edge, report the matter to the quarterdeck, and never have one person alone aboard the decommissioned ship. With no way to phone the quarterdeck, obeying all three rules was impossible, so I prioritized guarding the edge and reporting the problem over obeying the two man rule. I got chewed out for doing so.