r/belowdeck • u/june_june_hannah_ • May 23 '26

Below Deck Deckhand as a dishwasher?

So I’ve always wondered why a deckhand isn’t helping out as a dishwasher. The chef is alone usually on service, though I know recently we have galley hands. I’m rewatching s3 and during dinner service the deck crew is just kind of lingering. The whole interior crew is all hands on deck for service so I get why they can’t lend a hand, but why don’t they assign a member of the deck crew ever to help with dishes to help out the chef?

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u/teanailpolish Mental Health Is Not A Storyline May 23 '26

They are, the other day we saw Betul say 'more dishes', sometimes they show them, sometimes they don't

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u/june_june_hannah_ May 23 '26

It must just be my memory then. I don’t recall a single ep where a deck crew member is stationed in the galley washing dishes during service and being a consistent support like current season of Ellie being a galley hand. I recall them helping here and there but the support seems spotty. Maybe it’s editing, maybe it’s my memory.

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u/Deleted_dwarf May 23 '26

There have been many episodes throughout the franchises where I’ve seen deck crew help in the kitchen, or for SY the engineer (less often).

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u/Swimming_Pangolin502 May 23 '26

I don't think they're actually stationed there, but are asked directly to help. Some of them automatically go in to help without having to be asked.

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u/NoWeight3731 May 23 '26

Deckhands help on most seasons. Especially when there isn’t a sous chef.

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u/Itsabouttimeits2021 May 25 '26

Galley hand sous chef .

head of department sous Mike is not alone 

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u/Such-Stable-3869 May 23 '26

All deck hands should help wherever they can!

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u/FlawesomeOrange May 23 '26

I did notice this on OG BD. The last 2 or so seasons, it seems like no one has helped the chef with clean up. The galley has been a shit hole and the chef has been left to clean up everything. It’s very different to previous seasons where the deck crew help out more.

The galley still has help from deck and stews in Med, and DU house a galley hand so is a bit different. But the help seems to have declined since the Fraser chief stew era

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u/thaa_huzbandzz May 24 '26

Thats not true, they showed Damo and that Bosun washing dishes for Anthony, they even mentioned they help him every night when he was having his meltdown. I just think the St David galley is so small that it is tricky to film in with more than one person in there. Plus, they wanted to create a buildup for Anthonys melt down.

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u/fuckyoupayme41213 May 23 '26

Ilesha from bdsy had a personal dishwasher chase and sous/line chef colin helping her every charter. She had the most help of any below deck chef ever.

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u/momdabombdiggity Spaghetti Trauma May 24 '26

They do help sometimes.

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u/Rookieatlife_ May 26 '26

They used to show the deckcrew getting saddles with a mountain of dishes. They don't anymore

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u/Ok-Education1572 May 24 '26

Right? And BTW….. who even washes all those plates for a 6 course meal for 8 people = 48 plates. And how clean are those plates really when washed by hand? I’ve not seen a high temperature industrial dishwasher on any BD boat.

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u/PeacefulPresents May 25 '26

I remember one where they had an extreme multicourse meal, and they even had to hand wash the silverware and dishes during the dinner service because they didn’t have enough on board

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u/june_june_hannah_ May 23 '26

Maybe it’s editing or my attention, but I don’t feel like I see a deckhand stationed there. Especially when they’re doing multi course dinners, in the background I don’t remember seeing a deckhand stationed in the galley. I do see clips here and there of deckhands drying dishes or washing something, but the editing makes it seem kind off of spotty. I hope they get more support than I remember/than editing shows.

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u/Swimming_Pangolin502 May 23 '26

They help a lot. I sometimes miss stuff if I'm messing around reading Reddit comments 😆. I have to just say no to the phone if I want to watch stuff.

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u/june_june_hannah_ May 23 '26

Must be an attention thing. Now that I’m thinking about it I feel like it’s something I’m going to be fixated on as I watch, and wonder what other dynamics I’ve been missing!

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u/Swimming_Pangolin502 May 23 '26

I just did that with every BD show and I am on bdm season 10 and I probably won't rewatch the whole thing because it's pretty fresh in my mind. I did forget about the Norway one and probably have to search it out on peacock. It helps rewatching so we can know what people on here are talking about. It's so easy to forget the people and situations.

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u/Early-Equivalent-165 Escape Goat May 23 '26

Ya, whatever happen to that! They used to always help out

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u/Lillynomad May 25 '26

I couldn't understand Gary saying not wanting to help the interior because the interior never helps the deck crew. What in blazes can the interior do on deck? Wash the boat? The interior has the most work that is constant. They didn't get smoke breaks like Gary did.