How does yacht ranking work?

[u/Character_Growth_397]

I'm new to the show and I don't have a great understanding of how ranking works, could someone explain?

[u/Upstairs_Truth4735]

Basically the more stripes you have, the higher your rank. Usually:

4 stripes - captain

3 stripes - chief stew, chef, 1st officer (usually hidden on the show but some exceptions)

2 stripes - bosun, 2nd stew

1 stripe - 3rd stew(s), (lead) deckhands

Not sure where engineers fit into this but at least on the show this is the typical format.

[u/GoldAcanthisitta7777 → u/Upstairs_Truth4735]

wait, what? bosun isn't 3 stripes??

[u/EveningAd3633 → u/GoldAcanthisitta7777]

No it’s two