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Persons
over
the
age
of
16
years
can
sail
as
bosuns
aboard
an
OYT
NW
vessel.
Persons
over
the
age
of
17
years
can
work
towards
their
assessments
in
the
Training
berth
but
they
cannot
sail
in
the
position
of
watch
leader
until
they
have
reached
18
years
of
age.
For
public
liability
insurance
purposes
OYT
NW
has
an
upper
age
limit
of
75
years
on a
person
sailing
as
seastaff..
Please
note:
Personal
accident
and
travel
insurance
is
only
held
for
persons
up
to
the
age
of
65
years.
Persons
over
the
age
of
65
must
obtain
their
own
personal
accident
and
travel
insurance
and
provide
OYT
NW
with
insurance
details
prior
to
their
voyage.
SEA
STAFF
COMPLEMENT
ABOARD
GMC
ON A
YOUNG
PERSONS
VOYAGE
The
sea
staff
complement
for
any
voyage
involving
young
people
is a
minimum
of
- Skipper
- 1st Mate
- 2 watch leaders
- ensign
who
have
been
assessed
to
OYT
NW
standards.
However,
OYT
NW
reserves
the
right
for
their
vessel
to
sail
without
an
ensign,
if 2
Trustees
following
consultation
with
the
Skipper,
consider
the
remainder
of
the
sea
staff
to
be
of a
calibre
sufficient
to
sail
the
vessel
and
deliver
the
programme
safely.
The
17th
berth
may
be
used
for
Bosun/Trainee
Mate
purposes.
The
18th
berth
will
be a
supernumerary
berth
used
for
training
or
other
purposes
as
agreed
by
the
General
Manager,
and
should
be
booked
through
the
Office.
Depending
on
circumstances,
this
berth
will
be
situated
either
in
the
Skipper's
cabin
or
the
saloon.
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