“Good-morning, old top. When may the officer of the deck decline to relieve the deck?”
“I pass. When shall the sides be piped, and what are the limitations placed on sending official signals?”
“You can search me. But I’ll bet you don’t know how to swing ship for reciprocal bearings.”
A LETTER FROM HOME. COALING SHIP MUST WAIT
CARROLL BAYNE GETS HIS ENSIGN’S COMMISSION
“A cinch, my boy. Right off the bat, now, what is the correct dope on a Traverse Table and how do you use it?”
“You make me smile. Upon getting under way what special entry must be made in the ship’s log? Likewise and also, what is a Polyconic Projection? Snap it out, now!”
“You poor simp! I’m the man that invented that gadget. On the level, there’s only one question on the whole list that you are sure of.”