Meet the Crew

Click on title below to read about that crew member on the Lynx.

Captain
The captain has supreme authority over all matters concerning the ship's handling, safety, itinerary, program, transactions and discipline.

First Mate
The first mate is second in command and is responsible for assuming the Captain's authority if anything should happen to the Captain. He or she is specifically responsible for overall maintenance and physical neatness of the vessel and for conveying the Captain's orders to the rest of the crew.

Boatswain
The boatswain (bo's'un) has specific responsibilities related to the rigging, rope work and mechanical aspects of the vessel. One of the officers, the boatswain aboard Lynx may also assume the duties of the gunner who is responsible for servicing and firing the ship's ordnance (guns).

Leading Seaman
The leading seaman is the head deck hand, making sure that junior members of the crew know their tasks and duties aboard ship. On board Lynx, he or she is also a watch officer, responsible for the supervision and welfare of the crew and vessel during his or her watch.

Seaman
A seaman is a deck hand and junior member of the crew who assists in sail handling and other tasks aboard ship while gaining the necessary experience and sea time required for an officer's position.

Ship's Cook
The cook is responsible for provisioning the vessel, planning meals and supervising food preparation. The cook is the only member of the crew who is not required to stand a watch.

Engineer
The engineer is responsible for handling and maintaining the mechanical power of the vessel. Working below deck, the engineer is in charge of the engine room and other machines and mechanisms on board.

Other crew positions aboard Lynx include:

Trainee
A trainee is an unpaid member of the crew who comes aboard as part of a training program to learn, by experience and by instruction, while standing watch and carrying out regular shipboard duties. Usually a modest fee is levied to cover training costs and is meet either by the trainee or through scholarship funds or a combination of both.

Volunteer Crew
Volunteers with expertise in sailing, historical interpretations or as relief crew are occasionally invited aboard to contribute to the shipboard programs in their areas of specialty.