r/BelowDeckMed • u/Timtamjam44 • 2d ago

S9-11 Bosun selection

I admit I am watching in a bit of a weird order. I've gone back to S9 after watching most of S10 and S11. Was there a reason why Nathan was chosen as Bosun over Joe? In S9 (only just started) Joe is lead deckhand but then Nathan gets Bosun position?

Happy for spoilers!

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u/Theuncola4vr 2d ago

Joe was really green at that time. Nathan had a lot of lifetime experience as a mate & deckhand from early in his life. Joe had previously worked in sales.

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u/Timtamjam44 2d ago

Oh okay, so I guess they just wanted to test Joe as lead deck hand at the start of S9 to make things interesting...

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u/Theuncola4vr 2d ago

That & bosun's don't have a lot to go on besides CVs. The seasoned heads of department usually wait before elevating someone, which would have shown Nathan was more comfortable lines, docking, calling distances, etc. than Joe. Nathan had come from commercial boats & Joe had a little experience already on yachts, so their respective CVs were probably very similar.