GMT-ships' clocks

[25931]

I've always kept the ship´s clock on GMT for several reasons - it means that I don't forget when looking at tide tables, being idle I don't have to fiddle with the clock and I hate the politicians who want to play god and control our lives.
On the non boaty side this week it is dark once again when I take my dogs out at 7am.

 

[electrosys]

[...] I hate the politicians who want to play god and control our lives.

Including those who passed the Statutes (Definition of Time) Bill, 1880, thus ensuring that Greenwich Mean Time was adopted as a standard ?

Or do you just hate some politicians ... ?

 

[prv]

On the non boaty side this week it is dark once again when I take my dogs out at 7am.

But I find it very pleasant to get home in daylight for a change.

Pete

 

[KellysEye]

We have two clocks one for thee reason you say plus some weather forecasts are GMT (e.g. Inmarsat). So we don't get confused we also have one on local time.

 

[Daedelus]

Crew one (female) was going by the ship's clock (GMT) and crew 2 (male) who was working to BST was going berserk over the time taken by crew 1 to get ready to go out to dinner.

If I'd put some some ketchup on my arm I swear he'd have bitten it off.

After that, with explanations by crew 1 of thinking she had nearly an hour to go I changed all clocks to local time. On the bright side crew 1's cabin had a wonderful scent of chanel No 5 for ages afterwards.