Singlehanding and sleep disruption

[zoidberg]

Here is a link suggesting that sleep pattern disruptions, typically endured by offshore singlehanders, MAY have damaging effects on long-term health.

I s'pose the same considerations are relevant where the skipper/PiC is woken frequently during his sleep hours by on-watch crew acting on his ( her? ) instructions to 'call me if...'

https://newatlas.com/night-shift-circadian-disruption-blood-proteins/54726/

 

[Foolish Muse]

So lets see, as a singlehander I now have to worry about:
Being run down by ships.
Hitting whales
The 3 am effect
hallucinations
and now - Diabetes and Cancer!!!

I'd wonder why any idiot would do this, if I didn't love it sooooo much!

 

[Sandy]

I worked shifts for many years and now I am going to die... shock horror.