Working passenger

[Robert George Young]

Wonder if somebody would be kind enough to explain this ?
I’m guessing it doesn’t apply now but did in the good years
1950-1960’s?

Thank you

Not sure how I would go on🙄
Brain not too bad but can’t knock a nail in😢

[Doc Vernon]

Yes Bob
As you say that did happen in those Years , that i know for a fact,as my late Dad did that from Cape Town to Southampton at one stage, on one of the UCL Liners taken on as a Lift Man , but was in fact classed as a Passenger!
Cheers

[happy daze john in oz]

WE had two on the Paparoa going back top Oz.
Did some work but were classified as passengers as the ship had room for 12.

[Johnny Kieran]

I had heard of ex seamen working their passage. Or, a DBS working his way home from somewhere. Trouble is, I can't remember which ship it was on. There was one passenger on the Toto that used to turn to with us in the mornings, I can't think he was doing it for fun. Maybe he was "working his passage"?

[Roger Millard]

In aug 64 Two of us shipped out from Hong Kong as DBS on the Demodocus we were on the passenger list and allocated a double berth cabin but not allowed to work, frustrating for two experienced seaman, however they did allow us to clean our cabin, the crew were brilliant helping us with ciggies and a whip round when docking in Avonmouth, the other half of the story is a member of the BMNOFA, and may add some more. Thanks for the reminder R. My avatar is the "Demodocus"