CAPTAIN'S MESSENGER

the Captain of any major SO vessel has a messenger. The messenger carries the Captain's Messages. He helps the Captain's Yeoman keep the files and comm station. The messenger also serves as a guard. The messenger serves as Captain's Bowman in boats. The messenger carries packages or luggage for the Captain when ashore. The messenger may be sent on errands by the Captain's Yeoman. The captain's messenger on duty wears a tar hat and a petty officer cap badge on it and a duty belt which is white. (FO 1274)