When watch turned out it was necessary for me to direct each man by name when and where to move, since if all hands had crawled about at the same time the result would have been dire confusion and many bruises.

Then there was the trim of the boat to be considered.

The order of the watch was four hours on and four hours off, three men to the watch.

One man had the tiller-ropes, the second man attended to the sail, and the third baled for all he was worth.
Sometimes when the water in the boat had been reduced to reasonable proportions, our pump could be used.

This pump, which Hurley had made from the Flinder's bar case of our ship's standard compass, was quite effective, though its capacity was not large.