He assists them as necessary and acts as required when, for example, the Officer of the Day is not on deck, or when there is no Midshipman.
Ubancedisa ngokwaneleyo nangokufanelekileyo kwaye usebenza njengokuba kulindelekile okanye kufuneka, umzekelo, umphathi wosuku akakho emgangathweni, okanye xa kungekho matiloshe ofundela ukuba ugumphathi woomatiloshe.