Coveralls for engineers - sea term

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Does anyone have a suggestion regarding coveralls? Should they be flame retardant? Are cotton twill flame retardant coveralls adequate? Are 2 pair enough?


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I wouldnt be too wedded to the idea of coveralls. I found them uncomfortable when you start sweating a lot because they no longer fit exactly right and they become difficult for head calls. What I did was to buy about 3 sets of old clothes from a salvation army or goodwill. When I was getting off my ship at the end of sea year I just tossed them. I learned that from an engineer who did that every trip so he never had to fly with a bag of clothing.

I did have a pair of clean coveralls for the evening after we knocked off. Had to maintain the engineer image you know.
 
KPEngineer said:
I wouldnt be too wedded to the idea of coveralls. I found them uncomfortable when you start sweating a lot because they no longer fit exactly right and they become difficult for head calls. What I did was to buy about 3 sets of old clothes from a salvation army or goodwill. When I was getting off my ship at the end of sea year I just tossed them. I learned that from an engineer who did that every trip so he never had to fly with a bag of clothing.

I did have a pair of clean coveralls for the evening after we knocked off. Had to maintain the engineer image you know.
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Solid advice - also kahki's from Salvation Army or just a couple of pair of kahki pants and good cotton t shirts that you don't care about work well - as noted once you've used them to work in the Engine Room for a week or so, they are pretty much good for nothing else.... boiler suits/aka coveralls work too but they are hot at times....
 
KPEngineer and Jasperdog are spot on with their advice.. Also the 'Mate' and the 'First' will generally give the cadet a boilersuit. Sometimes, they might even give out two pair depending on how many they have in their 'gold locker'..
 
Our son took a couple of Carhart pants and old T-shirts. Boiler suits were given once he got to each one of his ships. The Carhart's (in combination with the boiler suits) actually made it through both sea years. The t-shirts, on the other hand, were immediately thrown away when he returned home.
 
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