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Date: circa 1981 - 1983
Location: At sea
Photographer: Randy C. Bunney

A seaman aboard the freighter USNS Southern Cross climbs a king post to begin rigging a bosun's chair for working aloft during maintenance of the ship's cargo rigging. Such maintenance involves the seaman applying grease by hand or "slushing" the cable while suspended in a bosun's chair. The process includes another seaman on deck "paying out" or slacking the bitter end of the rope that is led through a fairlead aloft. Subsequently, the seaman aloft is lowered towards the deck as the line attached to the bosun's chair is slacked. Slushing is accomplished during the descent.

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Attribution: Randy C. Bunney, Great Circle Photography. No for-profit reproduction is permitted.

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current	02:58, 13 December 2006	342×480 (23 KB)	Fishdecoy (Talk \| contribs)	(A seaman aboard the freighter USNS Southern Cross descends after working aloft greasing the ship's rigging. Such maintenance involves the seaman applying grease by hand or "slushing" the cable while suspended in a bosun's chair. The process includes a sea)
	20:10, 28 October 2006	649×963 (1,013 KB)	Fishdecoy (Talk \| contribs)	(A seaman aboard the freighter USNS Southern Cross descends after working aloft greasing rigging. {{Cc-by-sa-2.5\|Randy C. Bunney, Great Circle Productions \|month=October\|day=28\|year=2006}} )
	20:05, 28 October 2006	715×1,008 (1 MB)	Fishdecoy (Talk \| contribs)	(A seaman aboard the freighter USNS Southern Cross descends after working aloft greasing the ship's rigging. {{Cc-by-sa-2.5\|Randy C. Bunney, Great Circle Productions \|month=October\|day=28\|year=2006}} )