>>63924159"Partaki". In any dirty and disgusting place, money decides a lot, "Kuzya" is no exception. Even in civilian life, I became closely acquainted with the technique of applying tattoos and knew how to assemble a machine, make paint, etc. Basically, all thanks to a friend, whose older brother almost never got out of prison, and when he did, he organized "master classes" for the young audience. On the ship, this knowledge turned out to be very valuable. Any demobilized soldier wanted a "korabelka"(naval tattoo) on his shoulder, or even more than one. "Korabelka" is a fairly simple pattern of the silhouette of "Kuzya", two flags on the sides, monograms, inscriptions, etc. Even despite the fact that I do not draw the best and my hand is not steady, I always had clients. In addition to "korabelkas", "Celtic patterns", dragons, crabs, sharks, and various inscriptions were also popular. I calculated the area of the desks as matchboxes - one box = 100 rubles.
"Access". At that time, the "Kuz" had a "badge" system. A badge was a plastic card with a sailor's BC, full name, photo, and access to different parts of the ship. Access was indicated by multi-colored squares, and the more of them, the freer the access. As an electrician from BC5, I had the maximum possible access, from the superstructure to the power compartments. But in reality, this rule did not work well, and everyone climbed wherever they could. All servicemen were required to carry badges with them at all times, along with a red "battle number" book. They often got lost and broke off, and sometimes the picture in them was drawn by hand. The presence of badges was checked during formations, and if a sailor was caught somewhere in the wrong place, the badge was taken away first.
