Announcement

**Malim Sahib** · 17 November 2010, 01:02 PM

Re: Sunglasses!

For the Deck Dept 'Oakleys' have always been the sunglasses of choice!

**minchmermaid** · 17 November 2010, 01:06 PM

Re: Sunglasses!

Watch out if you get glasses with transitions lenses or anything like that as you can't (shouldn't) wear them at night.

**CharlieDelta** · 17 November 2010, 01:22 PM

Re: Sunglasses!

Nah, always thought they were a bit naff to be honest (reactions, that is).

**Just Ben** · 17 November 2010, 02:30 PM

Re: Sunglasses!

I have aviators.

**GuinnessMan** · 17 November 2010, 04:34 PM

Re: Sunglasses!

Reactions are perfectly fine. I use them well enough, and so did a few guys in our Navigation department.

**CharlieDelta** · 17 November 2010, 05:40 PM

Re: Sunglasses!

Weren't Reactions semi-blamed for a P&O Ferries collision?

**GuinnessMan** · 17 November 2010, 06:18 PM

Re: Sunglasses!

I dont see how, it's not like they are tinted lenses, they are actually clear at night (well mine are anyways, there is no colour difference). A dirty window would be worse than reaction lenses!

Besides, they blame Radar's, Radio's, etc for collisions as well. At the end of the day, I'd always blame the watchkeeper.

**Steve** · 17 November 2010, 10:13 PM

Re: Sunglasses!

Read: http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cf ... /Ouzo_.pdf

All of it, but especially from bottom of page 22. IIRC there's an annexe about the lenses but you'll have to find that for yourselves.

**GuinnessMan** · 18 November 2010, 03:19 AM

Re: Sunglasses!

This is from 2006! Photochromatic lenses have improved a great deal since then as I've been using them since they first came out. It even mentions in the report about the quality of the lenses commercially available being better than what was sent over by the MAIB.

The report also commented on his eyesight going from light to dark and the amount of time it would take for his eyes to adapt. The man was 60! It would take a while for his eyes to fully adapt!

**minchmermaid** · 19 November 2010, 01:45 PM

Re: Sunglasses!

http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mgn_357.pdf

I have used them for years too and I don't notice a difference but if you lay an older pair on top of a white sheet you can see that the lenses do start too stay a bit darker. Just make sure your spares are plain boring lenses and that you wear them at night.

Also watch out if you have shades that are polarised as some windows are also polarised and then you have problems!

**alistairuk** · 21 November 2010, 11:41 AM

Re: Sunglasses!

I have found (as someone else said) most of us deckies tend to have Oakleys or Raybans...

I recommend Polarised lenses though - otherwise the sun reflecting off the water will begin to annoy you after a few days!

**Thom12** · 7 December 2010, 12:32 PM

Re: Sunglasses!

As alistairuk said, Rayban P (Polarised Range). You can get oakleys and raybans on prescription, right?

**dawg** · 7 December 2010, 03:21 PM

Re: Sunglasses!

Originally posted by Malim Sahib

For the Deck Dept 'Oakleys' have always been the sunglasses of choice!

I would never choose anything else... Oakley polarised for me every time.

**beer-engineer** · 26 December 2010, 08:32 PM

Re: Sunglasses!

Got to be the aviators.

Shhh i know im in the engine room but i do get out from time to time ha

Announcement

Sunglasses!

Sunglasses!

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

Comment

	?Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn?t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.? ? Mark Twain
myBlog \| @alistairuk \| flickr \| youtube	Views and opinions expressed are those of myself and not representative of any employer or other associated party.