# Nautical lore:  Removing your hat on the mess deck

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nautical-lore-removing-your-hat-on-the-mess-deck/390620>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 3, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nautical-lore-removing-your-hat-on-the-mess-deck/390620 "2007-02-03T00:14:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nautical-lore-removing-your-hat-on-the-mess-deck/390620/21 "2007-02-09T01:14:09Z")

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Okey-dokey. On it’s way…

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**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nautical-lore-removing-your-hat-on-the-mess-deck/390620/22 "2007-02-09T01:32:53Z")

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[QUOTE=EJsGirl]  
Okey-dokey. On it’s way…  
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OK - got 'em.

[Mess deck sign](http://usera.imagecave.com/Scruloose/IMGP1481.JPG)

[MARDET sign](http://usera.imagecave.com/Scruloose/IMGP1478.JPG). I wonder if the warning is in reference to guns or Marines?

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**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nautical-lore-removing-your-hat-on-the-mess-deck/390620/23 "2007-02-09T02:19:28Z")

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[QUOTE=Scruloose]  
MARDET sign. I wonder if the warning is in reference to guns or Marines?  
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Especially after dining on beans & weenies and then sleepin’ three high in a small berthing compartment. 🆒

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