Over the next few weeks, Beryl will share her secrets for the highly successful life of a ship’s cat. Today, she will start with the easy stuff. Don’t ever forget, though, when you’re the ship’s cat, you are the most important entity on the ship and your life is full of duty. Things to do? First, making sure to roll around on the cockpit sole and get enough sun on your belly. The task must be completed in the cutest way possible for the ship’s company to see.

After getting enough sun, supervising the skipper and crew are important tasks for the ship’s cat. When the designated watch-stander human is looking at something, it’s always important to immediately find out if you can sit on it. If you can’t, then look at it too.