Order out of chaos, and seamanship

The view looking aft (toward back of the boat) from the galley. Yes, that’s our toilet seat lid. And some jumper cables (handy for various things), an autopilot control box, a steel tube for operating a windlass (winch for raising/lowering an anchor and its chain), a drill, even a very heavy lead diver’s weight belt: things not normally foind in proximity to a kitchen (“galley”, on a boat). There’s a reason for this chaos: almost nowhere else to store stuff temporarily while many various projects are in process. Ultimate goal: order and a “seamanlike” boat so that “seamanship” can flourish.

What’s seamanship? What does it bring to mind for you? Not a toilet seat lid and diver’s lead weight belt near your kitchen? Per Wiki (I left the links in so that you can read further if desired): “Seamanship is the art, competence, and knowledge of operating a ship, boat or other craft on water. The Oxford Dictionary states that seamanship is "The skill, techniques, or practice of handling a ship or boat at sea."

“It involves topics and development of specialised skills, including navigationand international maritime law and regulatory knowledge; weather, meteorology and forecasting; watchkeeping; ship-handling and small boat handling; operation of deck equipment, anchors and cables; ropeworkand line handling; communications; sailing; engines; execution of evolutions such as towing; cargo handling equipment, dangerous cargoes and cargo storage; dealing with emergencies; survival at sea and search and rescue; and fire fighting.

“The degree of knowledge needed within these areas is dependent upon the nature of the work and the type of vessel employed by a seafarer.^”

Notice it doesn’t specifically mention toilet seat lids and divers lead weight belts near galleys…