Luka Brunton‘s mistakes caught up with him on Below Deck Mediterranean when Captain Sandy Yawn called him out for not properly planning his team’s schedule.
During a brand new episode of the Bravo sequence, which aired on Monday, December 4, Captain Sandy questioned Luka’s talents as a pacesetter after noticing that he was the one one working from the deck crew.
“We only have you on deck? That’s not OK. We need help with service. We always have two people on deck. This isn’t OK,” Sandy advised Luka after he despatched deckhands Lara Du Preez, Haleigh Gorman and Max Salvador on their respective breaks.
Earlier within the episode, Luka remained on board whereas Lara, Haleigh and Max joined the company on an tour. The bosun despatched his fellow crew to their cabins after they returned, which induced an issue when Tumi Mhlongo wanted assist with dinner service and Luka was the one one nonetheless awake however not round.
Luka stepped off the boat to drive a mentalist — who was employed as leisure for the company — again to shore. As a end result, Captain Sandy wasn’t thrilled with Luka for failing to suppose forward about what his absence meant for the inside workforce.
“It is important to have at least two deckhands on board in case of an emergency. I have to be able to maneuver [and] I have to hall anchor. Not only is it safety but we have guests on board. It is about service,” she defined to the cameras. “The deck team is there to support the interior because now it is all about the food and service [since] there’s no water sports. We can’t only have one person. I need two. I’m not happy.”
Once Luka returned, Sandy expressed her frustration, including, “I’m not very happy. The priority is the food. Get Max up. This is the stuff that makes me mad. You have to figure your schedule out.”
Luka tried to defend himself by stating that his workforce “didn’t get their breaks” earlier within the day, which is why they had been all off on the identical time. Sandy, nevertheless, anticipated Luka to have a greater deal with on the state of affairs.
“When [Tumi] called and called, the deck crew needed to f—king answer. I’m f—king mad,” she advised Luka because the episode got here to an finish.
During season 8 of Below Deck Med, Luka has candidly mentioned the teachings he has but to be taught as a bosun. He was initially introduced on to the Mustique as a deckhand earlier than changing into a provisional bosun when Ruan Irving‘s paperwork was known as into query. Luka, who appeared on season 2 of Below Deck Down Under as a lead deckhand, was subsequently supplied the bosun place by Sandy as soon as Ruan give up his job.
“I am usually an engineer so in the past I have never had to do any kind of paperwork. But I do cater the work schedule more toward Max and Haleigh,” Luka admitted on Monday’s episode. “I can always rely on Lara to not give me s—t if she breaks late and that’s definitely why she got the lead deckhand position. Because she’s happy to just push through.”
In a confessional, Lara admitted she wasn’t really thrilled along with her schedule as a result of Luka wasn’t taking her into consideration. For Lara, being the crew member that Luka relied on probably the most meant she had much less time to relaxation, which didn’t appear truthful to her.
Sandy didn’t solely remind Luka to prepare his workforce’s schedule higher. The captain additionally used Monday’s episode to carry up Luka’s different duties that had been slipping by the cracks. While the group was on their night time out, Sandy observed that the deck workforce wasn’t protecting the crew mess as clear as she anticipated.
“Even though this is Luka’s first time at being a bosun, it isn’t his first or second or third charter. He knows my expectation,” she famous. “Being a bosun on a charter yacht isn’t just about throwing lines and calling distances. It is about making sure that your schedule is working well.”
Sandy concluded: “Although Luka is doing an amazing job, I don’t want him to get complacent and take his eye off the ball.”
Below Deck Mediterranean airs on Bravo Mondays at 9 p.m. ET.
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