If you are assigned watch on the weekend, you may have up to 6-four hour watches, or up to eight hours of watch each day. Men need to be clean-shaven at all times, although mustaches are allowed. Men s hair shall not exceed four inches in length. Women s hair must not fall below the lower edge of the collar whether it is cut to this length or kept in a bun. Yes, the California Maritime Academy, as prescribed by 49 CFR Part 40 and amendments thereto, will randomly drug test all cadets.
Drug testing begins the first week of the fall semester and continues through the end of cruise.
In order to evaluate a cadet s conduct history, we keep a record of merits and demerits. Demerits are assigned to those individuals who violate the regulations Governing the Corps of Cadets. For every twenty demerits earned, you have to serve four hours of extra duty on Saturday by working on the ship. Merits are issued to reward positive conduct, such as volunteering around campus, or for actions above and beyond the call of duty. Leadership positions are offered to cadets in their junior and senior years.