The Drill then... Pt2
Our Acting Chief Pilot understood the F/O's post Ditching Drill would be impractical for the reasons that were put (above).
(Some years earlier he had successfully ditched an aircraft himself. Practical experience was valuable.)
The role of "dinghy thrower outer" was given to the No.1 Steward.
If I survived, I was to put my hat on. (It sounds daft but it would give me identifiable Authority in the confusion)
Then I was to help...