Boat stuck the middle of the sea...

[DirtyHarry3033]

I've had that happen a number of times without ever having sent crew to battle stations beforehand.

Any time you see that "Cannot comply" msg, you can rest assured that your on-duty watch crew is 100% fatigued for whatever reason. If you have crew at battle stations for a few watches, it will happen. But like I said, it can happen even if you never order battle stations.

One thing I think is weather, if you run surfaced in storms or heavy seas for a day I have found that the crew does not recover fatigue as well when off-duty. All that pitching & rolling I guess, they're spending their time with the sea-sick bags instead of sleeping!

On at least 3 or 4 occasions, I've seen all 3 shifts of my crew at or near 100% fatigue, and all 3 shifts with the "Zzzzz's" indicating they're asleep, and nothing but "Cannot comply" when I give an order. And "Battle stations" was not in effect as I almost never order it. But I was running surfaced in nasty weather.

Next time that happens, check your crew screen - you'll see the green bar on your watch shift (and possibly all 3 shifts) is empty and odds are most (if not all) of your crew is asleep. The solution is, submerge and wait. 12 hours at least, 24 if you can. Crew always seems to rest better when submerged. Once things are back to normal, be sure to spend at least a few hours of every 24 submerged, particularly if the weather is unpleasant.

DH