Sailors who are plank owners at their current command often have the word "PLANKOWNER" embroidered on the back of their uniform ball cap to denote this designation and a plaque is placed aboard the ship with the crew names.
Sailors often have the word "PLANKOWNER" embroidered on the back of their uniform ball cap to denote this designation. These Sailors are plank owners at their current command. A plaque is placed aboard the ship with the crew names.