Sub-Lieutenant Carwith joins Hero. Previously an instructor at Dartmouth training squadron, he has graduated from the Greenwich Naval College as a new officer. On his way on board, he reprimands a sailor, AB Gifford. Gifford is later in a pub with his mother, who is hoping he can make it up the ranks. Gifford tells her about the new officer from the lower decks. Carwith is assigned to a department, and is also given officer of the day duties. Carwith meets Gifford, who has a poor reputation on the ship, and offers him a fresh start and help with trying for Leading Seaman. Carwith has mixed experiences, on one occasion helping Hero receive a rare compliment about her appearance from the Admiral, but also making an occasional mistake, and he doesn't socialise or smoke or drink. Carwith continues to help Gifford, including signing a change of duty request which should have been handled by a Petty Officer. Gifford boasts on the mess deck that Carwith is easy to handle, although Leading Seaman Lovell tries to keep him in line. The Petty Officer complains to Chief Petty Officer Straker, who takes it up with Carwith, and subsequently with Napier. Napier tries to explain to Carwith where he is going wrong, but they end up arguing about Gifford. Carwith leaves for rounds; he finds the lower ratings slacking and orders unpopular measures. He then makes a mistake in protocol which the Admiral complains about. Peek takes the blame for the mistake, further alienating Carwith. He decides that he has had enough and leaves the ship to get drunk at the pub; Lovell can't convince him to return. Holt sends out search parties after it turns out that he had taken his personal effects and jumped ship. Carwith, at the airport, about to board a plane, coincidently meets Gifford's mother, who talks about how proud everybody must be of him. He decides not to board, and Napier and Lovell, having guessed where he was going, return him to Hero just in time for sailing. He stands on the deck in uniform, and Napier tells Holt that he will be alright now.

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