Skeleton crew

A skeleton crew is the minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item – such as a business, organization, ^[1] or ship – at its most simple operating requirements. Skeleton crews are often utilized during an emergency and are meant to keep an item's vital functions operating. The COVID-19 pandemic is an example of when skeleton crews are used, such as in news stations. ^[2]

Uses [ edit ]

Shipboard ? to keep a ship operating ^[3] after it has been damaged and awaiting tow to port.
Blizzards , hurricanes , and typhoons ? to remain at a business location during a major storm to monitor conditions and to make emergency repairs if possible.
Inactivity ? to keep an inactive facility, such as a commercial building in transition between owners, from being vandalized .
Temporary closings ? to monitor and maintain the facility while it is otherwise shut down for a holiday, strike, etc.
Medical attention ? to keep an inactive facility for radioactive poisoning .
Film crew ? on a very low-budget production to shoot some form of media.
Television and radio stations ? to meet license requirements. Most broadcasting authorities require a minimum of two employees, usually an engineer to handle on-air operations and transmitter maintenance, and a manager or clerk to maintain station records and correspondence. For stations on automation or which are translator stations , this allows the station to claim to meet local presence requirements in its city of license even if all programming is originating elsewhere.

References [ edit ]

^ "Skeleton Crew | definition" . Cambridge English Dictionary . Cambridge University Press . Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
^ Schneider, Michael; Steinberg, Brian (7 May 2020). "TV's Unsung Heroes: How Skeleton Crews Are Still Keeping Networks Like CBS on the Air" . Variety .
^ Shipboard Manpower, 1965: A Statistical Study of Men in the Privately Operated U.S. Flag Merchant Marine . National Academy of Sciences . 1968. p. 14.

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[1] "Skeleton Crew | definition" . Cambridge English Dictionary . Cambridge University Press . Retrieved March 3, 2020 .

[2] Schneider, Michael; Steinberg, Brian (7 May 2020). "TV's Unsung Heroes: How Skeleton Crews Are Still Keeping Networks Like CBS on the Air" . Variety .

[3] Shipboard Manpower, 1965: A Statistical Study of Men in the Privately Operated U.S. Flag Merchant Marine . National Academy of Sciences . 1968. p. 14.

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