Here's why there are so many colored shirts on an aircraft carrier's flight deck
ABOARD USS AMERICA — The flight deck aboard a US Navy aircraft carrier is a pageant of organized chaos, orchestrated by a crew sporting jerseys that are as colorful as they are important.
Here's a brief explanation of what all the colored jerseys mean.
White
Amanda Macias/Business InsiderPersonnel wearing white jerseys are responsible for overseeing safety on the flight deck. They also greet and escort visitors that come onboard along with a yellow jersey.
These were the first two people I saw upon arriving on the flight deck of USS America.
Yellow
Amanda Macias/Business InsiderIn the yellow jerseys are aircraft handlers who are responsible for taxiing planes around the chaotic flight deck. Catapult and arresting gear officers and plane directors also wear yellow.
Purple
Amanda Macias/Business InsiderPurple-jerseyed personnel take care of all the fuel on the flight deck.
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