Open decks will be easy to transverse in all weathers, without danger or discomfort to her passengers and crew, and her behavior in a seaway - i.e. her rolling, pitching, yawing, heaving, surging and leeway drift - will be smooth and free from baulks of shocks. Expert handling of the ship by her master and crew will always be required to produce a sea-kindly performance by any vessel in rough weather.