>>1939894>How bad is physical labor on tugs, truly?Really depends. Inland barge work tends to be the most physical, especially if you're making and breaking tow multiple times a day. Harbor tugs and ocean tugs are generally less physical, but can have their moments.
>This company has deckhands do shifts as cooksActual cooking shifts, or do you mean cooking is one of your daily tasks? Because that's not uncommon at all. All depends on if you have picky crewmates. If you're at home try learning and practicing a few good recipes. But you're allowed to learn on the job a bit with it. I massively leveled up my cooking skills working on tugs.