Bugün öğrendim ki: Kraliyet Donanması'nda denizcilere verilen günlük rom tayınının ancak 1970'de durdurulduğu.
Daily amount of rum given to Royal Navy sailors; abolished in 1970 [![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Splice_the_mainbrace_onboard_HMS_York.jpg/220px- Splice_the_mainbrace_onboard_HMS_York.jpg)](/wiki/File_mainbrace_onboard_HMS_York) board [HMS _York_](/wiki/HMS_York_\(D98\) "HMS York \(D98\)") measures out tots of rum for the ship's company, in preparation for the Royal Navy tradition "Splice the Mainbrace" The ** rum ration** (also called **tot** ) was a daily amount of [rum](/wiki/Rum "Rum") given to sailors on [Royal Navy](/wiki/Royal_Navy "Royal Navy") ships. It was abolished in 1970 after concerns that regular intakes of alcohol would lead to unsteady hands when working machinery.