When crew members fall sick and need to see a doctor, or if they want to go ashore to go shopping, the agents must make arrangements for transportation and interpretation. Agents must also intervene in the event of fighting, jealousies, homesickness, and work stoppages.
到阿根廷捕魷魚，一次出海就是大半年，船員生病要看醫生、上岸購物要安排交通、翻譯，打架、爭風吃醋、想家、罷工，都要代理商去溝通，出面解決。