He refused to launch the door until producers intervened and removed him from the cabin.
Once Captain Jason was notified, he immediately escorted Jones off the boat and fired him the next day.
As a result, alcohol consumption was curbed this season.
Captain Jason Chambers on ‘Below Deck Down Under’.Credit:Fred Jagueneau/Bravo
However, we monitor that," he says.
While the crew may be drinking less, Captain Jason insists it hasn’t impacted the on-camera drama.
“They actually got a hell of a lot more content,” he shares.
Captain Jason Chambers on ‘Below Deck Down Under’.Fred Jagueneau/Bravo
“The drama was still there.
Crew still actually dropped their guard a little bit.
However, they didn’t get to the point that they couldn’t get onto the boat properly.
And the safety and dangers were paramount for me as a captain and production as well.”
A few other crew members had four or five drinks.
So is trusting the crew to monitor their alcohol intake a bad idea?
Captain Jason says crew members are adults and should be able to follow rules.
Where he had an issue is how King reacted to being called out.
“Glenn is doing exactly what I would do,” Captain Jason says.
“These are the foundations we work in.
Be adults above that and don’t break the rules.
And also Gary’s behavior back towards Glenn on that was just quite a bit childish.
Glenn had given him ample opportunity to be an adult, and Gary actually blew that.
If he was with me, he probably wouldn’t have a job.”
“There was no real proof there [either].
Below Deck Down Underseason 3 premieres Monday, Feb. 3, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.
Each episode streams the next day on Peacock.
