Pump

The Bilge Pump is used when the ship is sinking or has taken on water; it can slow the rate at which water enters the ship from holes, and once all the holes are fixed, it can pump water out of the ship to make it rise up out of the water.

Pumps will not save the ship from sinking, only slow it down; so make sure to repair the holes before pumping if you have nobody else to help you.

Pump Locations
Pumps are found in the same location across all ships: in the center, near the masts, and if featuring multiple decks, the lowest one.

The Hoy
There is one pump located in front of the main mast. If in use while holes are present in the hull, sinking time is reduced by 40%.

The Galleon
There are two pumps located below deck near the center of the ship. If in use, each pump reduces the sinking time by 20%, stacking to a maximum of 40% when both are in use.

Gameplay Strategies
Pumping is incredibly important, and all pumps should be manned as soon as a ship begins to sink. However, pumps should never be manned during a grapple, as neither ship is capable of sinking while a grapple is in place. Players can use the pump by walking up to it and pressing the use key, 'E', and can dismount by backing away from the pump, pressing 'S'. Manning the pump provides the player with 15 points every several seconds if the ship is sinking or low in the water, and as such is a very effective way to gain points. Manning the pump while none of the below messages is displayed, however, provides no points or advantage to the ship.

If a player must go AFK for a short period of time, they should leave their in-game character operating a pump in case the ship starts sinking. This is the only activity in the game that is 100% idle, therefore the only potential an AFK player has to be useful. This will not work for point farming, as characters can die from cannon fire and will not respawn on the pump.

Ship Notifications
When pumping is needed, various messages will appear at the top of the screen to inform the crew of the situation. The various pump messages and their meanings are shown below: