It's offical. To be a bonifde Pirate, you have to wear a FAOL patch, eye patch. Parrot, peg-leg and hook -arm not included. A nice bottle of rum however is considered a good touch. When I sailed the high seas on our 35 ft. sailboat in Mexico and the southern seas.I was always addressed as captain of my boat...however my wife as it turned out was the admerial. Never overestimate the prominence of an eyepatch. It only means you have one eye. Jonezee