Editing Davy Jones's locker (section)

==Positive associations==
[[File:USS Triton SSRN-586 - Crossing the Equator - Operation Sandblast - 1960.jpg|thumb|[[Line-crossing ceremony|Crossing the equator ceremony]] (with "Davy Jones" with yellow cape and a plunger as sceptre) aboard the {{USS|Triton|SSRN-586|6}}, 24 February 1960 as part of the [[Operation Sandblast]] cruise]]
Not all traditions dealing with Davy Jones are fearful. In traditions associated with sailors [[Line-crossing ceremony|crossing the Equatorial line]], there is a "raucous and rowdy" initiation presided over by those who have crossed the line before, known as shellbacks, or Sons of [[Neptune (mythology)|Neptune]]. The eldest shellback is called King Neptune, and Davy Jones is to be re-enacted as his first assistant.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wvKiBiWKrzMC&q=davy%20jones&pg=PA76|pages=76–79|title=Naval Ceremonies, Customs, and Traditions|isbn=9781557503305|last1=Connell|first1=Royal W|last2=Mack|first2=William P|date=2004-08-01|publisher=Naval Institute Press }}</ref>