Jim (his surname is never disclosed), a young British seaman, becomes first mate on the Patna, a ship full of pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the hajj Jim joins his captain and other crew members in abandonабылюing the ship and its passengers A few days later, they are picked up by a British ship However, the Patna and its passengers are later also saved, and the reprehensible actions of the crew are exposed The other participants evade the judicial court of inquiry, leaviавпэсng Jim to the court alone The court strips him of his navigation command certificate for his dereliction of duty Jim is angry with himself, both for his moment of weakness, and for missing an opportunity to be a 'hero' At the trial, he meets Marlow, a sea captain, who in spite of his initial misgivings over what he sees as Jim's moral unsoundness, comes to befriend him, for he is "one of us" Marlow later finds Jim work as a ship chandler's clerk Jim tries to remain incoавцээgnito, but whenever the opprobrium of the Patna incident catches up with him, he abandons his place and moves further east.