Chapter 3 Watch Standing

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CHAPTER 3 WATCH STANDING In this chapter, you will learn about the basic shipboard watch organization. You will learn about a typical watch, quarter, and station bill; the terms used during watches; and some typical watches, both ashore and afloat. You will also learn about procedures for reporting bearings and using binoculars. WATCH STANDING Learning Objectives: When you finish this chapter, you will be able to— Recognize the responsibilities of personnel for the Watch, Quarter, and Station Bill. Identify types of watches, general orders of a sentry, procedures to follow when relieving an armed watch, and when a weapon may be fired. Recognize the duties of lookouts. During a ship’s entire commissioned life, it will always have Sailors on watch. There are probably more than a hundred different types of watches, depending on the ship or station. Whatever type of watch, the watch stander must devote full attention to it. The ship’s organization and the watches manned by its personnel keep the ship running smoothly 24 hours a day. Watches vary, of course, depending on both the type of ship and whether the ship is under way or in-port. Even when the ship is moored in-port and receiving hotel services (utilities, such as steam, water, and electricity) from the pier or another ship, it’s necessary to maintain a watch for communications, security, and safety. During your time in the Navy, you will be required to stand many watches. Some watches will be of a security nature, such as a pier sentry or roving patrol; others will be operational, such as a telephone talker and/or status board operator. Whatever the type of watch, you must devote your full attention to it. Inattention or negligence on your part can result in serious consequences for the ship and your fellow shipmates. DECK LOG Probably the most important log you will maintain is the ship’s deck log. The basic requirements for maintaining the deck log are contained in the U.S. Navy R eg u l a t i o n s a n d S t a n d a rd O rg a n i z a t i o n a n d Regulations of the U.S. Navy. The ship’s deck log is a complete daily record, by watches, of every event of importance or interest about the crew and the operation and safety of the ship. A ship’s deck log has both historical importance and legal standing. At times, it may be used in naval, admiralty, and civil courts. In an incident involving the ship, the log may be the only available evidence on which to base a legal decision. At sea, the ship’s deck log is kept by the quartermaster of the watch (QOOW). In-port, chronological entries are made, but these entries are made by the petty officer of the watch (POOW). Entries in the ship’s deck log are handwritten using a black, ball-point pen. Entries must be neat and legible. Use only standard Navy phraseology. Because the log may be used as evidence in legal proceedings, do not erase an entry. If you make a mistake, draw a single line through the original entry (so that it remains legible), insert the correct entry, and place your initials in the margin. The log is signed at the end of each watch by the OOD. The name of the officer of the deck must also be printed beneath the signature. Facsimile signature is not authorized. The following are entries that are always recorded: Convening of courts-martial or fact-finding bodies Inspections held, including administrative, material, personnel, lower deck, and magazine inspections 3-1 Thank God I have done my duty —Admiral Horatio Nelson

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