Preparing, Maintaining and Submitting the Ship’s
Deck Log, OPNAVINST 3100.7B, Office of
the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington,
D.C., 1986.
Standard Organization and Regulations of the
U.S. Navy, OPNAVINST 3120.32B, Office of
the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington,
D. C., 1986.
United States Navy Regulations, 1990, Office of
the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C.,
1990.
DOG WATCH
Dog watch is the name given to the 1600-1800
and the 1800-2000 watches aboard ship. The
1600-2000 4-hour watch was originally split to
prevent men from always having to stand the same
watches daily. As a result, sailors dodge the same
daily routine, hence they are dodging the watch
or standing the dodge watch.
In its corrupted form, dodge became dog and
procedure is referred to as “dogging the watch”
or standing the “dog watch.”
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