Not paying attention or negligence on your part can result in serious consequences for the ship and your fellow shipmates It is your responsibility to check the watch bill daily. You should check for any changes made in your assigned watches or even to refresh your memory for said watches as well as to make note of any changes in the schedule for the ship. When an abandon ship drill, or a fire drill, or even an anti-terrorism drill is held, for instance, you should not have to take time to find out what your station is and where it is located. A shipmate’s life may depend on you to be where you are assigned to be should an actual event occur. Most of the watches in the Navy are of 4 hours duration. Time off between watches depends on the number of sections and the number of personnel in each station. Normally, watches start on the even hours, such as 0400, 0800, or 1200. However, you should arrive at your station at least 15 minutes ahead of time (30 minutes onboard Boxer) to receive any important or pertinent information from the person you are
Not paying attention or negligence on your part can result in serious consequences for the ship and your fellow shipmates It is your responsibility to check the watch bill daily. You should check for any changes made in your assigned watches or even to refresh your memory for said watches as well as to make note of any changes in the schedule for the ship. When an abandon ship drill, or a fire drill, or even an anti-terrorism drill is held, for instance, you should not have to take time to find out what your station is and where it is located. A shipmate’s life may depend on you to be where you are assigned to be should an actual event occur. Most of the watches in the Navy are of 4 hours duration. Time off between watches depends on the number of sections and the number of personnel in each station. Normally, watches start on the even hours, such as 0400, 0800, or 1200. However, you should arrive at your station at least 15 minutes ahead of time (30 minutes onboard Boxer) to receive any important or pertinent information from the person you are