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About halfway through the video the caption says that he works a "4-8 shift", meaning s/he works from 4-8am and 4-8pm (according to the video). Why is it done t
by chipperyman573 9y ago
About halfway through the video the caption says that he works a "4-8 shift", meaning s/he works from 4-8am and 4-8pm (according to the video). Why is it done this way?
- pouetpouet 9y agoIt's a 4 hour watch followed by 8 hours of rest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch_system#Merchant_ships https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch_system#Merchant_ships
- tcopeland 9y agoThat an interesting watch rotation to stand. At first I dreaded that one because you get less sleep. But the upside is that 0400-0800 is a quiet time aboard a ship, and 1600-2000 things are usually winding down as well. And if you're standing that watch that means you're not standing port and starboard (i.e. 4 hours on 4 hours off) so, could be worse!
- bgun 9y agoAlso my favorite watch schedule because you get to see both sunrise and sunset.
- giarc 9y agoWhat are your main tasks during these watch shifts?
- tcopeland 9y agoIn the morning, usually setting things up for whatever operations are scheduled for the 0800-1200. In the evening, squaring things away from whatever we did that day and maybe prepping for night helo ops.