NavList:

   

Reply

That is interesting, Doug!

Can you explain in what ways the ship's day ends at noon? The ships I
have worked on (mostly government research trawlers, some commercial
fishing boats) had no break in their routines at noon. Indeed, aboard
Australia's "Soela", we used to work 8-hour watches with one running
0800 to 1600, so there was literally no break at noon.

Do you think of your ship's days in terms of calendar dates or just as
units of working time that span across two calendar days? If you do put
dates on noon-to-noon days, do you use a date 12 hours ahead of, of 12
hours behind, the civil calendar?


Trevor Kenchington


You wrote:

> The ships' day still begins and ends at local noon at sea and while in
> port.This is mainly done for work and watch standing purposes and has
> nothing to do with navigation.Most likely a traditional carry over from
> earlier times.


--
Trevor J. Kenchington PhD                         Gadus@iStar.ca
Gadus Associates,                                 Office(902) 889-9250
R.R.#1, Musquodoboit Harbour,                     Fax   (902) 889-9251
Nova Scotia  B0J 2L0, CANADA                      Home  (902) 889-3555

                     Science Serving the Fisheries
                      http://home.istar.ca/~gadus

   

Reply