General SOPs

Change of Watch:

Wake new watch 20 min. before, 30 if meals

Old watch:

- Cook, Clean, Make hot beverage

- Make log entries,

- Advance DR & Brief new watch

New watch:

- Read Log - Verify location

- Check for aids to navigation

- Inspect boat (bilge, seacocks, deck, anchor)

- Listen to weather (if changes are expected)

Night watch:

- Keep 360 watch & Check radar, 4 nm range every 30 min.

- Use red lights

Abandon Ship SOP

_________ Mayday call, Charts, plotting tools, log

_________ Deploy life raft & inflate

_________ Get flares, EPIRB, knife

_________ Water

_________ Food

Others:

Always wear harness topside unless you are (all must apply):

- Not driving & daylight with someone else on deck

- wind is less then 10 knots & No rolling or pitching

Keep Boat Neat

Wear Bibs while Cooking underway

Keep electrical use to a minimum while not motoring

Notify Captain if uncertain about anything!!!