1. a large
board showing what
watch a
member of the
ship's
company is on, where his berth or cabin (
quarters) is, what his
watch duties are (
station) and also what
post he has on the
ship's
org board.
(FO 2674) 2. a
watch quarter and
station bill is incomplete unless it designates exact duties on
station as well as what part of the
ship. It must also designate where the person is berthed. It includes every person's
position and specific duty for every
evolution and every drill. The
basic bill is easier to keep if it is maintained in a
standard form for the
ship and only names and
berthings changed.
Stations, duties and
drills do not
change.
(FO 1919) 3. every
member of a
ship's
company has two
general types of activities, one of these is as a
member of watches, wherein he handles his duties of
steering,
lookout, engines, etc., including
emergency drills. The other is his administrative duty with
regard to the
vessel. The
watch quarter and
station bill covers his
ship duties, the
org board covers his administrative duties.
(FO 1109) 4. tells every
member of the
company where he berths, what his
title and duties are as per the
ship's
org board, what his
position and duties are for every
evolution and activity and drill of the
ship. It is a wide horizontal
board with the names of the posts of the
ship in the
left hand vertical
column, the names of the
personnel in the
second column, the
berthing space assigned in the third
column. In a small
craft the names can be horizontal and the columns of duties vertical to save
space. In the next few columns are the
Condition I all hands evolutions, such as
cleaning station, docking, anchoring and entering and leaving
harbor and
readiness lists for
port and
readiness lists for
sea. Also an entertainment
bill in which all hands take part. And also a full
bill converting the
ship to a
Scn org. In the next columns are the
Condition I]
port and
starboard watch duties at
sea (4 hours on, 4 off) and in
port (24 on, 24 off). And any entertainment
bill doubled so
port or
starboard watch can give a
party. In the next columns are the
Condition 111 (4 on 8 off) duties. In
Condition ID there are three watches in
port and at
sea. Thiss. includes an entertainment which one third of the
ship conducts entirely in each
watch. The fueling and taking in and lowering
boats assignments
arc which the first is
man overboard, the
second fire, etc., with the last an
abandon ship. Then comes the
landing party assignments for six
different types of
landing party,
day exploratory from
harbor and from
sea, overnight from
harbor and from
sea. Then come shore
party transport (of
goods) which may require, in the
main,
manual labor. Additional
bills are added by adding columns as before to the
right. The columns are very narrow with only an indication of the
place and duty, often abbreviated.
(FO 80) Abbr. WQSB.