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Learn the Sea
Watch handover
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Brief the new watch from this before you hand over. Point at it; don’t rely on memory at 3am.
Time of handover
Position
Course & speed
Tell the new watch
- Position, course, speed and the plan
- Traffic in sight & on AIS / radar
- Lights, marks and hazards expected
- Wind, sea, barometer and the forecast
- Sail set / engine state / fuel
- Next waypoint, course change or tidal gate
- Standing orders — when to call the skipper
- Anything not right, however small