Which units use a watch system?
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Which units use a watch system?
Hi guys,
To assist with some research, could people let me know whether their units and other units they know, use watch systems and if possible what the system is e.g. 5 watches of 4 etc.
Thanks for any info
52N
To assist with some research, could people let me know whether their units and other units they know, use watch systems and if possible what the system is e.g. 5 watches of 4 etc.
Thanks for any info
52N
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From: LHR/EGLL
nodelay,
I was referring only to the H24 units.
terrain,
Of course. Sleep day. Yes. The oldies I do night shifts with do need their sleep on Day 7.
Those of us who are fit and virile make do with an SAS-style ten minute power nap in the afternoon.
I was referring only to the H24 units.
terrain,
Of course. Sleep day. Yes. The oldies I do night shifts with do need their sleep on Day 7.
Those of us who are fit and virile make do with an SAS-style ten minute power nap in the afternoon.
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From: Fort Worth ARTCC ZFW
We normally have seven crews (watches) here in the US at large centers. Our normal watch schedule is two evening shifts followed by two day shifts followed by a midnight shift. Where I work it is something like this, Sunday 1430 - 2230, Monday 1330 - 2130, Tuesday - 0630 - 1430, Wednesday 0630 - 1430, Thursday morning - 2230 (Wed) - 0630... It makes you old before your time...
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Scott
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Scott
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From: Peoples' Democratic Republic of Wurzelsetshire
Lulsgate Bottom Institute for the Terminally Depressed, or Bristol as it's more widely known works 5 watches of 5 (or at least we're meant to, whether we will ever get there is up for debate!) on a 6 on, 1 sleep, 3 rest pattern.
And before the 'know it alls' start harping on about us being NATS, we had the same structure long before we entered the Hotel California.
And before the 'know it alls' start harping on about us being NATS, we had the same structure long before we entered the Hotel California.
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From: Up someone's nose
Did almost 35 years of:
Afternoon (1400 - 2200)
Swing (1230 - 1900)
Morning (0730 - 1230) followed by Night (2200 - 0730)
Sleep
Off
Off
As time went by I found it was taking more and more time to recover from the night until it reached the state where I could sleep through most of the Afternoon duty
This sysetm was a legacy from WWII. Not really suitable to today's traffic patterns and thankfully disappearing now.
Afternoon (1400 - 2200)
Swing (1230 - 1900)
Morning (0730 - 1230) followed by Night (2200 - 0730)
Sleep
Off
Off
As time went by I found it was taking more and more time to recover from the night until it reached the state where I could sleep through most of the Afternoon duty
This sysetm was a legacy from WWII. Not really suitable to today's traffic patterns and thankfully disappearing now.
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From: UAE
Dubai - 5 watches and a 10 day cycle
2 morning (0700-1400)
2 afternoon (1400-2200)
2 nights (2200-0700)
Sleep day
3 days off
The 2nd night is the killer and nights are our busiest shifts by far. There is talk that we may move to a rostering system next year. Leaves good though, 36 "working days" (doesn't include days off) which you can manipulate into at least 60 days leave per year.
Don't know of a legal 4 watch system.
2 morning (0700-1400)
2 afternoon (1400-2200)
2 nights (2200-0700)
Sleep day
3 days off
The 2nd night is the killer and nights are our busiest shifts by far. There is talk that we may move to a rostering system next year. Leaves good though, 36 "working days" (doesn't include days off) which you can manipulate into at least 60 days leave per year.
Don't know of a legal 4 watch system.
