Duties And Responsibilities of Officer On Watch ( OOW)

The learning objectives for this Video are: Familiarization with the duties of the Officer of the watch (OOW) Understanding the responsibility of being in charge to a navigation watch Primary duties of OOW. Watch keeping. Navigation. Radio communications. Additional duties. COLREGS. Periodic checks on navigational equipment. Operational checks. Routine tests and checks. Checks on electronic equipment. Changing over the watch. Navigation. Monitoring the voyage. Using positions from electronic positionfixin