NCI Watches: 2015

This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during 2015 kept for my own records. The first 4 watches were done as a “Watchkeeping Assistant” (WA) before I started training. I didn’t take a lot of photos while I was training [  indicates photo(s) available, or view all photos taken during 2015].

Date
No.
Summary of NCI Watches and other activities
[the index to people (identified by numbers) is password protected]
4th Oct
1 Watch (16 -20) (as AW) with 180  [see 4th Oct diary entry]
11th Oct
2 Watch (12 -16) (as AW) with 530; Marco Polo container ship inbound. A catamaran set off towing  plastic rainwater guttering! Apparently they use them for beaching on shingle.
18th Oct
3 Watch (12 – 16) (as AW) with 480 and ? 
20th Oct
4 Watch (16 – 20) (as AW) with 400, 150, 670
30th Oct
Meeting with Alistair Palmer at Calshot Activities Centre  [see 28th Oct diary entry]
31st Oct
First NCI watch keeper training at Scout Hut, Dibden Purlieu (0915 – 1230) with 580, 670, 710, 240, 510
7th Nov
5 Watch (08 – 11) (as Tr) with 570, 450
15th Nov
6 Watch (11-14) with 320 
16th Nov
7 Watch (08-11) with 390, I opened Station
21st Nov
8 Watch (14-17) with 720, strong northerly blowing  
22nd Nov
9 Watch (14-17) with 370,330, lone paddler took sit-upon to Gurnard and back!
26th Nov
10 Watch (11-14) with 660,310 
28th Nov
Second NCI watch keeper training (0915 – 1230) – chartwork
5th Dec
11 Watch (11-14) with 280, 580; windy, large tanker swung at Esso, yacht aground briefly at Hamble  
11th Dec
12 Watch (11-14) with 480, 600; fairly calm and quiet; BAR capsized off Ryde, couldn’t see them!
15th Dec
13 Watch (11-14) with 420, 590; generally quiet watch  
26th Dec
14 Watch (14-17) with 520; Boxing Day, quiet, I had cold