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