NCI Watches: January – June 2023

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This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during January to June 2023 kept for my own records.

Date
 No. Time Where+ With*
Comment
1st Jan 623 08-11 CT 115 New Years day – first watch at Calshot, then on to Stone Point
624 13-16 SP 503
3rd Jan 625 13-16 SP 165 Very quiet on water – boat counts often zero
8th Jan 626 13-16 SP 335 Still very quiet
9th Jan 627 10-13 SP 511 Palette with Goose Barnacles seen during beach patrol
628 13-16 SP 501
10th Jan 629 13-16 SP 628 with Trainee
15th Jan 630 13-16 SP 503 with Trainee
20th Jan 631 10-13 SP 425 with Trainee
22nd Jan 632 10-13 SP 503 with Trainee
26th Jan 633 10-13 SP 575,541 Radar discussion, with new trainee
634 13-16 SP 453,323 with Trainee
27th Jan – ~0930 SP – Meeting re radar installation
28th Jan 635 13-16 SP 509,482 Starting to be more boats on the water
30th Jan 636 10-13 SP 452,492 With new trainee
637 13-16 SP 570,583 With trainee – 3 people on watch starting to be usual case
3rd Feb 638 13-16 SP 165 with trainee
5th Feb 639 10-13 SP 130
7th Feb 640 10-13 SP 483,243 Sun Blinds fitted to front station windows
641 13-16 SP 487 informal Training Team discussion
9th Feb 642 13-16 SP 551,537 newish trainee
11th Feb 643 10-13 SP 535 had prospective trainee visiting during morning (101), also 187 for radar preparations
12th Feb 644 11-14 CT 650,322 trainee, thought I’d better do Tower watch!

+CT = Calshot Tower, SP = Stone Point (Lepe Country Park)
*the index to people is password protected