NCI Watches: January – June 2024

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Last incident in 2023

This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during January to June 2024 kept for my own records.

Date
 No. Time Where+ With*
Comment
1st Jan 777 10-13 SP 336 1st two watches of 2023, a few swimmers who stayed in a very short time and came out pink… but weather not ideal!
778 13-16
7th Jan 779 13-16 SP 511,204 Induction of new Trainee, car park full on 1st sunny day of year
12th Jan 780 10-13 SP 549
20th Jan 781 13-16 SP 502 with watchkeeper back from Northern Lights cruise
21st Jan 782 10-13 SP 130 incident involving 2 “foil pumpers”
28th Jan 783 13-16 SP 511
29th Jan 784 13-16 SP 273a Monday watch! new trainee
4th Feb 785 13-16 SP 511,5011 with trainee
6th Feb 786 13-16 SP 189,5012
18th Feb 787 13-16 SP 511
24th Feb 788 13-16 SP 486
25th Feb 789 13-16 SP 255 Discussed Swallow Yachts!
2nd Mar 790 10-13 SP 153
3rd Mar 791 13-16 SP 511
4th Mar 792 10-13 SP 549
8th Mar 793 13-16 SP 100
10th Mar 794 13-16 SP 189 Trying to save CCTV files to memory stick
16th Mar 795 13-16 SP 188 Saved CCTV files to memory stick!
17th Mar 796 13-16 SP 405 foggy day
24th Mar 797 13-16 SP 405,274
31st Mar 798 12-15 SP 189 First pair of summertime watches, second with trainee.
799 15-18 496
1st April 800 09-12 SP 335 Emergency stand-in for ill watchkeeper
5th April 801 12-15 SP 415
802 15-18 210 “Rescued” Avon dinghy which drifted in during watch – given biscuit boxes by owners!
7th April 803 12-15 SP 502 With watchkeeper “getting in watches” before cruise break
804 15-18 502
12th April 805 15-18 SP 189 Fixing temporary AIS aerial
14th April 806 12-15 SP 501 Joystick connection to CCTV not working; folllowing storm on 8th/9th night beach has been breached before the D-Day remains
807 15-18 273a
15 April – SP none At SP 0720 to 0840 trying to get connection into Joystick but failed.
18th April – 11-1230 SP – At SP getting CCTV joystick working
18 April – 14-17 SP – CPR/defibrillator course at Scout Hut
21st April 808 12-15 SP 312 Double watch – Sunday watches seem to be unpopular at the moment
809 15-18 511
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+CT = Calshot Tower, SP = Stone Point (Lepe Country Park)
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