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 position-fixing systems.

Navigation in restricted waters.
Navigation with pilot on board.

Monitoring the pilotage.

Controlling ship speed.
Steering.

Radio communications.

Search and rescue.