One Man Station
No watch system as such,the keeper switched on the light at
lighting up time,checked the light at 10pm.,then retired until the
morning.
Two Man Station
A keeper would go on duty when the light was due in,and the night
would then be divided between them,until the light was put
out(duration of a lightroom watch not as a rule,to exceed four
hours).Which meant.especially in winter,good use was made of
OK's.
Fog Signal Station
Watch System in use from 1978 at Point of Ayre Lighthouse
As can be seen all full time keepers work the same watches over a
four week period.
DAY 0200 0600 1000 1800 2200 DAY
0600 1000 1800 2200 0200 OFF
SUN OK D A OK D BC
MON A B C A B D
TUE C A B C A D
WED B C D B C A
THU D B C D B A
FRI C D A OK C B
SAT A B OK A B CD
SUN OK A B OK A CD
MON B C D B C A
TUE D B C D B A
WED C D A C D B
THU A C D A C B
FRI D A B OK D C
SAT B C OK B C DA
SUN OK B C OK B DA
MON C D A C D B
TUE A C D A C B
WED D A B D A C
THU B D A B D C
FRI A B C OK A D
SAT C D OK C D AB
SUN OK C D OK C AB
MON D A B D A C
TUE B D A B D C
WED A B C A B D
THU C A B C A D
FRI B C D OK B A
SAT D A OK D A BC
A= PRINCIPAL LIGHTKEEPER B= 1st.ASSISTANT LIGHTKEEPER C= 2nd.ASSISTANT LIGHTKEEPER D= LOCAL ASSISTANT LIGHTKEEPER OK=OCCASIONAL LIGHTKEEPER |