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the larboard and starboard watches, composed 

 of the officers and men equally divided; the 

 captain and cook in vessels with a crew of 

 eight hands and upwards being excepted from 

 what, in nautical language, is called " stand- 

 ing watch." The steering of the ship and 

 the trimming of the sails supposed to be 

 alternately in the care of the captain, who is 

 represented by the third officer, styled the 

 second mate, and his assistants, known as 

 the " starboard watch ; " while the mate, with 

 a corresponding number of helpers, takes 

 command of the "larboard watch." Unless 

 some more than ordinarily heavy work is to 

 be done, and to be done at once, the watch off 

 duty is not called. That each watch may 

 have an equal amount of sleep, the one on 

 duty from 8 to 12 p.m. and 4 to 8 a.m. one 

 night is supposed to be resting those hours 

 the following watch. So to accomplish this 

 change the hours from 4 to 8 p.m. are divided 

 up into two watches of two hours each, called 

 dog-watches 4 to 6 and 6 to 8. By doing 

 this the other watches are changed every day, 

 and all hands secure an equal amount of rest. 

 To return now to the calling of the dog-watch 



