Watchkeeper definition

Watchkeeper means the employees duty period as defined as for Shiftwork.
Watchkeeper means all persons who are assigned duty as officer in charge of a watch or as a rating forming part of a watch.

Examples of Watchkeeper in a sentence

  • Should such a day not be allowed, the Watchkeeper concerned shall receive one extra day’s pay at double time.

  • Where the first trainee is trained to the level of Class 3 then the second trainee shall be trained to the Engineer Watchkeeper Certificate of Competency level, or vice-versa, unless otherwise agreed between the parties.

  • Applicants to become Trainee Engineers will be Engineering Tradespersons (as defined in Marine Orders Part 3, Appendix 3 clause 2.3), who will undertake mutually approved training to obtain either the Marine Engineer Class 3 or the Engineer Watchkeeper Certificate of Competency.