Could anyone tell me what a Writer in the Royal Navy did about 1940 - 1950? Ena Dowson

Go to this URL for a full explanation. http://www.rnjobs.co.uk/static/pages/3033.html Peter Amsden Argyll, Scotland > From: EnaDowson@aol.com > Reply-To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 04:52:58 EST > To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SoG] Occupation - Writer > Resent-From: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:53:06 -0700 > > Could anyone tell me what a Writer in the Royal Navy did about 1940 - 1950? > Ena Dowson >

Hi List: Having done my national service on frigates in the early nineteen sixties the duties of a writer on board ship include: Writers are clerks who report to the ship's regulating officer. A ship has a chief regulating officer who is responsible to the Captain, each day, for the 1. reporting of ship's defaulters- those who are absent without leave, who have disobeyed instructions including suffering from sunstroke! 2. wish to see the Captain re leave or seeking permission to grow a beard The regulating office publish each day the list of various people in charge for the day (this is of relevance when in port): i.e. officer of the day the various petty officers on duty for the day from the various ship's branches the duty watch (in port there are 3 watches which means you have to stay on board ship every did day). The regulating office determines the duty watch. 3. The regulating office determines which is the first watch on duty when at action stations. There are 4 watches when at action stations. 4. The regulating office handles the typing of all the Captain's correspondence Both in port & at sea the writer is a dayman which means he works a 8-4 shift. He also has an action stations function i.e working in the ammunition bays loading ammunition for the ships guns. Hope this assists. Regards, Keith Kendal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Amsden" <amsden@btinternet.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [SoG] Occupation - Writer > Go to this URL for a full explanation. > > > http://www.rnjobs.co.uk/static/pages/3033.html > > > > Peter Amsden > Argyll, Scotland > > > > > > > From: EnaDowson@aol.com > > Reply-To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > > Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 04:52:58 EST > > To: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [SoG] Occupation - Writer > > Resent-From: SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com > > Resent-Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 02:53:06 -0700 > > > > Could anyone tell me what a Writer in the Royal Navy did about 1940 - 1950? > > Ena Dowson > > > > >