Watch standing is any period of time during which a person is assigned a specific, detailed responsibilities on a recurring basis.
The vessel requested the entire life; he would always look at the sailors. There are probably a hundred different types of hours, depending on the ship or station. During the Navy, sailors will have to stand long hours. Several hours will be safe, such as a pier sentry or roving patrol, the other will act as the phone talker, and / or status board operator. Regardless ...