Light Keepers Duties 1836 Part 1
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Duties - 1836
XVII. Light-keepers shall observe
the following instructions:-
1. The lamps shall be kept burning bright and clear every night from sunset to sunrise; and in order that the greatest degree of light may be maintained throughout the night, the Wicks must be trimmed every four hours, or oftener if necessary; and the Keeper who has the first watch shall take care to turn the oil valves so as to let the oil flow into the Burner a sufficient time before lighting.
2. The Light-keepers shall keep a regular and constant Watch in the Light-room throughout the night. The First watch will begin at sunset. The Light-keepers are to
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take the watches alternately, in such as he who has the first watch one night, shall have the second watch next night. The length of duration of the watch shall not, in ordinary cases, exceed four hours; but during the period between the months of October and March, both inclusive, the first watch shall change at eight o'clock. The watches shall at all times be so arranged as to have a shift at midnight.
3. At stations where there is only one Light-room, the daily duty shall be laid out in two departments, and the Light-keepers shall change from one department to the other every |
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Light Keepers duties from other years |
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