<p>My experience has been that CDOs (an in-port watch) make out slightly better than the regular watch sections, at least on the larger ships. CDOs, normally LCDRs and Senor LTs, normally department heads, can sometimes get up in the one in ten range while the normal watch secions are in one and three.</p>
<p>Airdales, when on board and in port, normally stand the same watch rotation as the ship. Underway, there is normally a squadron duty officer who will be in the ready room during flight ops and during the day. They normally secure to their stateroom between taps and reville. Normal airdale routine: eat, sleep, fly; eat, sleep, fly; movie; eat, sleep, fly; repeat. Aviators will have division officer and department head responsibilities and some, such as the Safety Officer, will, if not flying, during flight ops, usually be on the flight deck. The squadron will normally also have a LSO (Landing Signals Officer) on the platform and a pilot on watch in Pri Fly to assist the Air Boss in aircraft specific emergencies, etc. during flight ops. During some alert conditions, when not at flight ops, there will be a duty crew, which can be at various stages of alert between being in the aircraft ready to launch to just being identified and have the aircraft preflighted and ready to go. Bottom line, watches for airdales at sea are not a big deal.</p>