{"id":22629,"date":"2017-09-20T21:33:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T21:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/09\/20\/navy-issues-new-sleep-and-watch-schedule-rules-for-the-surface-fleet\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:13:13","slug":"navy-issues-new-sleep-and-watch-schedule-rules-for-the-surface-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/09\/20\/navy-issues-new-sleep-and-watch-schedule-rules-for-the-surface-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy issues new sleep and watch schedule rules for the surface fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the likely relief of many an exhausted ship crew, the Navy will for the first time institute formal rest guidelines for sailors on ships, part of a sweeping set of new rules outlined in a command message obtained by the Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Naval Surface Force commander Vice Adm. Thomas Rowden\u2019s message comes as investigations into the fatal collisions involving the destroyers Fitzgerald and John S. McCain this summer continue, and as a harsh spotlight has fallen on the surface fleet\u2019s training, maintenance and readiness problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an internal Navy message issued Friday, Rowden said surface fleet skippers will be required to implement watch schedules and shipboard routines that better sync with circadian rhythms and natural sleep cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such a move aims to give sailors a more consistent and less erratic sleep schedule, resulting in a more rested and alert crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In further guidance sent out this week, skippers were given the choice from among several watch schedules that follow this natural cycle, according to copies of the messages obtained by Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the guidance does not mandate any specific schedule, it will likely mean the end of grueling 5-hours on, 10-hours off watch schedules, known as \u201cfive and dimes,\u201d because that does not align with circadian rhythms and a 24-hour daily cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re going to have to form some level of watch bill that protects sailors\u2019 sleep,\u201d Naval Surface Force spokesman Cmdr. John Perkins said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commanders will also take into account a ship\u2019s manning level, deployment status and current missions for such watch calculations, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/09\/19\/no-rest-for-the-weary-lack-of-sleep-threatens-safety-and-readiness\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sleep-sailors-stennis.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">No rest for the weary: Lack of sleep threatens safety and readiness<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Work days on a deployed ship often involve lengthy periods of exertion with long watch shifts stacked throughout.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe ships still have some level of flexibility, but sailors are going to have to get a certain amount of protected sleep,\u201d Perkins said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skippers will have to submit their plans by Dec. 20, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several ships are already using such a rhythm, with the 7<sup>th<\/sup> Fleet cruiser Shiloh adopting such a pattern this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy\u2019s aviation and submariner communities codified sleep regulations years ago. But while the surface fleet has in recent years encouraged skippers to try different watch schedules to encourage better sleep, this new order marks the first time the surface fleet has regulated such practices at the surface force level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Government watchdog studies have found sailors on ships working more than 100 hours a week, and have cautioned that this can lead to fatigue and reduced readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPersonal readiness is equally important as material readiness,\u201d Rowden said in the message. \u201cAdditional guidance and implementation tools will be forthcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowden\u2019s message comes as Navy officials say the three-star admiral has put in for early retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy officials would not comment on the circumstances behind Rowden\u2019s early departure. He was originally slated to retire next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe specifics of his retirement are a private matter between Chief of Naval Operations and Vice Adm. Rowden,\u201d Perkins said. \u201cVice Adm. Rowden continues to stay focused on the immediate actions and changes the Surface Force can make to improve the readiness of the Surface Navy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several pillars of the surface Navy\u2019s 7<sup>th<\/sup> Fleet have been fired in the wake of the Fitz and McCain collisions, including 7<sup>th<\/sup> Fleet commander Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two more top officers were fired earlier this week: the heads of Task Force 70 and Destroyer Squadron 15, both commands that were overseeing the Fitz and McCain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowden said Mission accomplishment cannot be the only measure of effectiveness for surface combatants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe must take greater heed of the manning, maintenance, training, and certification pillars that collectively foster success,\u201d he said. \u201cIn short, the end cannot justify the means.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowden\u2019s other changes follow Navy leadership laments that the Fitz and McCain collisions, as well as the cruiser Antietam\u2019s January grounding in Tokyo Bay, featured basic seamanship failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Rowden\u2019s other changes, the Naval Surface Force command will distribute standardized commanding officer and engineering standing orders, as well as battle orders, that will provide simplified, common business rules for all bridge, combat information center and central control station watchstanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While providing common guidance, the documents will recognize the need to address unit-specific equipment configurations, Rowden said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a nod to old-school seamanship, and regardless of any installed radar capability, Rowden\u2019s message also dictates that maneuvering boards will be used by both the bridge and combat information center for all vessel contacts with an initial closest point of approach of 5,000 yards or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Closest point of approach is a nautical calculation used to gauge collision risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy ships steaming in high-traffic areas will now use the automatic identification system, or AIS, which is used to track movement aboard commercial vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/09\/19\/new-navy-command-will-oversee-japan-based-ships-training-and-certification\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rich-spence.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">New Navy command will oversee Japan-based ships\u2019 training and certification<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The top Navy officer announces the new oversight after two fatal at-sea collisions this summer and mounting questions about the readiness of 7th fleet ships and crews.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Fitz was steaming in a busy sea lane off Japan when its June collision occurred. The McCain was near the busy Strait of Malacca near Singapore when it collided with a tanker less than two months later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson told Congress on Tuesday that using AIS in high-traffic situations poses no operational security risk because \u201cyou can look outside and see the ship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe had a distorted perception of operational security, that we kept that system off our warships,\u201d he told the Senate Armed Services Committee during a Navy readiness hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowden\u2019s message notes that fleet commander direction, mission-specific opsec and force protection conditions will factor into AIS use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowden also said in his message that any casualty to critical ship-controlling equipment or systems impacting navigation, steering or propulsion control will be classified as a Category Three, the second-highest severity category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such casualties will be classified as Category Four if called for under the Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some equipment and system degradations will also result in a Category Three casualty report, and will require a mitigation plan and a request for continued operation \u201cto be reviewed by a cognizant fleet commander,\u201d Rowden\u2019s message states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commands on ships not currently deployed will be required to complete the bridge resource management course within 120 days of Rowden\u2019s message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowden\u2019s message also calls for more involvement of commanding officers and their superiors in ensuring crews and systems are good go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commanders and their immediate superiors will assess all in-port, underway and special evolution watch bills and watch team replacement plans to ensure qualifications and proficiency, according to the message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI expect you to identify where your (units and crews), and those under your cognizance are strong and where they may need assistance,\u201d Rowden states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The surface fleet will also be required to report, evaluate and train after at-sea incidents and near misses, with formal requirements for such processes forthcoming, to learn from the experiences, the message states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CNO and Navy Secretary Richard Spencer have this week pushed the theme that everyone from skippers to rank-and-file sailors need to communicate when their ship or section of the ship is not ready for the mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As such, Rowden\u2019s message calls for COs and their immediate commanders to inform the chain of command if a ship is not ready to go, and must \u201censure the optimal match of talent to task.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/09\/19\/sen-mccain-20-sailors-reprimanded-in-wake-of-summers-fatal-at-sea-collisions\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17262567506520.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">McCain: 20 sailors reprimanded in wake of 7th Fleet at-sea incidents<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Lawmakers grilled Navy leaders during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday on Navy readiness issues.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInherent within this tenet is your obligation to ensure the manning, material readiness, and training necessary to cultivate and equip that talent to safely accomplish the tasks at hand,\u201d Rowden\u2019s message states. \u201cIf\/when you cannot facilitate the means necessary to achieve that end, you are equally obligated to inform your operational and administrative chains of command.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rowden called on COs to ensure they are personally involved to sustain such standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe need to sustain and continually re-evaluate proficiency is an important obligation uniquely borne by the commanding officer,\u201d he said in the message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also said that more will be expected of the immediate superiors of commanding officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wish to be unequivocally clear in affirming that (immediate superiors) will not be mere reporters of information,\u201d Rowden\u2019s message states. \u201cInstead, you will be owners of the readiness and proficiency in your units, and accountable for such to your respective type commander.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting immediately, forward-deployed units in Japan will undergo comprehensive readiness-for-sea assessments that will include certifications, critical system readiness and other processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent Government Accountability Office reports have found 37 percent of Japan-based cruisers and destroyers were operating with expired certifications as of June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the 7<sup>th<\/sup> Fleet assessments are finished, they will be done on other ships based overseas, followed by those with United States home 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