'Every officer or person under the rank of Captain, not being the Executive Officer or the Commanding Officer for the time being, is to be subordinate to the Officer of the Watch, whatever may be his rank, in regard to the performance of the duties with which the Officer of the Watch is charged.' At sea the Officer of the Watch is thus the Captain's representative on the bridge.
'Lonke igosa okanye umntu ophantsi kwesisithuba somphathi, ongengo mphathi wamagosa okanye igosa lekhomanda okwexeshana, ozabalisekela lamagosa okugada, nokuba sesiphi isithuba, ngoku nenkqubo yomsebenzi apho igosa lokugada lihlawule.'elwandle igosa lokugada limele ngumphathi omele indlu yabaphathi.