# Fatigue, Sleep and the 6 hr / 6 hr on/off watch schedule

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/fatigue-sleep-and-the-6-hr-6-hr-on-off-watch-schedule/62843>\
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [April 16, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/fatigue-sleep-and-the-6-hr-6-hr-on-off-watch-schedule/62843 "2022-04-16T11:55:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SeymourButts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SeymourButts](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/SeymourButts)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/fatigue-sleep-and-the-6-hr-6-hr-on-off-watch-schedule/62843/83 "2022-07-15T11:18:46Z")

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I really don’t understand who ever came up with the 6 and 6 watch schedule. Did it for 4 years and hated it, working 12 on/off now and definitely notice a difference in terms of my mental mindset and overall energy levels.

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**Author:** ![Bikram\_26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f05b48/32.png) [@Bikram\_26](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Bikram_26)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/fatigue-sleep-and-the-6-hr-6-hr-on-off-watch-schedule/62843/84 "2022-08-04T09:59:30Z")

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