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Lookouts report anything they see and or hear. When reporting contacts, lookouts give information such as, bearing of the object, which way the object is headed, target angles and position angles and what the contact is. Lookouts should be thoroughly familiar with the various types of distress
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is a person in charge of the observation of hazards. The term originally comes from a naval background, where lookouts would watch for other ships, land, and various dangers. The term has now passed into wider parlance.
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A lookout may be used when performing engineering works on an operational railway. They will be responsible for ensuring that all staff are cleared of the track in advance of an approaching train.
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By analogy, the term "lookout" is also used to describe a person who accompanies criminals during the commission of a
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keep a proper look-out by sight (day shape or lights by eyes or visual aids), hearing (sound signal or
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Person on a ship in charge of the observation of the sea for hazards
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A U.S. Navy sailor standing the lookout watch aboard a warship.
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Lookouts have been traditionally placed in high on masts, in
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International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
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