Tomas Reed opens river marks, town gauge notes and the shared warning schedule at the shared flood board at South Ferry. Before anyone changes a mark, the crew checks the upstream mark arrives one bell before the lower town gauge. The high summer period sets the pace of the work.
The page holds 93 warnings issued with both town readings attached. Tomas Reed reads the preceding count, 92, before the next line is entered. A number without a date would not tell the next crew what changed.
Upper towns want a warning as soon as their mark rises. Lower towns want a second reading before closing the ferry. Here the difference is visible between the posted rule and the route, service or shift just beyond the door.
The clerk closes the docket and gives the next review a fresh scope. The board closed this docket after it adopted an adjusted schedule for the next service window. The next window starts with a fresh record.
The shift closes with the source page attached to the board. The next file uses a new date and scope.
