We recommend entering just 1 entry / date / landing in the database. Total everything
for the day. If you want to keep track of specific people and how many hours they
worked, you can do that separately for your own records, or include the information
in the comments area.
Say John and Joe, both volunteer inspectors, worked the morning shift, 6/11/2007
8 AM - 11 AM (12 boats inspected). Jane and Jill, both paid inspectors, worked the
PM shift 6/11/2007 1 PM - 4 PM (5 boats inspected)
On the first page in SWIMS, enter:
- Start Date: 6/11/2007
- Start Time: 8 AM
- End Date: 6/11/2007
- End Time: 4 PM
- Data Collectors: John, Joe, Jane and Jill
- Comments: John and Joe (8 AM - 11 AM). Jane and Jill (1 PM - 4 PM)
Then, on the second page, where you fill in the results, enter:
- Total Hours by volunteer inspectors: 6
- Total Hours by paid inspectors: 6
- Total Hours Spent at Landing: 12
- Number of Boats Inspected: 17