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Poolster,
You should check the engine room at least once a day for other things besides oil/coolant levels. Look for oil and fuel leaks, excessive bilge levels, excessive soot around turbos and exhaust, etc. It's the problems that go unnoticed that will stop you in your tracks.
As for your trip, check the oil after the first 4 hours (as long as you can do it safely). If okay, check when you get into port that night or after another 4-6 hours and note the usage. That should give you a sense of oil consumption per engine. Just remember this: when you fill a crankcase after an oil change, and you add oil to the full mark, a diesel engine will find it's natural level after a few hours of running, so if the level goes down a little, don't alway refill to the full mark. Let the engines run and spot the "sweet level" that engine runs best at. Too much oil and the engine may just be burning it off or leaking it.
Good luck.
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