Who watched where inside a cruiser scout aircraft

How did a cruiser-aircraft crew divide the job of looking for ships and aircraft?

The pilot watched forward while flying, a rear gunner covered aft, and the observer searched broadly while also navigating.

The pilot's first duty was to fly the aircraft and monitor its instruments, leaving only limited attention for a forward lookout. A telegraphist-air-gunner or rear gunner usually watched the rear sector. The observer also navigated but served as the extra pair of eyes scanning across the remaining arcs. In a two-seat aircraft the observer's combined navigation and search workload became even more important.