Job Requirements
COC: WKO > 500GTNC or Mate Domestic
Experience: Minimum 2 years as working experience
Job Description
• Assists the Master in managing the vessel’s complement and the day-to-day operations on board.
• Implement the Company’s Health, Safety and Environment Policy.
• Motivate the crew under his supervision to observe the policy.
• Issue orders in a clear and concise manner.
• Assist the Master to review safety and pollution prevention activities.
• Assist the Master to review the Company’s SMS.
• Report defects and other matters with implications for safe operations or pollution risks to the Master.
• Assist the Master in reviewing and reporting non-conformities, accidents involving staff or plant and hazardous situations.
• Assists the Master in ensuring that records relevant to the SMS are up-to-date, complete and available.
• Assists in the management of shipboard emergencies.
• Perform watch-keeping duties onboard.
• To participate in the general planning of vessel operations and maintenance of deck and equipment.
• To control the detailed implementation of general plans in appropriate areas.
• To plan the activities of immediate sub-ordinates.
• To implement Company’s safety policies and practices.
• To appraise the performance and potential of sub-ordinates in accordance with agreed procedures.
• To observe all statutory requirements with regard to pollution prevention.
• To ensure that the vessel has adequate stability at all times. To ensure that all safety requirements are met during operations.
• To assist safety and emergency exercises and drills and ensure that equipment is satisfactorily tested.
• To keep and take charge of navigational watch as required by the Master.
• To take charge of mooring/unmooring operations as required.
• To assist with training of all members of vessel’s crew.
• To control and supervise seamen as appropriate.
• To be accountable for the issue, control and requisitioning of all stores and spares assigned to him in accordance with agreed procedures.
• The maintenance of all safety, fire-fighting and LSA equipment on board is carried out.
• All accidents and dangerous occurrences are reported and investigated and, where appropriate, preventive action recommended.
• The Chief Officer, in conjunction with the Chief Engineer, must satisfy himself that the steering gear is working efficiently after any repair or overhaul has been carried out and prior to departure from every port.
• Any other instruction given by master.
• To record inventory of shipboard equipment.