Job Purpose

• Assist the Chief Officer to ensure the safe and efficient operations of the ship.
• Navigating Officer and is responsible to the Master for passage planning and the maintenance of charts and nautical publication.

Job Responsibilities

• Carry out daily tasks according to defined procedures.
• Identify any deficiencies in crewmembers training and advise the Master/Chief Officer accordingly.
• Running ship induction/familiarization course for new staff.
• Assisting Chief Officer with operational planning.
• Responsible of a navigational watch at sea and anchor, a cargo watch and/or ship-keeping duties as required by the Captain or Chief Officer.
• Ensure that the most recent edition of all navigation publications and charts are on board for the intended voyage and that they are corrected up-to-date.
• Responsible of mooring/unmooring, anchoring operations as required.
• Prepare a navigation “Passage Plan”.
• Maintain all navigational equipment e.g Gyro Compass and repeaters, Course recorder, Weather Fax, Auto-Pilot, Log and other operational equipment.
• Assist with Hold / Tank cleaning.
• Observe all statutory regulations with regard to Pollution Prevention.
• Carry out additional duties as per instruction received from Master / Chief Officer.
• Assist the Chief Officer in the training of any Deck ratings.
• Assist the Master in clerical, accounting and paper work as required.
• Maintain On board Instructions which normally should contain Inspection checklist, Maintenance/ repair instruction, Maintenance schedule, Lubrication/ Lubricant Diagrams (if applicable), list of replaceable parts etc.

Education

• Marine High school
• Minimum 3 experience as a 2nd Mate. Holder of DP Operator Certificate with a minimum of 1 year experience.
• Good command of written and spoken English

Job Requirement

Audit Process

Port Management and Organization

Port and Field Navigational Aids and Monitoring

Shipboard Emergency Management

General Marine Duties

Management of Vessels in the Field

General Field Marine Operations

General Communications and Coordination

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)

Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW)

General Marine Codes of Practice and Regulations

Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

Equipment Maintenance and Reliability

Maintenance Operations

Maintenance Planning and Administration

Maintenance Quality Assurance and Quality Control Procedures

Root Cause and Failure Analysis

Spare Parts

Vessel Maintenance Key Performance Indicators

Safe Work Practices

Contractor and Supplier Performance Monitoring

Stewardship of Resources

Certifications

• Minimum 3 experience as a 2nd Mate. Holder of DP Operator Certificate with a minimum of 1 year experience.
• Good command of written and spoken English

Skills

Physical Requirements

Years of Experience