3rd Officer for Chemical Tanker (Hiring Office: Brazil)

Department: Deck

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Shipboard

Description

Additional Requirements

The Third Officer is responsible to the Master and Chief Officer for:
·         Maintaining lifesaving equipment, including vessel lifeboats, ensuring that such equipment is kept at a constant state of readiness according to SOLAS requirements
·         Maintaining all firefighting appliances, including hoses, breathing apparatus and extinguishers (including those located in the Engine Room), ensuring that such equipment is kept at a constant state of readiness according to SOLAS requirements
·         Reporting to the Chief Officer any deficiencies in lifesaving or firefighting equipment, which may affect safe vessel operations
·         Maintaining Lights, Shapes, Flags, Halyards and Sound Signaling Apparatus
·         Keeping a safe navigational watch, as instructed by the Master
·         Taking charge of a mooring party 
·         Keeping a cargo/port watch, as instructed by the Chief Officer
·         Understudying the Second Officer whenever suitable opportunities arise
·         Undertaking any other tasks, duties as instructed by the Master
·         The Third Officer is to be given the opportunity to understudy the Master whenever such an opportunity arises including on-board ship handling training. Such training to be recorded in ADM30a and reported in their appraisal report.
·         The Third Officer is to be given the opportunity to understudy the Master whenever such an opportunity arises including on-board ship handling training. Such training to be recorded in ADM30a and reported in their appraisal report.