Chief Officer
Global Marine
Please send a covering letter and CV’s to [email protected]
Salaries are competitive, we offer and 8 weeks on 8 weeks off rotation with leave and costs covered for training courses plus additional benefits.
PURPOSE:
The Chief Officer is responsible to the Master for the safe and efficient daily running of the Deck Department and the allocation of watch keeping duties. Where these duties encounter other departments, close co operation and mutual assistance is to be maintained with the Senior Officer's concerned to ensure maximum efficiency in the operation of the ship and to carry out duties depending on ship manning / operational requirements.
After the Ship Master, the Chief Officer is the responsible officer for the navigation and the safety of the ship. In any circumstances it will be their duty to make representation to the Ship Master if they identify any hazardous or dangerous situation.
The Chief Officer shall undertake the Duty and Responsibility of Ship Security Officer (SSO).
DUTIES:
The Chief Officer;
- As a senior officer / head of department, shall be responsible for overseeing crew / personnel management within the deck department, including ensuring discipline is maintained onboard in accordance with the Code of Conduct for the Merchant Navy and the provisions of the Just Culture procedure.
- Shall uphold the Company Safety and Environmental policies and procedures and ensure that defects, incidents, near misses or unplanned events are reported and investigated in accordance with applicable company procedure.
- Shall be responsible for ensuring the deck department and crew undertake all work in accordance with established safe working practices, and that all tasks are risk assessed with appropriate control measures in place prior to commencement.
- Shall be responsible for overseeing the procurement and stocks for all deck department stores and equipment, including shipboard safety equipment.
- Shall be responsible for co-ordinating delivery of all stores to the vessel from freight-forwarders (via air freight and sea-freight).
- As a head of department, be responsible to ensure the deck department operates in accordance with budgetary requirements.
- Shall ensure all safety and shipboard equipment is maintained, serviced and operated in accordance with OEM instructions and established maintenance procedures.
- Shall be responsible to the Master for ensuring all deck department manuals, instructions and ship specific procedures are up-to-date and correct.
- Is responsible to the Master to ensure the positive stability of the ship including the trim, stress and bending moments, in compliance with statutory stability criteria.
- Is responsible for ensuring that the ship's floating draught in all cases is carefully noted and logged immediately before leaving and immediately after arriving at a port or anchorage. Anomalies to be identified and reported to Master without any delay.
- Is responsible to the Master to oversee all health and medical matters onboard and for the nomination of a Ship’s Medical Officer.
- Shall ensure that Medical Locker is kept fully stocked with in-date drugs and medicines, and that his delegates keep medical locker and treatment room in a clean, hygienic and tidy fashion.
- Shall ensure the medical diary is maintained by the appointed medical officer.
- Shall assist the Master with control of firefighting, emergency response and ensuring the vessels emergency preparedness.
- Shall ensure that all vessel cargo, including cable and plant, is stowed and secured in accordance with the cargo securing manual, the voyage stability plan and established company or client cable working procedures.
- Shall ensure that all cable working and lifting appliances, equipment, running gear, slings, shackles etc… are maintained, certificated and inspected in accordance with SSEMS and flag state requirements.
- Shall ensure adequate fresh water supplies are maintained aboard the vessel whilst in port, and ahead of departure from port. Whilst at sea the Chief Officer shall liaise closely with the engine department regarding freshwater generation to domestic freshwater tanks.
- Shall also ensure domestic freshwater tanks and system are kept in sanitary condition and good order by regular inspections, water test samples and dosage treatment of water. Shall liaise with the Chief Engineer to plan tank usage for fuel oil consumption, to ensure compliance with the voyage stability plan.
- Shall supervise maintenance, testing and operation of lifesaving appliances, firefighting appliances and watertight integrity equipment and openings in accordance with SSEMS and statutory regulations.
- Alongside the Chief Engineer, the Chief Officer is responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of all deck machinery and equipment and supervision of the deck planned maintenance programme.
- Shall be responsible to act as Head of Department for all Deck Officer and Deck Crew ensuring compliance with company procedures, control of work on deck, and established good practice.
- Is responsible for Pest Control onboard the ship.
- Is responsible to ensure the safe stowage and usage of all hazardous substances used within the Deck department.
- Shall be responsible for ensuring that all muster lists are maintained in accordance with Company and SOLAS requirements and ensure the onboard familiarisation and ongoing training programme for all crew and officers is met.
- Maybe required by the Master to keep a navigation or act as senior bridge watchkeeping officer.
- Shall carry out vessel and cable operations in accordance with the Masters Project Execution Plan or instructions. Shall undertake the duties of Ship Security Officer (SSO) as outline within the SSEMS, Ship Security Plan and ISPS Code.
- Where deck cadets are on board, the Chief Officer shall undertake the role of / or designate a shipboard training officer to supervise the cadet whilst aboard the ship.
- Shall undertake or execute any other duties, as required or assigned by the Master.
RESPONSIBLE TO:
The Commander (Master)