Job Description
3rd Officer for Containership (Hiring Office: Shanghai)
Application Deadline: 4 July 2026
Department: Deck
Employment Type: Contract
Location: Shipboard
Type: Container Ship
Gross Tonnage: 9998
Dead Weight: 13300
Built Year: 2024
Flag: MHL
Engine Maker: undefined
Joining Date: 07 July 2026
Key Responsibilities
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.
PERSONAL BEHAVIOURS & QUALITIES
The job requires:
• Good leadership skills; in particular the ability to gain respect, to support others and to set a positive example
• Good managerial skills; in particular the ability to make a positive contribution to team working which takes account of the different cultures onboard
• Good organization skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to remain calm and focused at all times but in particular during emergency and/or difficult situations
