Department: Deck
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Shipboard
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.
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