Able Seaman

Responsibilities

• Executes general maintenance, repair, sanitation and upkeep of material equipment and areas within the Deck department.
• Assists with general maintenance (to include but not limited to the following): Chipping, Scraping, Cleaning, Priming Painting.
• Maintains a clean and orderly working area. Ensuring that all work materials and equipment are properly stowed.
• Carries out maintenance on lifeboats, rescue boats and liferafts, emergency and damage control gear.
• Responsible to be familiar with the operation and location of all lifesaving, fire-fighting and pollution prevention equipment.
• Carries out Quartermaster and gangway duties as instructed by the Staff Captain.
• Carries out fire patrol duties if assigned by the Staff Captain in compliance with SOLAS requirements.
• Will participate in the tendering operations under the Staff Captain’s instruction when the vessel is at anchor ensuring that the tender operations are performed in a safe manner and according to the schedule.
• Will participate in safe zodiac operations as per Staff Captains instructions.
• Attends the mooring operations on arrival and departure.
• Secures the gangway for shore and sea going operations.
• Ensures sea worthiness of the vessel.
• Responsible to the Officer on duty to maintain a safe deck watch and ensure that the vessel remains securely moored.
• Participates in the loading of deck department provisioning.
• Has a full knowledge of every aspect of safety features of the vessel.
• Keeps the Staff Captain, Officer on duty and Bosun promptly and fully informed of all problems and matters of significance.
• Accountable for ensuring that Company, National and International standards are maintained and meeting requirements.
• Practices good people management, maintaining proper conduct within the Deck department and other departments around the ship.
• Observes and enforces uniform and grooming standards according to Company policies.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience/Qualifications:

• Valid STCW certification.
• Appropriate certification as required by regulations.
• Good understanding of exterior maintenance and repair.
• Must be fully proficient in operating tender boats and rescue boats.
• Extensive experience in subordinate positions and on board passengers ships in a similar role.
• Physically and medically fit.
• Moral integrity is required.
• Coast Guard and Port State Control experience.