Duties of Seamen

1. Duties of Seamen

2. The members of the Deck Department • Chief Officer/Chief Mate • Second Officer /Second Mate • Third officer / Third Mate • Boatswain • Able Seaman • Ordinary Seamen

3. The members of the Engine Department • Chief Engineer • First Assistant Engineer • Second Assistant Engineer • Third Assistant Engineer • Junior Engineer • Oiler • Greaser • Entry-level rating Deck Engineer, Watertender, Fireman, Wiper , Machinist ,Refrigerating Engineer, Electrician, Pumpman, Storekeeper

5. Captain or Master of a merchant vessel is a licensed mariner in ultimate command of the vessel. He is in charge of everything and everyone aboard ship. He must know the reason for every job performed aboard his vessel.The Master is the agent of the company which owns the ship and is not a member of the crew. He represents the company in every operation of the ship under his command. His is the full responsibility of the ship.

6. Chief Mate or Chief Officer is a head of the deck department of a merchant ship. The chief mate is customarily a watchstander and is in charge of the ship's cargo and deck crew. Responsibilities include safety and security of the ship the crew's welfare and training in areas such as safety, firefighting, search and rescue.

7. Second Mate or Second Officer is the third in command and a watchkeeping officer, customarily the ship's navigator. Other duties vary, but the second mate is often the medical officer and in charge of maintaining distress signaling equipment. On oil tankers, the Second Mate usually assists the Chief Mate with the tank-cleaning operations.

8. Third Mate or Third Officer is a watchstander and customarily the ship's safety officer. Duties: responsible for items such as firefighting equipment, lifeboats, and various other emergency systems.

9. Boatswain,bo's'n, bos'n, or bosun is an unlicensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship. The boatswain supervises the other unlicensed members of the ship's deck department, and typically is not a watchstander.

10. Able Seaman is an unlicensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship. An AB may work as a watchstander, a day worker, or a combination of these roles.

11. Ordinary Seaman is generally not required to stand watch, but must pass examinations on watchstanding skills. His duties are to clean, to perform maintenance, to work with deck equipment, and to undergo on-the-job-training under the supervision of senior deck department members.

12. Chief Engineer is in charge of the engineering department on a merchant vessel. Commercially, a Chief Engineer is the individual with overall responsibility for the engineering projects undertaken for or by a company.

13. First Assistant Engineer is responsible for supervising the daily maintenance and operation of the engine department: for the refrigeration systems, main engines (steam/gas turbine, diesel), and any other equipment not assigned to the Second Assistant Engineer or the Third Assistant Engineer, he is typically the busiest engineer aboard the ship.

14. Second Assistant Engineer is usually in charge of boilers, fuel, auxiliary engines, condensate and feed systems, and is the third most senior marine engineer on board. The exact duties of this position will often depend upon the type of ship and arrangement of the engine department.

15. The Third Assistant Engineer is generally the most junior marine engineer of the ship, this person is usually responsible for electrical, sewage treatment, lube oil, bilge, and oily water separation systems. Depending on usage, he may stand a watch and assist the Third Mate in maintaining proper operation of the lifeboats.