Chief Officer

The Chief Officer is the Master's deputy and is responsible for the overall care and carriage of the Cargo, as well as the safe working practices of all personnel. They must also oversee the medical locker and be responsible for first aid and medical treatment.

Requirements

• Awareness of cargo tank construction
• Budget Control
• Bunkering operations
• Cargo Orders, Charterers instructions, terminal and state requirements, port documentation
• Charter parties, Bills of Lading
• Charterer’s Instructions & Compliance
• Communications with 3rd Parties and Company
• Communications with other nationalities
• Customer Focus
• Demurrage, Laycan, NOR
• Different Ship Charters
• Disciplinary procedures & process
• Diversity Awareness
• Experience in environmental protection and use of anti-pollution equipment.
• Experience of transiting high density traffic areas
• Experience with cargo transfer operations (STS, Co-mingling, COW, Inert Gas, LNG discharge, emergency operations)
• Experience with multinational crews
• Experience with Products Crude and LNG Cargo planning arrangements
• Experience with Tankers of all sizes
• GMDSS operation and maintenance
• Handling incompetent/difficult staff
• International Trade
• IT experience
• Man Management Skills / Awareness
• Newbuilds
• Notes of Protest
• Onboard Accounting procedures
• Operation of cargo handling equipment
• Ordering & Purchase of victuals and stores
• Personal safety, Ship safety & protection of the environment.
• Preparations for statutory surveys and inspection
• PSC, SIRE, ISM, ISPS and other industry inspections P & I inspections
• PTW systems, ISM requirements, Risk assessment
• Refit Experience
• SMS management and implementation, PPE requirements
• Team building - How to train and guide subordinates
• Variety of ports visited
• Written and spoken English to high standard.