SEAMAN / DECK HAND / BOAT KEEPER

Seaman Job Profile and Description An ordinary seaman is required to work on a ship for a specific amount of time, gaining what is referred to as “sea time.” Once a sufficient amount of sea time is acquired, the seaman can apply to take a series of courses, and then a series of examinations to become certified as an able seaman. These tests include standing watch skills, performing lookout duty and being a helmsman. Duties and Responsibilities • An ordinary seaman assists the able seaman Acts as the deck utility man and can be called upon to perform any one of many tasks • Standing as lookout, scaling and chipping paint, painting, handling lines during the ---mooring of the ship, and assisting in the actual letting go and tying up of the vessel • Assisting in the operation and handling of all deck gear including cradling, topping and housing of booms • Aiding the carpenter in repair work • Acting in the capacity of a helmsman when called upon • Reading draft markings and acting as cargo watch during the loading and discharging of cargo operations. • Calling the watch – This is the awakening of personnel, including officers, scheduled to go on watch, or to remind them in case they are awake • Keeping the heads and passageways in tiptop condition • Operating the deck machinery such as the winches or windlass • Overhauling and installing any standing or running rigging on the ship • Sewing, repairing and mending canvas • A seaman is a competent and certified life boatman, and is able to handle a lifeboat under sail or oars • Assuming the duties of the man in charge or coxswain of the lifeboat • Maintaining the bridge in a shipshape and clean condition Skills and Specifications - Patient - Ability to work with odd workers without losing focus - Physically fit and strong Education and qualification - High school diploma - Knowledge in sailing and sea life Send your cv . mention title in capital (SEAMAN)