Seafarers hold a variety of professions and All Hands ranks and each of these roles carries unique responsibilities which are integral to the On Deck!successful operation of a vessel.

Shipboard Organisation

Each Shipboard Captain Management & Chief Team consist of Engineer Deck 1

CAPTAIN The Deck is an organisational unit aboard naval and merchant ships. The main work CHIEF OFFICER 2ND OFFICER 3RD OFFICER for the Officers on the deck includes proper watchstanding and the maintenance of the BOSUN ship’s hull, cargo gear and AB Able-Bodied accomodations as well as the ship’s life saving and DECK CADET OS Ordinary Seaman Ratings firefighting appliances. Ratings

The qualification for Chief Engineer is “Chief’s Ticket” Engine colloquially called a

CHIEF ENGINEER The Engine department is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and repair of the 2ND ENGINEER 3RD ENGINEER 4TH ENGINEER ELECTRICIAN propulsion systems and the support systems for crew, 5TH ENGINEER passengers, and cargo. It is also responsible for repairing JR ENGINEER and daily maintenance of the ship's machinery. CADET ENGINEER

OILER/FITTER GREASER ENGINE RATING

average energy kcal consumption of a seafarer in the 3000–3500 per day merchant fleet

Steward Safety First! A fire drill must be conducted within 24 hours CHIEF STEWARD The Steward department is of leaving the port if more responsible for the maintenance than 25% of the crew and operation of the galley, living COOK members have not taken part and eating quarters of the officers in the drill in the previous and crew. It is usually headed by the Chief Steward. The Chief 2ND COOK month. Steward directs, instructs and assigns personnel performing such functions as preparing and STEWARD serving meals, cleaning and maintaining officers’ quarters.

References http://www.marineinsight.com/marine-safety/the-importance-of-fire-drills-on-ships-2/ https://www.slideshare.net/raseltyh/ship-organization http://www.nytimes.com/1865/08/16/news/fires-sea-shipboard-some-facts-relation-precautions-against-a ccidents-sea-what.html?mcubz=1 http://www.laurinmaritime.com/careers-us/shipboard-management https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/417d/dcf6b68a8956f17909c33eaee6f9845f2cf1.pdf

As of 5 September 2017