Description
Ordinary seamen occupy the lowest rank of a maritime ship’s deck crew. They comprise the main labour force on board a boat where they help to operate the ship. They are supervised by the ship captain and the engineer, and can be given instructions by any individuals ranked above them.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
operate life-saving appliancesclean shipsmaintain ship brightworkhandle stressful situations in the work placesecure ships using ropemaintain vessel engine roomhandle cargoassist water-based navigationsort wasteload cargo onto shipsmaintain ropesswimunmoor vesselsperform lookout duties during maritime operationsmaintain vessel safety and emergency equipmentsecure cargo on shipsuse maritime Englishmoor vesselsuse different types of fire extinguishersfollow hygienic procedures during food processingperform manual work autonomouslymanipulate sails on vesselsfollow verbal instructionsfollow written instructionsinspect construction of shipsact reliablywork in a water transport teamuse different communication channels