Licensed Deck Officers perform watch standing duties on all classes of MSC civil service manned ships. Assists the Master and senior deck officers in carrying out their responsibilities. May be assigned collateral duties of Assistant Damage Control, Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense (CBR-D) or Special Services Officers.
Third Mate of Steam or Motor Vessels of Any Gross Tons Upon Oceans (or higher) and Radar Observer Unlimited, valid STCW 95 certificate endorsed CAPACITY as Officer-In-Charge of Navigation Watch STCW may not include limitations of Validity of Vessels Operating in the Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS), or aboard Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) or radar-equipped vessels. A GMDSS certificate and Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) certificate.
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