SEISMIC FLEET / CHIEF OFFICER

RESPONSIBILITY & AUTHORITY

The Chief Officer is the head of the deck department and is as such responsible to supervise and encourage all subordinates.

The Chief Officer is the personal deputy for the Master. Should the Master of any reason be unfit to continue his duties, the Chief Officer is to take over responsibility for the vessel.

The Chief Officer is the vessels dedicated Safety Officer and is responsible for all life-saving and firefighting equipment as well as safety training.

The Chief Officer normally is the vessels Ship Security Officer. 

In case the Medic shall be absent the Chief Officer will act as Medic

PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION

Routing

The Chief Officer is responsible for planning the route and the speed. The Chief Officer shall verify that the calculations prepared by the 2nd

Officer are in accordance with the Masters orders. These calculations shall be signed by the Chief Officer prior to being presented to the Master.

Watch

The Chief Officer has normal navigational watch duties when at sea. The Master decides the watch keeping hours. Included in these duties

are to assist and support PGS personnel on deck and the verifying of normal ship duties if no other routines are implemented on board due to operational reasons.

Radio Communications

The Chief Officer is the ship radio officer and is responsible for the daily operation of the radio station. The Chief Officer shall make sure that the radio station including the Radio logbook, are kept according to laws, regulations and the normal practice on ships operated by PGS.

Loading / Discharging

The Chief Officer shall be in charge of the loading and discharging of cargo. He is responsible to make notations of, or refuse damaged goods. Prior to departure the Chief Officer shall verify that all cargo is adequately secured and make a notation of it in the log book.

Stability and Trim

Prior to every departure the Chief Officer shall ensure that the vessels stability and trim is sufficient for the rest of the voyage.

Lifesaving and Firefighting Equipment

The Chief Officer shall verify that all lifesaving and firefighting equipment is maintained according to the relevant rules and regulations. The equipment shall at all times be operative. If any of the equipment has defects or are close to expiry date, the Chief Officer shall order replacements.

General Deck Maintenance

The Chief Officer is responsible for the deck maintenance on board; including preparation and follow up of Work lists/Work plan.

In co-operation with the Chief Steward the Chief Officer shall divide cleaning of the accommodation between the deck personnel and the catering personnel.

Deck / Paint / Chemical Stores

The Chief Officer is responsible for the deck- and paint stores and the ordering of accessories for the same. He may delegate this responsibility to the Bosun. Orders from the ship shall in any circumstances be signed by the Chief Officer, as head of department, and the Master.

Chemicals

The Chief Officer shall ensure that all chemicals are used and stored according to the relevant data sheet, or according to other relevant rules/legislations. The Chief Officer shall ensure that chemicals, if dated, are not expired on date. Chemicals that are out of date, or for any reason are not in use onboard, shall be marked and sent ashore.

Hospital

If the vessel is carrying a medic, the Chief Officer is his/her substitute and responsible for the day to day operation, cleanliness and readiness at any time. If there is no medic on board, he shall take the responsibilities of the medic, and must therefore be updated on the ships hospital; supplies and equipment (including lifeboat) at all times.

HSEQ Awareness
Chief Officer shall motivate the crew in utilizing the IMS, and maintain a high focus on HSEQ. The Chief Officer shall assist Master in preparing reports of accident and near-accident, according toHSEQ Reporting Procedure.
Training to next level The Chief Officer is to make himself familiar with the job description of the Master. He should take an active approach to familiarize himself with the duties and tasks performed by the Master, not just in preparation for promotion, but due to the fact that he is second in command and may have to take the full responsibility for the vessel in case the Master should become incapacitated.

Smallboat
The Chief Officer shall be competent in driving small boats; Lifeboats, FRC, Workboat, i.e. at minimum managing workboat in/out of
cradle/davit to crew/store transfer and similar tasks.