3rd Officer Deck job at Uganda Railways CoRperation (URC)

JOB PURPOSE:

Responsible for navigational watchkeeping of the ship, maintaining safety equipment like lifeboats and firefighting gear, performing shipboard administrative tasks, and assisting senior officers in the deck department's overall duties.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform navigational watches, which involves navigating the ship safely and monitoring its operations, especially in port.
• Act as the safety officer, responsible for the maintenance, testing, and proper functioning of life-saving appliances and firefighting equipment.
• Prepare and submit port documents to port authorities, maintain records, and fulfil various administrative duties related to shipping operations.
• Ensure safety during mooring operations by overseeing the crew and maintain a safe working environment, especially when handling ropes Provide assistance during cargo operations, including managing ballast and ensuring stability.
• Assist in carrying out pre-arrival and pre-departure tests as per company procedure and report all deficiencies found to the second officer, Chief Officer and Captain.
• Assist in maintaining navigational and meteorological equipment on board, keeping it up-to-date and in operational condition.
• Maintain all national/signal flags (as per International Codes of Signal), navigational shapes, and sound signaling equipment and ensure all required flags are available before reaching the port and displayed correctly.
• Assist in recordkeeping of the ship’s deck logbook, navigational checklists, official logbook, and all events that occurred during the watch.
• Assist in training deck cadets or other trainees on board.
• Assist in preparing the bridge for any navigational and third-party audits and inspections
• Assist in any other navigational duties as directed by the ship’s master.

Qualifications and Experience

• At least Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent and the following maritime training;
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• Perform navigational watches, which involves navigating the ship safely and monitoring its operations, especially in port.
• Act as the safety officer, responsible for the maintenance, testing, and proper functioning of life-saving appliances and firefighting equipment.
• Prepare and submit port documents to port authorities, maintain records, and fulfil various administrative duties related to shipping operations.
• Ensure safety during mooring operations by overseeing the crew and maintain a safe working environment, especially when handling ropes Provide assistance during cargo operations, including managing ballast and ensuring stability.
• Assist in carrying out pre-arrival and pre-departure tests as per company procedure and report all deficiencies found to the second officer, Chief Officer and Captain.
• Assist in maintaining navigational and meteorological equipment on board, keeping it up-to-date and in operational condition.
• Maintain all national/signal flags (as per International Codes of Signal), navigational shapes, and sound signaling equipment and ensure all required flags are available before reaching the port and displayed correctly.
• Assist in recordkeeping of the ship’s deck logbook, navigational checklists, official logbook, and all events that occurred during the watch.
• Assist in training deck cadets or other trainees on board.
• Assist in preparing the bridge for any navigational and third-party audits and inspections
• Assist in any other navigational duties as directed by the ship’s master.

• At least Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) or its equivalent and the following maritime training;
• ...