The Complete Chief Officer, 1st, 2010

The Complete Chief Officer, 1st, 2010

This book is for the young officer aspiring to the position of Chief Officer, or one who has recently been promoted into the position. It is a practical book dealing in the ‘real world’ of the sea and ships rather than the theoretical, and it discusses the various problems that can be encountered as the Mate of a ship.

Contents:

Authors Introduction 
1. The Chief Officer
2. Your Company
3. Joining the Ship 
3.1 Questions for the Chief Officer
3.2 Checking Around the Ship 
3.3 The Bridge
4. Departure 
4.1 ETD 
4.2 Departure Day 
4.3 Trim 
4.4 Cargo Completion 
4.5 Bridge Equipment 
4.6 Testing Engines 
4.7 Stowaway Search 
4.8 Crew Onboard 
4.9 Securing for Sea 
4.10 Departure 
5. Head of Deck Department 
5.1 The Ratings 
5.2 Head of Discipline 
5.3 Second in Command 
5.4 Chief Cargo Officer 
5.5 Accommodation 
5.6 Safety 
5.7 ISM 
5.8 Navigation 
5.9 Medical 
5.10 Security 
5.11 Training 
5.12 Entertainment 
5.13 Stability and Trim 
5.14 Garbage Disposal 
5.15 Water King 
5.16 Enhanced Hull Survey 
6. The Chief Seaman of the Ship 
6.1 Ship Knowledge 
6.2 Boats and Boatwork 
6.3 Boat Maintenance 
6.4 Boat Stores and Equipment 
7. Steel Preparation and Paint 
7.1 Costs 
7.2 Surface Preparation 
7.3 Hand Tools 
7.4 Power Tools 
7.5 Blast Cleaning 
7.6 Paint 
7.7 Types of Paint 
7.8 Painting 
7.9 Safety Precautions for the Paint Locker 
8. Ropes and Wires 
8.1 Manila Rope 
8.2 Sisal Rope 
8.3 Nylon Rope 
8.4 Polypropylene Rope 
8.5 Wire Ropes 
8.6 Wire Rope Cores 
8.7 Uncoiling 
8.8 Handling 
8.9 Care and Inspection 
9. Heavy Weather 
9.1 At Sea 
9.2 In Port 
10. Freezing Conditions 
10.1 Preparation and Precautions 
10.2 De-icing Tools 
10.3 Crew Clothing 
10.4 Damage Control 
10.5 Cargo Work in Ice Conditions
11. Relationships 
11.1 You and the Company 
11.2 You and the Captain 
11.3 You and the Chief Engineer 
11.4 You and your Deck Officers 
11.5 You and the Bosun 
11.6 You and the Crew 
11.7 Confidential Reports 
12. The Chief Officer and the Captain 
12.1 Support 
12.2 Advising the Captain 
12.3 Second in Command 
12.4 Keeping the Captain Informed 
12.5 Running your Department 
12.6 Managing your Captain 
12.7 Preparing for Command 
12.8 Conflict 
13. Stowaways 
14. Piracy
15. Passengers
16. The Workforce 
16.1 The ILO Convention on Hours of Work 
16.2 Working Hours 
16.3 Overtime 
16.4 Planning the Work 
16.5 Safety at Work 
16.6 Planned Maintenance 
16.7 Cross Departmental Maintenance 
16.8 PPE 
16.9 PPE Maintenance 
16.10 Working with the Crew 
17. Training 
17.1 Rules of the Road 
18. Fatigue 
18.1 The Effects of Fatigue 
18.2 Safe Working Ethics 
19. Leadership and Attitude 
19.1 Delegation 
19.2 Morale 
20. Accommodation and Catering 
20.1 The Accommodation 
20.2 Cleanliness 
20.3 Bedding 
20.4 The Messrooms 
20.5 The Galley 
20.6 Infestation 
21. Safety 
21.1 ISM 
21.2 The Paper Chase 
21.3 Safety Officer 
21.4 Safety Meetings 
21.5 Muster Lists 
21.6 Drills 
21.7 Boat Drills 
21.8 Survival Suits 
21.8 Man Overboard Drills 
21.10 Fire Drills 
21.11 First Aid Drills 
22. Stores and Storing 
22.1 Tools 
22.2 Power Tools 
22.3 Disposable Items 
22.4 A Storekeeper 
22.5 The Running Inventory 
22.6 Stores Ordering 
22.7 Storing Procedures 
23. Bridge Duties 
23.1 Watchkeeping 
23.2 Lookouts 
23.3 The Deck Logbook 
24. Alcohol 
24.1 Bars 
24.2 Record Keeping of Alcohol Consumption 
24.3 The Behaviour of those in the Bar, and Guests 
24.4 The Crew Bar 
24.5 Mixing 
24.6 Bringing Alcohol Onboard 
24.7 Banning Alcohol 
25. Discipline 
25.1 Warnings 
25.2 Serious Offences 
25.3 Disobedience 
25.4 Theft 
25.5 Assault 
25.6 Drunkenness 
25.7 Drugs 
25.8 Bullying 
26. Enclosed Space Entry 
26.1 Enhanced Survey Programme 
27. Communication 
27.1 With the Office 
27.2 With the Captain 
27.3 With the Crew 
27.4 With the Officers 
28. Port Preparation 
28.1 Planning 
28.2 Cargo 
28.3 Stores 
28.4 Port Work 
28.5 Medical 
28.6 Official Visitors 
28.7 Fresh Water and Garbage 
29. Ballast Water Management 
30. Anchor Work 
30.1 Maintenance 
30.2 Anchor Procedures 
30.3 Walking out the Anchor 
30.4 Heaving Anchor 
31. Port Arrival 
31.1 Pilot Embarkation and Disembarkation 
31.2 Deck Preparation 
31.3 Cargo Preparation 
31.4 Mooring 
31.5 Watchkeeping 
31.6 Visitors 
31.7 Security 
31.8 Gangway Watch 
31.9 People you do not want to see 
31.10 People you do want to see 
32. The Gangway 
32.1 Gangway Maintenance 
33. Port Responsibilities 
33.1 Chief Officer’s Port Standing Orders 
33.2 Shifting Ship 
33.3 Garbage Disposal 
34. Pollution 
34.1 Bunkering 
35. Surveys 
36. Cargo Operations 
36.1 The Cargo Log and your Daily Instructions 
37. Cargo and Cargo Terms 
37.1 Mate’s Receipt 
37.2 Bill of Lading (B/L) 
37.3 Deadfreight 
37.4 Laytime 
37.5 Demurrage 
37.6 Notice of Readiness (NoR) 
37.7 On-Hire, Off-Hire 
37.8 Cargo Stowage 
37.9 Stevedore Damage 
37.10 Stopping the Cargo Operations 
38. Cargo Safety 
38.1 General 
38.2 Tankers 
38.3 Bulk 
38.4 General Cargo 
38.5 Deck Cargo 
39. Cargo Holds 
39.1 The Testing of Hatch Covers 
39.2 Hatch Repair 
39.3 Monthly Check of Hatches 
39.4 Ladders 
39.5 Lighting 
39.6 Completion of Loading or Discharge 
40. Insurance 
40.1 P&I Clubs 
40.2 Accidents and Accident Prevention 
41. Dry Docking 
41.1 Dry Dock Safety Meeting 
41.2 In the Dry Dock 
41.3 Dry Dock Safety and Security 
41.4 Anchors 
41.5 Completion 
Letter to a New Chief Officer 
Acknowledgments