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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• The Chief Officer shall be familiar with the Company’s Safety and Environmental Protection Policy and the SMS, and he/she shall carry out his/her duties in accordance with the established policies and directives. The Chief officer’s responsibilities in the Safety Organization are established by the Emergency Plan and the Station Bill.
• The Chief Officer is responsible of the AMOS System for the deck department and shall keep a close cooperation with the Supply Officer and the Staff Captain. He/she is responsible for the Deck Stores, parts and supplies, Inventory Control and Purchase Requisitions. He/she shall work very closely with the Staff Captain to ensure that the expenditures are within the limits of the approved budget.
• In close cooperation with the Staff Captain and at this direction administers and monitors the maintenance program for all areas controlled by the deck, or undertakes the supervision of specific projects assigned. The Chief Officer should acquaint himself with the Staff Captains responsibilities and duties for future development.
• He/she is responsible for the freshwater (P.W.) supply, consumption control, and chlorination in cooperation with the Staff Chief Engineer. He/she is also responsible of the swimming pools, the Jacuzzis and the chlorination of these. Details of these responsibilities are outlined in the Water Bunkering, Production, Pools, Jacuzzis and Spa's Handbook for Staff Captains, Chief Officers, Chief Carpenters, Chief Engineer, and Chief Engineers Jr Personnel.
• He/she is responsible of all equipment in connection with the replenishment of freshwater, and he/she shall be familiar with all rules and regulations related to this U.S.P.H.
• He/she is responsible for the co-ordination of all off-loading, on-loading and securing of items onboard, mainly on the loading deck. This does not relieve other Department Heads from their responsibility to secure items within their areas of responsibility prior to departure.
• He/she is responsible for the stability calculations as specified in the Navigation Standards Manual under G200.16 Stability Calculations. Based on this responsibility which has a direct association with ballasting, de-ballasting operations, the Chief Officer is responsible for the Water Ballast Management System.
• If the Chief Officer is assigned on a bridge watch (specific vessels) he/she shall observe the guidelines for watch keeping and adhere to the same position responsibilities as per the first officer’s or first officer’s navigation job description, on all issues pertained to the bridge duties during a navigational watch.