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Chief Officer (Maintenance)
The Chief Officer (Maintenance) is a deck officer responsible for maintaining the ship's deck spaces and life-saving appliances and for ballast water management and its records. On expedition ships the role reports to the Master on navigation and to the Staff Captain on expedition and maintenance matters, and may keep an independent navigation watch.
STCW competence
Reports to
Master
A watch or a day
Watchkeeping
The certificate that gates the job
STCW II/2 (STCW chief-officer rank)
The certification behind this rank
What the rules require for this role — STCW, Indian and UK implementation.
Plus the certificates every seafarer holds: medical, basic safety, security awareness, and passenger-ship training on a cruise ship.
STCW II/2
owner: STCW chief-officer rank
MSN 1856 Amd 1
UK implementation of STCW II/2
MS (STCW) Rules 2014 r.21
India implementation of STCW II/2
MS (STCW) Rules 2014 r.24
India implementation of STCW II/2
What employers ask for
Seen across employer job postings — a guide to what recruiters look for, not a legal requirement.
Certificate of Competency / licence
e.g. license
STCW basic safety training
e.g. STCW 95
Experience / sea time / time in rank
e.g. 2 years’ experience
Where can this role take you?
Map your next certificate: your rank, sea time and certificates in; the next step and its requirements out.