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Chief Officer (Safety)
On cruise ships the Chief Officer (Safety) is a deck-department officer who leads shipboard safety and security: they act as Ship Safety Officer and Ship Security Officer and supervise the security staff.
STCW competence
A watch or a day
Watchkeeping
The certificate that gates the job
STCW II/2 (STCW chief-officer rank (cruise safety post))
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 (cruise safety post)
STCW V/2
serving on passenger ships (applies to all personnel)
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
MSN 1866 Amd 2
UK implementation of STCW V/2
MS (STCW) Rules 2014 r.55
India implementation of STCW V/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
Also known as
Where can this role take you?
Map your next certificate: your rank, sea time and certificates in; the next step and its requirements out.