Careers · Shipboard role
Designated Person Ashore (DPA)
STCW competence
A-ISM Code §4
A watch or a day
Day work
The certificate that gates the job
ISM Code §4
The certification behind this rank
What the rules require for this role — STCW, Indian and UK implementation.
ISM Code §4
IMO stcw-text
Where can this role take you?
See how to reach this role — and the ladder above it — in the Route Finder.