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Pantry Chef / Garde Manger

The Pantry Chef (Garde Manger) runs pantry production, training and evaluating the pantry team with the executive chefs. They prepare daily food forecasts and requisitions, follow company recipes, maintain the pantry equipment and look for cost savings.

A watch or a day

Day work

The certificate that gates the job

STCW V/2 (serving on passenger ships (applies to all personnel))

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 V/2

IMO Ship-type specific

serving on passenger ships (applies to all personnel)

MSN 1866 Amd 2

UK Ship-type specific

UK implementation of STCW V/2

MS (STCW) Rules 2014 r.55

IN Ship-type specific

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.

Food hygiene / HACCP / ship's cook certificate

e.g. Culinary Arts · culinary school

Also known as

Pantry Chef

Where can this role take you?

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