Careers · Deck rating
Rigger
The Rigger carries out rigging operations safely. They inspect and maintain rigging equipment, plan and execute lifts by analysing load requirements, prepare rigging layouts and load calculations, and mentor junior riggers.
A watch or a day
Watchkeeping
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.
Also known as
AB/RiggerWELDER RIGGER
Where can this role take you?
See how to reach this role — and the ladder above it — in the Route Finder.