Careers · Shipboard role
Security Guard (Security Patrol)
The Security Guard keeps guests, crew and the vessel safe and secure: controlling and screening entry at the gangway, patrolling the ship, carrying out surveillance and responding to incidents, in line with company procedures and the ISPS Code.
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
serving on passenger ships (applies to all personnel)
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.
STCW basic safety training
e.g. STCW 95 · Basic Safety Training · STCW CERTIFICATES · Basic Safety training
Security awareness / designated duties / SSO
e.g. ISPS · Security Awareness · Designated Security Duties
Also known as
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