Sharlay George Sharlay George Contents The Complete Chief Officer Authors Introduction The Chief Officer Your Company 3 Joining the Ship 3.1 Questions for the Chief Officer 3.2 Checking Around the Ship 3.3 The Bridge Departure 4.1 ETD 4.2 Departure Day 4.3 Trim 4.4 Cargo Completion 4.5 Bridge Equipment 4.6 Testing Engines 4.7 Stowaway Search 4.8 Crew Onboard 4.9 Securing for Sea 4.10 Departure Head of Deck Department 10 14 15 15 16 17 17 19 19 20 21 21 23 26 5.1 The Ratings 5.2 Head of Discipline 5.3 Second in Command 5.4 Chief Cargo Officer 5.5 Accommodation 5.6 Safety 5.7 ISM 5.8 Navigation 5.9 Medical 5.10 Security 5.11 Training 5.12 Entertainment 5.13 Stability and Trim 5.14 Garbage Disposal 5.15 Water King 5.16 Enhanced Hull Survey 26 27 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 31 31 34 The Chief Seaman of the Ship 35 6.1 Ship Knowledge 6.2 Boats and Boatwork 6.3 Boat Maintenance 6.4 Boat Stores and Equipment 35 39 42 42 Sharlay George 10 11 12 Steel Preparation and Paint 44 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 44 45 45 45 45 46 46 47 49 Costs Surface Preparation Hand Tools Power Tools Blast Cleaning Paint Types of Paint Painting Safety Precautions for the Paint Locker Ropes and Wires 50 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 51 51 51 51 52 52 53 53 53 Manila Rope Sisal Rope Nylon Rope Polypropylene Rope Wire Ropes Wire Rope Cores Uncoiling Handling Care and Inspection Heavy Weather 54 9.1 9.2 54 56 At Sea In Port Freezing Conditions 59 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 59 63 64 64 66 Preparation and Precautions De-icing Tools Crew Clothing Damage Control Cargo Work in Ice Conditions Relationships 67 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 67 68 68 68 70 71 73 You and the Company You and the Captain You and the Chief Engineer You and your Deck Officers You and the Bosun You and the Crew Confidential Reports The Chief Officer and the Captain 74 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 74 75 76 78 79 80 82 83 Support Advising the Captain Second in Command Keeping the Captain Informed Running your Department Managing your Captain Preparing for Command Conflict Sharlay George 13 Stowaways 86 14 Piracy 88 15 Passengers 89 16 The Workforce 92 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 16.10 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 99 99 17 18 19 20 21 Training 101 17.1 Rules of the Road 103 Fatigue 104 18.1 The Effects of Fatigue 18.2 Safe Working Ethics 104 105 Leadership and Attitude 107 19.1 Delegation 19.2 Morale 107 108 Accommodation and Catering 110 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 111 112 113 114 115 116 The Accommodation Cleanliness Bedding The Messrooms The Galley Infestation Safety 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.10 21.11 22 The ILO Convention on Hours of Work Working Hours Overtime Planning the Work Safety at Work Planned Maintenance Cross Departmental Maintenance PPE PPE Maintenance Working with the Crew 118 ISM The Paper Chase Safety Officer Safety Meetings Muster Lists Drills Boat Drills Survival Suits Fire Drills First Aid Drills 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 125 21.8 Man Overboard Drills 127 12B Stores and Storing 129 22.1 Tools 22.2 Power Tools 22.3 Disposable Items 22.4 A Storekeeper 130 131 131 132 Sharlay George 22.5 The Running Inventory 22.6 Stores Ordering 22.7 Storing Procedures 23 24 25 26 27 28 132 132 133 Bridge Duties 134 23.1 Watchkeeping 23.2 Lookouts 23.3 The Deck Logbook 134 136 139 Alcohol 140 24.1 Bars 24.2 Record Keeping of Alcohol Consumption 24.3 The Behaviour of those in the Bar, and Guests 24.4 The Crew Bar 24.5 Mixing 24.6 Bringing Alcohol Onboard 24.7 Banning Alcohol 140 140 140 141 141 141 141 Discipline 143 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 144 145 145 145 146 148 150 151 Warnings Serious Offences Disobedience Theft Assault Drunkenness Drugs Bullying Enclosed Space Entry 152 26.1 Enhanced Survey Programme 154 Communication 157 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 157 157 157 158 With the Office With the Captain With the Crew With the Officers Port Preparation 159 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.7 159 159 160 161 Planning Cargo Stores Port Work Medical Official Visitors Fresh Water arid Garbage 161 161 162 29 Ballast Water Management 163 30 Anchor Work 166 30.1 Maintenance 30.2 Anchor Procedures 30.3 Walking out the Anchor 30.4 Heaving Anchor 166 169 170 171 Sharlay George 31 Port Arrival 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.7 31.8 31.9 31.10 32 Pilot Embarkation and Disembarkation Deck Preparation Cargo Preparation Mooring Watchkeeping Visitors Security Gangway Watch People you not want to see People you want to see The Gangway 32.1 Gangway Maintenance 33 34 Port Responsibilities 184 185 187 188 Pollution 189 34.1 Bunkering 19° Surveys 36 Cargo Operations 36.1 The Cargo Log and your Daily Instructions Cargo and Cargo Terms 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.9 37.10 38 39 81 182 33.1 Chief Officer's Port Standing Orders 33.2 Shifting Ship 33.3 Garbage Disposal 35 37 172 172 173 174 174 176 176 177 178 179 180 Mate's Receipt Bill of Lading (B/L) Deadfreight Laytime Demurrage Notice of Readiness (NoR) On-Hire, Off-Hire Cargo Stowage Stevedore Damage Stopping the Cargo Operations 191 192 192 I 94 194 194 195 195 195 195 195 196 197 198 Cargo Safety 199 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 199 200 201 201 202 General Tankers Bulk General Cargo Deck Cargo Cargo Holds 205 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.6 206 207 208 208 209 209 The Testing of Hatch Covers Hatch Repair Monthly Check of Hatches Ladders Lighting Completion of Loading or Discharge Sharlay George 40 41 Insurance 211 40.1 P&l Clubs 40.2 Accidents and Accident Prevention 212 213 Dry Docking 215 41.1 Dry Dock Safety Meeting 41.2 In the Dry Dock 41.3 Dry Dock Safety and Security 41.4 Anchors 216 217 218 219 41.5 219 Completion Letter to a New Chief Officer 221 Acknowledgments 224