Second Officer
Recommended Time In Role
Ideally, a Second Officer should stay in their role for over two years before considering advancing their career. This is the length of time needed to perfect the skills required to be a strong Second Officer and the minimum amount of experience needed for more senior roles.
Mandatory Qualifications
To be eligible to be a Second Officer, all candidates must have completed STCW – Basic Safety Training A-VI/I, and MCA OOW >3000 gt CoC or OOW Unlimited CoC.
Recommended Qualifications
Ideally, a Second Officer should be working towards, or have completed, MCA Chief Mate (Yachts) >3000gt, or Chief Mate Unlimited CoC.
Recommended Experience
- A strong Second Officer should be working on growing their existing bridge and drive experience, on a range of vessel sizes .
- They should also have leadership experience and continue developing strong leadership skills, maintaining high standards, and adhering to and promoting the safety procedures on board.
Notes
A Third Officer/Bosun can also work towards “Master 500”. To obtain the “Master <500GT”, applicants must have served 12 months of OOW duties with at least 120 days of watchkeeping .
Character Attributes
- Self-motivated
- Confident
- Flexible
- Positive/can-do attitude
- Self-aware
- Strong work ethic / hard-working
- Honest & trustworthy
- Personable – service with smile
- Self-regulated – including personal and social media presence
- Good communication skills
- Good listener
- Takes direction
- Ability to delegate,
mentor, support, train &
develop others
- Resilient / ability to work well under pressure
- Collaborative & loyal
- Good time keeping
- Discreet
- Well presented
- Takes initiative
- Organised