MASTER

The captain/master is the ship's highest responsible officer and

acting on behalf of the ship's owner. Besides that a captain also
served as :
- A leader on board
- Holders of public authority (it mean all those who are on the
ship, whoever he is without exception must obey the
captain, this is for security and order on the ship)
- Law enforcement (a captain has the authority to act as
police and prosecutors on board in the event of a crime)
- A civil registry employee (It mean in the event of a birth or
death, the captain is authorized to become a civil registry
employee on board)
- And as a notary
As a leader on board, a captain has responsibility such as
- Responsible for the safety of the voyage
- Responsible for the safety of the ship's crew
- Seaworthiness or commonly called (seaworthy) (is concept
that runs through maritime law) how to get seaworthy? One
of them by perform sea trial routine on schedule

CHIEF OFFICER
The Chief Officer/First Mate is the head of the deck department on
a vessel. Duties of The Chief Officer include :

- Maintenance of the ship's hull

- Cargo supervisor
- All aspects of the accommodations (Lights at gangway, sign)
- Life saving appliances and firefighting appliances (Nozzles,
Liferaft, Lifejacket)
related to the main duties of the officer as the supervisor of
loading and unloading cargo then the officer is responsible for

- Cargo operations and cargo gears (Crane, Derrick, Hook, Etc)

- Stability
 - Safety and security of the ship, as well as the welfare of the
crew on board.

SECOND OFFICER
The Duty and Responsibilities of Second Officer is related to
navigation vessel. They are :
- Updating charts
- Making passage plans
- Charts Maintenance
- Electronic Maintenance, like GPS, Radar, AIS, Radio
Communication
- Non-Electronic Maintenance, like Sextant
- And operation of the navigation lights

THIRD OFFICER
Third officer duties vary depending on the type of ship, crewing,
and other factors. Duties related to the role of safety officer focus
on responsibility for items such as
- Firefighting equipment
- Lifeboats
- and various other emergency systems like EPIRB (Direct
alert to Search and Rescue Services near voyage) and SART
(to alert around the range of the ship’s radar)

FOURTH OFFICER
I never know there was a fourth officer in the ship. Otherwise, is
any fourth officer, it must be a new officer who is trained before
becoming a third officer

RADIO OFFICER / SPARK

Is served as a radio/communication operator and responsible for
maintaining the safety of ships from distress

BOATSWAIN
Highly skilled in marlinspike seamanship (is about tying of various
knots from rope, wire, wire rope).The Boatswain generally carries
out the tasks instructed by the Chief officer, directing the Able
seaman and Ordinary seaman.

AB (ABLE SEAMAN) / HELMSMAN

An Able seaman works under the Boatswain, completing tasks
such as working mooring lines (lines or rope for secured the ship
to berth from free movement of the ship on the the water),
operating deck gear (Crane, Derrick, Hook), and standing anchor
details. The AB also stands a navigational watch, generally as a
helmsman.

ORDINARY SEAMAN (OS)

The lowest ranking personnel in the deck department. An
Ordinary seaman[OS] generally helps out with work the Able
seaman are doing

CADET (DECK CADET)

This is the entry-level position that requires no previous working
experience. Coming from merchant marine college for practice
and learn becoming officer. Practice and learn like
- How to Store cargo
- Ship Maneuvering
- Ship Stability
- And learn ship managements according to the type of ship,
to work on the ship runs regularly and efficiently