Bosun

Planning the daily work schedule under the purview of the Chief Officer and assigning work to the deck crew. For example, a job that requires more experience will be assigned to an AB rather than an OS. Seeing that the work assigned to the crew is realised to the end. Maintaining the deck of the ship; tasks involve chipping, painting, buffing etc and overall maintenance of the deck. Maintenance of the ship’s windlass to ensure its optimum performance during stations. Also, to perform repair work onboard as required. Being thorough with the firefighting aspects of the ship and ensuring that other deck crews are thorough as well. Responsible for the ship’s deck stores, paint locker, Bosun store and other such areas as assigned to the Bosun by the Chief Officer. Ensuring that the mooring operations, anchoring etc are carried out efficiently. Inform the Chief Officer of the progress of the deck work being carried out. Being the connection between the officers and the crew about shipboard work.