Deck Cadet
Maersk
Mumbai
09.2022 - 03.2023
- Maintained a watch on the bridge to ensure safe operations at sea, lookout duties, and navigational equipment. duties and navigational equipment.
- Assisted in cargo operations including loading and unloading containers, securing cargo for voyage and making sure all necessary documents are prepared properly.
- Conducted periodic tests on navigational equipment like radar systems, GPS receivers, checking their performance against specified standards.
- Assisted in the preparation of charts for navigation purposes using various software programs designed specifically for this purpose.
- Followed orders issued by superiors accurately while keeping up with changing circumstances onboard ships due to weather conditions or other factors that could affect navigation routes or schedules.
- Operated winches during vessel maneuvers such as anchoring or berthing alongside piers and docks.
- Prepared mooring lines for arrival and departure of vessels to ports and supervised mooring activities as directed by senior officers.
- Participated in drills such as lifeboat drills, firefighting drills according to company policies and procedures.
- Communicated effectively with other crew members regarding safety issues, operational requirements and other matters related to the voyage of the vessel.
- Monitored loading, unloading, tracking and documentation of cargo.
- Inspected and maintained lifesaving and firefighting devices and reported defects.
- Built deep understanding of ship navigation principles under supervision of professionals.
- Lowered and manned lifeboats during emergencies.