Vacancies for 3rd Officer

The 3rd Officer is a junior member of the Bridge crew. He or she is a valuable assistant to other Deck officers, so duties of the 3rd Officer are varied and quite important:

• 3rd Mate stands a navigational watch, so must be familiar with a passage plan and details of the voyage.
• Moreover, the this junior navigational officer is usually assigned to inform Master about current location and speed of the vessel;
• In addition, the 3rd Officer takes part in mooring and anchoring procedures;
• Assists the Safety Officer with regular checkings, maintenance and minor repair of the life saving equipment such as lifeboats, life rafts, rings, launching appliances, etc.

As for the wage rate for this position, the 3rd Officer is paid around USD 2 700 - USD 3 000 on Bulk Carriers, Container Ships, Multi-Purpose Vessels and Heavy-lifts. A little less, from USD 2500 to USD 2700,  will be made on Passenger ships or RO-ROs. A start of the career will probably be made on General cargo vessels where the 3rd Officer earns around USD 2 000.

Join the tanker fleet as early in your career as you manage. Even for this junior officer position there are significant salary differences. Wage rates start from USD 3 000 for Oil Products tankers, and will vary from USD 3 000 to USD 5 000 for Crude Oil Carriers, LPG/LNG Carriers and Chemical tankers depending on the size of the vessel and other conditions of the voyage.

The 3rd Officer is not a popular position in the offshore fleet. There are few vessels that require such extended bridge crew. However, wage rates are quite pleasant there. They start from USD 110 per day and go up to USD 150 per day.