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jefe de cubierta=Chief Officer or Chief Mate (specific crew member on a large shipping vessel)

Chief Mate in Merchant Navy - How to become a Chief Mate in ...
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22 Mar 2011 – Chief Mate, otherwise called Chief Officer is ranked just below the Captain ..

Stupid Question about container ship loading
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I've only heard Chief Officer used on Cruise Ships. ... In the US Merchant marine, there is a difference between chief mate and first mate.

Ranks of Seafarers
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3 Jun 2011 – The Chief Officer is a person holding Deck Class-II certificate of ..

Definitions
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See this link for a description of the difference between an ATB and an ITB. ... Chief Mate means the deck officer next in rank to the master

Estructura - Flopec
www.flopec.com.ec/flopec_ecuador/index.php/la.../estructura... JEFE DE MÁQUINAS. JEFE DE CUBIERTA. PRIMER OFICIAL DE CUBIERTA. PRIMER OFICIAL DE MÁQUINAS. SEGUNDO OFICIAL DE CUBIERTA ...

Anecdotas y Tradiciones Navales La vuelta al mundo y el día de ...
www.histarmar.com.ar/AnecdotasNavales/LaVueltaalMundo.htmPa... los memoriosos diré que el Capitán era Carrión, Daniel Agnoletti el Jefe de Cubierta y "Quique" Gonzalez el Comisario que en esta historia tiene un lugar .



Note:deck officer= oficial de cubierta. And it is NOT an specific crew member on a large shipping vessel !!!!!

HTH

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More references:

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Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) - MPA
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"chief mate" means the officer next in rank to the master and upon whom the command ... (a) the minimum number of deck officers, marine engineer officers and ..

Seafarer's professions and ranks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1.2.1 Chief officer/chief mate; 1.2.2 Second officer/second mate; 1.2.3 Third officer/third .... and the command always rest with the deck officers until unless it is clearely mentioned ... "The First" or "The Second" is the marine engineer second in command of the engine .... Create a book · Download as PDF · Printable version .

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I want to be a Deck/Engineering Officer - IMCA
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One of a series of careers factsheets produced by the International Marine ... As a deck or marine engineering trainee officer you will have reached a good level ... to Master normally follows periods of service as Third, Second and Chief Officer .

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Certificates of Competency and Licences for Deck Officers ...
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"approved" means approved or recognized by the Director of Marine;. "certificate ... The officers manning the stations of Master, Chief Mate, Officer in charge of a ..

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MSN 1802 (M)
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Notice to all Owners, Masters, Deck Officers and Crews of Commercially and Privately ... qualifications for Officer of the Watch (OOW), Chief Mate and Master. 1 MSN ...... b) Instruction in navigation and seamanship, marine engineering or other .

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Woodiezzz, many thanks for yr fedback. Saludos:))