JOB POSTING: Second Officer

For our marine crew we are looking for a Second Officer on board the HUMANITY 1:

Responsibilities and Duties:

• primarily responsibility for the support of Captain and Chief Officer for safe (SAR) navigation and operation of the vessel assistance in watchkeeping operations to search for distress cases
• Support of the ship’s command Radio/GMDSS Equipment, also administration of UHF radios
• Preparation of the ship for the upcoming port state re-inspection Correction of nautical tables and admiralty nautical publications
• Voyage Planning
• Bridge administration
• Preparation of the ship for the next rotation
• Administration and Maintenance of the Flag State Medical Locker and Hospital Assistance
• Cooperation with C/O for weekly/monthly inspection and maintenance of live-saving appliances and FFE and all safety related matters
• Designated Person in charge of crew members complaint onboard procedures

Requirements:

• Valid Certificate of Competency STCW A-II/1
• Valid Radio Certificate GMDSS (STCW A-IV/2)
• Valid Certificate of Proficiency in Basic Safety (STCW A-VI/1) (issued within the last 5 years)
• Valid Certificate of Security Awareness (STCW A-VI/6)
• Valid Certificate of Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boat (STCW A-VI/2-1) (issued within the last 5 years)
• Valid Certificate of Proficiency for Advance Training in Techniques for Firefighting (STCW A-VI/3) (issued within the last 5 years)
• Valid Certificate of Proficiency in Medical Care on Board Ship (STCW A-VI/4-2)
• Valid Certificate of Proficiency Ship Security Officer (STCW A-VI/5)
• German Endorsement in case of foreign certificates
• Experience as an officer
• ECDIS Proficiency
• very good teamwork skills, especially in extreme situations strong communication skills
• Physical fitness and mental resilience, incl. valid Medical Certificate for Seafarers for desired position
• Identification with the aims and work of SOS Humanity
• Awareness of working for a NGO; potentially working with partially (sea) inexperienced volunteers and familiarity with principles of “flat hierarchies”
• Good English language skills (confident communication in an international team; spontaneous, fluent, detailed communication with native speakers in a broad range of themes)
• Advanced PC skills especially Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• Age: 23-70 years
• Vaccinations: Covid19 booster vaccination, measles, rubella, tetanus

We provide:

• Salary: 2900 € / month (employee gross)
• Possibility for longer-term employment
• 1-1-Contract (every day on board compensated by day of paid leave)
• Travel Expenses

The HUMANITY 1 sails under German flag, therefore we are bound to European citizenship in certain positions. However, it is very important to us that our crew is as international and diverse as possible – in particular, we encourage FLINTA1+ persons to apply.

1FLINTA+ stands for Female, Lesbian, Inter, Nonbinary, Trans and Agender

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