Deck · Junior officer
Mid-level deck officer. Often holds navigation officer responsibility (passage planning, chart corrections, ECDIS).
A second mate ( 2nd mate) or second officer ( 2/O) is a licensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship holding a Second Mates Certificate of Competence,[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondmate#citenote-1) by an authorised governing state of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The second ma…
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Stands a bridge watch (typically 12–4), maintains charts and ECDIS, prepares the passage plan under SOLAS V/34, reports to the Chief Officer on navigation matters. Often the medical officer.
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