Container ships
Cellular container vessels — feeders, panamax, post-panamax, ULCV. The backbone of liner trades.
From Wikipedia
Ship that carries cargo in intermodal containers
Source: Container ship · cached via Firecrawl
Work environment
Tight schedules, short port calls (12–48 h), high cargo-watch responsibility on bay plans, lashing, reefer container monitoring. Big crew on ULCVs, lean crew on feeders.
Common ranks onboard
- master
- chief officer
- second officer
- third officer
- deck cadet
- bosun
- able seafarer deck
- ordinary seaman
- chief engineer
- second engineer
- third engineer
- fourth engineer
- engine cadet
- motorman
- oiler
- wiper
- eto
- ship cook
- steward
Typical certificates
- BST
- PSCRB
- AFF
- MFA
- Security Awareness
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Safety risks
- Container loss / collapse in heavy weather
- Reefer refrigerant leaks
- Mooring / lashing injury
- Crane / spreader incidents during cargo work
Typical contract length
4–6 months (officers), 6–9 months (ratings) — variable by employer
Salary reference
/salaries/vessel/container
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