General cargo ships
Multi-purpose, project-cargo, and break-bulk vessels — the workhorse of regional trades.
From Wikipedia
Ship or vessel that carries goods and materials
Source: Cargo ship · cached via Firecrawl
Work environment
Smaller crew (15–20), often regional + coastal, high mooring + cargo turnover, broad skill set required from every rank.
Common ranks onboard
- master
- chief officer
- second officer
- chief engineer
- second engineer
- third engineer
- bosun
- able seafarer deck
- ordinary seaman
- motorman
- ship cook
Typical certificates
- BST
- PSCRB
- AFF
- MFA
- Cargo securing per CSS Code
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Safety risks
- Heavy-lift project cargo rigging
- Mixed cargo segregation (IMDG)
- Tween-deck enclosed-space risk
Salary reference
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