Passenger ships (ferries, ro-pax)
Short-sea ferries, ro-pax, and large ro-ro / passenger combinations. SOLAS Chapter II-2 watertight integrity is central.
From Wikipedia
Watercraft intended to carry people on board
Source: Passenger ship · cached via Firecrawl
Work environment
Short voyages (often <24 h), high turnaround, frequent vehicle deck operations, intense passenger-watch profile. Common entry route into Northern European trades.
Common ranks onboard
- master
- chief officer
- second officer
- third officer
- chief engineer
- second engineer
- third engineer
- able seafarer deck
- motorman
- ship cook
Typical certificates
- BST
- PSCRB
- AFF
- MFA
- Passenger Ship Safety (A-V/2)
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Safety risks
- Vehicle deck fire (lithium-ion EV)
- Passenger evacuation in heavy weather
- Bow / stern door watertight integrity (Estonia 1994)
Typical contract length
Often shift-based for short ferries (1 week on / 1 week off)
Salary reference
/salaries/vessel/passenger
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Primary sources
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