Second Officer – Mixed Work Schedule

Minimum Eligibility Requirements: Must be a United States citizen of at least 18 years of age and possess and maintain:

1. U.S. Passport with a minimum of seven months of expiration date.
2. Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and/or Department of Defense (DOD) Common Access Card (CAC) with a minimum of ten (10) months remaining of expiration.
3. United States Coast Guard (USCG) Merchant Mariner’s Credential (MMC), with a minimum of ten months remaining of expiration date.

Position Specific Requirements:

1. USCG License endorsed as: Second Mate of Steam or Motor Vessels of Any Gross Tons Upon Oceans (or higher), and Radar Observer Unlimited.
2. MMC endorsed as: Any Unlicensed Rating in the Deck Department, or Able Seaman Unlimited.
3. STCW Certificate endorsed as: CAPACITY as Officer-In-Charge of a Navigation Watch, or Chief Mate, or Master; STCW may not include limitations of validity on vessels operating in the GMDSS system, or aboard ARPA or radar-equipped vessels.
4. Minimum of 18 months of service in a watch standing position as Third Officer, as documented by CIVMAR HRMS for civil service mariner experience, and/or as documented by USCG National Maritime Center records for private sector experience.
5. A Federal Communications Commission GMDSS Radio Operator’s License – Above credentials and endorsements must be valid for at least seven months.

Although not required for consideration, candidates that hold Tankerman PIC (person in charge)/DL (dangerous liquids), or the appropriate towing credentials as specified in 46 CFR 15.805(a)(5), Towing Officers Assessment Record (TOAR), possess credentials or certificates demonstrating proficiency with unusual and technical shipboard operations systems and programs such as Dynamic Positioning (DP)systems, salvage operations, cable operations, command ship operations, or foreign naval auxiliary operations shall provide that information.

Related MSC, military, and/or commercial experience, etc., will also be part of the rating process.