Seafarers are the general name of ship staff who sail at sea, and are generally divided into senior seafarers and ordinary seafarers. Senior crew members are divided into management level and operation level: management level: captain, chief engineer, first mate, second engineer, political commissar (domestic only); Operation level: second pair, second tube wheel, third pair and third tube wheel. Ordinary seafarers are also called support-level boatswain, machinist foreman, Yishui, Ershui, machinist, etc. , including chefs and clerks. At present, most ships along the coast of China still have the post of steward, also called the owner's representative, which should belong to the management level. Seafarers should not only have strong physique and skilled professional skills, but also have good psychological quality, strong adaptability to the environment and contingency ability to deal with emergencies. Seafarers' occupation requires quite high professional quality of employees.

Five elements of applying for seaman's competency certificate

First, professional education and training.

1. The seamen who apply for the certificates of competency for Class B and Class C seamen and the certificates of competency for GMDSS restricted operators shall have the professional training time specified by the competent authority, receive professional training at the maritime school or have relevant professional qualifications.

2.500 gross tonnage and above the ship to declare the third mate, three tube wheel, GMDSS general operators, must have more than two years of maritime vocational education or maritime technical secondary school education.

3. Crew members who declare GMDSS first mate, captain, chief engineer and second-class wireless electronic engineer in wireless navigation area must have higher education in navigation-related major or college education in related major.

Second, we must have maritime qualifications.

1. After obtaining the training certificate, those who apply for the certificates of competency of Class B and Class C machinists need six months' offshore internship qualification (navigation area: infinite navigation area, near-ocean navigation area and coastal navigation area).

2. Those who apply for certificates of competency for third mate and tube wheel should hold certificates of competency for crew and mechanic on duty in the corresponding navigation area, and have actually worked for 12 months (new certificates: all above the coastal navigation area).

3. Those who apply for the certificate of competency for the first mate and the second engineer should hold the certificate of competency for the first mate and the second engineer in the corresponding navigation area and ship class, and have actually worked for 12 months.

4. To apply for the certificate of competency of the captain and chief engineer, the applicant shall hold the certificate of competency of the first mate and the second engineer of the corresponding navigation area and class, and have actually worked for 18 months.

5. To apply for the examination and evaluation of expanding navigation area, the applicant shall hold a certificate of competency of the same grade and position as the ship applying for the lower navigation area, and have actually served for 6 months.

6. To apply for the examination of increasing tonnage and power, the assessor should hold a certificate of competency for tonnage and power lower than the applied tonnage, but the navigation area and location are the same, and the actual post is 12 months.

7. Those who apply to expand the navigation area and provide tonnage and power at the same time shall hold a certificate of competency with the same position as the navigation area and lower tonnage and power, and have actually worked for 18 months.

Third, we need professional training.

1. Baoyi, Grade C, seafarers and mechanics must receive six-month professional training from regular training units, including "basic safety" and "proficiency in sailing" for seafarers.

2. It takes about 10 days to apply for "basic safety" professional training for seafarers, and passenger ship attendants also need "professional training for passenger ships".

3. The captains, drivers, engineers, sailors and mechanics (oil tankers, chemicals and liquefied gas carriers) who apply for special ships need to be trained in "special specialties".

Fourth, practice at sea.

1.B, c-class sailors and mechanics are required to have a six-month offshore internship (both offshore and coastal) after obtaining the Examination Certificate.

2. Crew members who have obtained the examination certificates of three-mate and three-tube ships need to practice on board for 12 months before they can renew their certificates of competency.

3. The crew of ordinary cargo ships or passenger ships need to practice on special ships (oil tankers, chemical tankers, liquefied gas carriers, etc.). ) after three months of "special professional" training, the certificate of competency for special ships can be renewed.

Five, to safety records.

No matter what kind of crew members make mistakes or accidents at sea, the maritime administrative agency shall decide whether to declare various certificates of competency according to their performance and accidents after confirmation.

Five impossibilities of applying for a certificate of competency

A mechanic sailor can't directly apply for drivers and engineers.

According to "Rules on Examination, Assessment and Certification of Competency for Maritime Crew in People's Republic of China (PRC)", seafarers who have obtained certificates of competency for sailors and machinists must have a technical secondary school degree or above in navigation or two years of vocational education in navigation-related majors before they can apply for pilots and engineers.

Two, drivers and engineers who hold the certificate of competency of class D are limited to apply for the certificate of class C..

According to the requirements of People's Republic of China (PRC) Maritime Crew Competency Examination, Assessment and Certification Rules and the documents of the competent authorities, all holders of Class D competency certificates who apply for Class C competency certificates must have secondary maritime professional education or two-year maritime vocational education. (1August 3, 9981Those who have obtained the D certificate a few days ago are not subject to academic restrictions).

3. There is a saying among drivers and engineers who hold certificates of competency for inland rivers and fishing boats that drivers and engineers who apply for Class C certificates of competency (1KLOC-0/those who have obtained certificates of competency for inland rivers and fishing boats before August 3, 1998 are not subject to academic qualifications for the time being).

According to "Rules for Examination, Assessment and Certification of Seafarers' Competency in People's Republic of China (PRC)" and related documents, drivers and engineers of inland rivers and fishing boats must have a technical secondary school education or two years' relevant vocational education in navigation before they can apply for the corresponding C-level competency certificate.

Four, without special training, can't practice on a special kind of ship.

No matter what kind of competency certificate you hold, you must receive special training before you can work on a special type of ship, and you need to do regular internship after passing the qualification before you can work on a special ship. It usually takes three months to practice.

Five, five years less than 12 months of maritime service qualification can not be renewed.

According to the requirements of "Rules for Examination, Assessment and Certification of Competency for Maritime Crew in People's Republic of China (PRC)", the holder of the competency certificate must have at least 12 months of maritime service experience corresponding to the scope of application contained in the competency certificate within five years and have a good safety record before replacing the new certificate.