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Chief Mate (Unlimited) — M/V Container Ship

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Chief Mate (Unlimited) · Container · Northern Europe, Hamburg

Contract
Temporary
Starts
Minimum experience
8 years
Embarkation port
Hamburg
Job reference
2B4D
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About the role

••• is looking for a chief mate for a 300 m, 95,000 GT container vessel on a fixed Northern Europe–Far East liner service, joining and signing off directly in Hamburg for a six-month contract.

You will manage cargo planning across multiple discharge ports, supervise lashing and securing of containers on deck, and run the deck department's watch schedule alongside the master. A TR Chief Mate (Unlimited) certificate of competency and a current MLC medical certificate are required; GMDSS General Operator's Certificate is an advantage. We expect at least eight years of deck officer experience on container or general cargo vessels, including prior chief mate time.

Responsibilities

  • Cargo and stowage planning across a multi-port liner rotation
  • Container lashing and securing supervision
  • Deck department watch and work planning
  • Stability and stress calculations for each port call
  • Safety and security drills, ISPS compliance

Requirements

Required certificates

  • STCW Basic Safety TrainingSTCW_BASIC
  • ILO/MLC Medical CertificateMLC_MEDICAL
  • TR Chief Mate (Unlimited)TR_UZAKYOL_1ZABIT

Preferred certificates

  • GMDSS General Operator's CertificateGMDSS_GOC

Language requirement

  • English · B2
  • Turkish · B1

Visa requirement

  • Schengen C

Benefits

  • Fixed six-month contract, sign-on/sign-off in Hamburg
  • Flight ticket included
  • Full medical insurance
  • Annual leave pay

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