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Job Description
Master for Dry Bulk Carrier (Hiring Office: Shanghai)
Application Deadline: 26 May 2026
Department: Deck
Employment Type: Contract
Location: Shipboard
Description
Type: Bulk Carrier (Wood Chips Vessel)
Gross Tonnage: 57541
Dead Weight: 71033
Built Year: 2023
Flag: SGP
Engine Maker: MAN B&W
Joining Date: 13 June 2026
Key Responsibilities
The Master is responsible to the Ship Management Office for:
• The overall command of the ship
• Safeguarding the Owner's and Company's interests at all times
• Maintenance of the ship's and crew certification required for trading
• Communication with the Owners, the Company, the Charterers and any other party as required
• Maintenance of the ship and her equipment
• Ensuring that all crew receive familiarisation training on embarking the vessel
• Crew familiarisation, performance appraisal, training, welfare, discipline and other administrative matters required as per VMS Crewing Instructions
• Ensuring that Emergency Organisation & Emergency Party Responsibilities are known by each crew member including any training that may be required aboard vessel
• Safe navigation of the vessel as required by Company Navigation procedures and for ensuring that all navigational watch keepers are fully familiar with these procedures
• Organising and conducting Health & Safety committee meetings
• Ensuring adequate stability trim and stress at all times
• Checking and monitoring of any cargo plan and operations prepared by the Chief Officer, including the supervision of cargo operations
• Compliance with any statutory, local or international regulation which affect the ship including MLC2006
• Maintenance of Shipboard filing and all Company and other records which are required to be maintained or submitted
• Implementation and recording of onboard training as required by International regulations and VMS
• Reporting of any accident and/or damage affecting the ship, her crew or her cargo, to the Company and other Parties as necessary
• Full and accurate accounting of voyage expenditure etc, and the safe keeping of Company funds
• Supervision and training of Deck Cadets
• Ensuring that the risk assessment procedures are adhered to onboard and, where necessary, office assistance is obtained to mitigate identified risks.
• Catering, hygiene, and vessel payroll requirements
• Review of VMS as required by the ISM Code
• Through positive leadership, sound management practices and the display of safe behaviours promote and uphold a safety culture onboard
• Ensuring that each crewmember takes personal responsibility for the safety, environmental and quality aspects of own work
• Responsible for ensuring that proper standards of health and hygiene are maintained throughout the vessel
• Signing-on and signing-off of crewmembers
• Ensuring compliance with Hours of Work & Rest Regulations
• Providing medical care aboard vessel
• Ensuring the onboard complaint procedure is enforced as per MLC2006 & Company requirements
• Enforcing the Company’s Drug & Alcohol policy aboard vessel
• The execution of the charter of the vessel in a professional and competent manner
• Ensuring sufficient bunkers and stores are onboard prior to commencing a voyage
• Providing the Chief Engineer and Chief Officer with relevant details of the intended voyage and ensuring that the voyage orders are understood and complied with in full
• Providing the Company and charterers with accurate information regarding cargo operations
• Advising the Company when voyage/cargo instructions cannot be complied with, and/or where the intended voyage instructions are not clear/understood
• Checking and signing of Cargo Documents on completion of cargo operations
• Undertaking any other tasks, duties as required by the Company.
• Determining appropriate manning levels for the respective cargo and ballast operations to ensure such operations are conducted in a safe and effective manner.
• Ensuring that all cyber security policies and procedures are adhered to, cyber incidents are reported and all crew are compliant with Company Cyber requirements.
PERSONAL BEHAVIOURS & QUALITIES
The job requires:
• Excellent leadership skills; in particular the ability to gain respect, to motivate and to lead by example
• Excellent managerial skills; in particular the ability to build and maintain an onboard team spirit that recognises and takes account of different National cultures
• A positive and supportive approach to training which encourages all crewmembers to build and maintain their relevant technical knowledge and practical skills
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Very good communication skills
• Ability to remain calm and focused at all times, in particular during emergency and/or difficult situations