Working as a Master on chemical tankers
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Being a ship Master is not only romantic in nature, but also responsible. Masters are not born, but become. Someone takes seven to ten years to become a Master, someone almost twenty, but one thing can be said for sure - a sailor who rose to the rank of Master achieved this thanks to his knowledge, experience and training.
Master's position
It does not matter the Master of which vessel this or that seafarer may be. In all cases, the position of the Master means command of a complex mechanism of interaction between all crew members, control over the quality and safety of cargo transportation. However, if you are the Master of a chemical tanker, it is also on your shoulders to prevent malfunctions in the operation of devices that allow you to safely transport liquid and, often, toxic chemical compounds. Therefore, we can say that the Master of a chemical tanker is a person who is able to make clear and balanced decisions about the situation on the ship in a split second, because not only the lives of the ship's crew members, but also the state of the oceanic ecosystem can depend on the speed of his reaction.
The Master of a chemical tanker, in addition to, of course, the Master's skills in managing a ship, must have knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms of operation of tanks, their cooling or heating systems, as well as the specifics of work on ships of this type. Due to the increased responsibility and the requirements for the Masters of such ships, their salaries are the highest in the sea freight environment. Fortunately, despite the increased risk, emergencies in which these types of tankers find themselves can be counted on the fingers of one hand.
Many large shipowners providing tanker cargo transportation note that there has recently been a certain shortage of suitable personnel for shipboard positions of senior officers on chemical tankers. Experts believe that the lack of seafarers with the proper skills and knowledge is provoked by the reluctance of the bulk of seafarers to acquire additional qualifications that allow them to work on chemical tankers, and therefore, they prefer to stay in their places, earning a little less, but stable.
The level of salaries in the tanker fleet
Considering the level of salaries in the tanker fleet, many Ukrainian sailors have begun to show more and more interest in vacancies for chemical tankers and other types of tankers. In fact, few crewing companies with representative offices in Ukraine have a set of vacancies for the tanker fleet, however, for example, the company Marine MAN Ltd ® specializes in the employment of our seamen for vessels of this type. Crewing experts also note the growing interest of the seafarers' labor market in Masters and other senior officers. Basically, open vacancies are on chemical tankers, and therefore now the Marine MAN Ltd ® company strongly recommends experienced sailors to contact them, send their CV and application in order to apply for open positions on chemical tankers. To such sailors
Summing up, we want to emphasize once again that the work of the Master of a chemical tanker is a combination of increased responsibility, multiplied by the experience of working on such ships with a baggage of knowledge about the specifics and nuances of cargo transportation of liquid cargoes that pose a threat to the environment. There is no room for incompetence or disregard for work.
