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The Organization of Ship
The Organization of Ship
The man in charge of a ship is the Master. He is responsible for the ship, her cargo and the safety
of the crew. He must be well qualified and an experience navigator. Although his correct title is
the Master, he is addressed as “Captain’
The organization of the crew of a cargo ship is changing, but it is still customary to find Deck,
Engine, Catering and radio Departments in ships of a reasonable size. Each department is made
up of a varied number of officers, petty officers and ratings.
The chief officers, or First Master as he is often called is the Master’s chief officer and head of
the Deck Department.
He is assisted by a second officer (Mate), a Third Officer (Mate), and sometimes a Fourth
Officer (Mate)
The Deck Department also includes a Boatswain (Bosun) and a carpenter, both petty officers,
and a number of ratings.
These are made up of Able Seamen (AB), Ordinary Seamen (OS) and a middle grade known as
Efficient Deck Hands (EDH).
The engine room petty officers are the Storekeeper and Donkeyman.
The former is headed by the Second Steward, the latter by the Ship’s Cook.
They are assisted by several stewards and cooks, and by a number of junior ratings.
The Radio Department often conists of only one man: the Radion Officer.
On Ships where continuous radio watches are kept there may be three radio officers; a chief,
second and third.
Organisasi Kru Kapal
Orang yang bertanggung jawab atas sebuah kapal adalah Master. Dia bertanggung jawab atas
kapal, kargo dan keamanan awak kapal. Dia harus berkualitas dan navigator pengalaman.
Meskipun judulnya yang benar adalah Master, dia dialamatkan sebagai "Kapten '
Organisasi awak kapal kargo berubah, namun masih biasa menemukan Departemen Dek, Mesin,
Katering dan Radio di kapal dengan ukuran yang masuk akal. Setiap departemen terdiri dari
jumlah petugas, perwira dan pemeringkat yang bervariasi.
Petugas utama, atau Guru Pertama karena dia sering dipanggil adalah kepala kepala Master dan
kepala Departemen Deck.
Dia dibantu oleh petugas kedua (Mate), Petugas Ketiga (Mate), dan kadang-kadang Petugas
Keempat (Mate)
Departemen Deck juga mencakup Boatswain (Bosun) dan seorang tukang kayu, perwira kecil,
dan sejumlah pemeringkat.
Ini terdiri dari Able Seamen (AB), Pelaut Biasa (OS) dan kelas menengah dikenal sebagai
Efficient Deck Hands (EDH).
Pada beberapa kapal yang menavigasi Kadet dibawa untuk tujuan pelatihan.
Dia dibantu oleh Enginer kedua, ketiga, keempat dan kadang-kadang kelima.
Yang pertama dipimpin oleh Second Steward, yang terakhir oleh Ship's Cook.
Mereka dibantu oleh beberapa pelayan dan juru masak, dan oleh sejumlah peringkat junior.
Departemen Radio sering hanya terdiri dari satu orang: Petugas Radion.
Di kapal-kapal dimana jam radio terus menerus disimpan mungkin ada tiga petugas radio;
seorang pemimpin, kedua dan ketiga.