Ships’ deck officers and pilots command and navigate ships and similar vessels, and perform related functions on shore.
Skill level:
Skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Ships’ deck officers and pilots - from GH₵2,496 to GH₵18,170 per month - 2025.
- A Ships’ deck officers and pilots typically earns between GH₵2,496 and GH₵9,289 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between GH₵3,862 and GH₵15,459 per month for a working week of 40 hours.
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Job Responsibilities
- Commanding and navigating ship or similar vessel at sea or on inland waterways
- Controlling and participating in deck and bridge-watch activities
- Navigating vessels into and out of ports and through channels, straits and other waters where special knowledge is required
- Ensuring safe loading and unloading of cargo and observance of safety regulations and procedures by crew and passengers
- Performing technical supervision of maintenance and repair of ships to ensure compliance with specifications and regulations
- Applying knowledge of principles and practices relating to ships’ operation and navigation in order to identify and solve problems arising in the course of their work
- Ordering ships’ stores, recruiting crew as required and maintaining records of operations
- Transmitting and receiving routine and emergency information with shore stations and other ships
