General Steward
As a General Steward, you will report to the Master and Chief Cook, and your shipboard duties will include, but are not limited to:
Cleaning Responsibilities
- Maintaining the cleanliness of accommodations, including alleyways and stairways on officers’ decks.
- Cleaning the officer’s smoke room, mess room, pantry, common toilets for officers, pilot cabin, hospital, and officers’ laundry room.
- Cleaning officers’ cabins on alternate days.
- Upkeeping the reefer chambers, provision, saloon, bond, and linen store rooms.
Assisting the Chief Cook
- Supporting in the pre-preparation of food.
- Performing routine pantry work.
- Cleaning and maintaining the galley, including utensils, crockery, cutlery, and equipment.
- Assisting with inventories for provisions.
Additional Responsibilities
- Receiving and storing provisions, bond items, and saloon stores.
- Checking inventories and monitoring consumption of saloon stores and provisions.
- Serving officers in the mess room, pantry, ship’s office, and wheelhouse.
- Attending to pilots and other port officials as needed.
- Handling the laundry of all linen on board, adhering to the scheduled frequency.
- Conducting fumigation of accommodations at intervals not exceeding one month to maintain an infestation-free environment.
Environmental & Safety Duties
- Assisting with garbage management under the guidance of the Chief Officer and Second Engineer.
- Supporting pollution prevention measures as directed by the Chief Officer and Second Engineer.
- Carrying out safety and security duties as assigned by the Chief Officer.
Listed herein are details of the nature of your duties, tasks & equipment involved together with the scope of the duty. Where applicable, procedural or documental references/remarks have been endorsed against specific tasks
| Nature of Duty | Task/ Equipment | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Cleaning & Housekeeping | Cleaning and Linen washing | Cleaning of Officer cabins, Alleyways, Stairways, Smoke room, Mess room, Pilot Cabin and Hospital |
| Cookery | Cooking | |
| Accommodation | General Upkeep & Hygiene | Routine Cleaning of Reefer Chambers, Stores and Galley |
| Maintenance Equipment | Food Processors Hot Plates Ovens Garbage Commuter Dough Kneader Toaster Vacuum Cleaner Floor Polishing Machine Electric Iron Washing Machine Dryer | Operation & Cleaning |
| Safety | Safety Drills & Risk Assessment | Observe Safe Working Practices on board |
| Drills & Training | Participation in Drills/ Demos and use of various LSA/FFA | |
| Safety Equipment & Emergency Preparedness | Routine Inspections & Maintenance | |
| Security | Security Related Duties | In Port At Anchorage At Sea |
| MARPOL | Garbage Management Plan | On Board Garbage Management Plan under the supervision of the Chief Officer / 2nd Engineer |
| SMS Procedures | Miscellaneous Shipboard Operations | Recommended careful reading & understanding of the relevant Shipboard Procedures |
The Master shall have full authority and responsibility for regulating and assigning duties to achieve best all-round operational efficiency.
