Occupational Categories

 

OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES

We have officers in the following occupational categories

DECK:           Masters, Chief Officers, Second Officers and Third Officers.

ENGINE:       Chief Engineers, Second Engineers, Third Engineers and fourth Engineers.

                         Electrical and Electronic Officers.

TOTAL NUMBER OF GHANAIAN OFFICERS BY OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES
RANK TOTAL
MASTER 80
CHIEF OFFICER 100
2ND OFFICER 80
3RD OFFICER 170
DECK CADET 150
CHIEF ENGINEER 120
2ND ENGINEER 100
3RD ENGINEER 200
4TH ENGINEER 100
5TH ENGINEER 80
MOTOR TECHNICAL/ENGINEER CADET 200
ELECTRICIAN/ELECTRONIC ENGINEER 350
TOTAL 1730

SOURCE- GHANA MERCHANT NAVY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (GMNOA)

About 70% of Officers currently at sea ie 1211 Officers employed by the international companies out of which 329 are employed through Ocerec. (See annex 3)

Ghana seamen working with shipping companies including Islamic republic of Iran shipping Lines (IRISL), Ethiopian Shipping Lines (ESL) Pacific International Lines (PIL) of Singapore, Neptune Oriental Line of Singapore, Semco Salvage of Singapore and Oldendorf of germany.

A number of them are also working with supply Salvag and anchor handelling boats along the west African Coast Nigeria, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and also Angola in southern Africa.

Annex 2

  
CATEGORY NUMBER
BOSUN 100
ABLE BODY SEAMEN (AB) 200
EFFICIENT DECK HAND (EDH) 300
SENIOR ORDINARY SAILOR (SOS) 500
JUNIOR ORDINARY SAILOR (JOS) 700
CARPENTER/DECK FITTER 200
DONKEYMAN 100
MOTOMAN (OILER) 200
CLEANER 600
CHIEF COOK 300
ASSISTANT COOK 350
GALLEY BOY 500
STEWARD 600
ASSISTANT STEWARD 650
LAUNDRYMAN/STEWARD 200
TOTAL 5500

SOURCE- NATIONAL UNION OF SEAMEN (NUS) GHANA

About 10% of Ratings currently at sea ie 550 Ratings employed International Shipping Companies out of which 131 ratings are employed through Ocerec.

   
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