chief mate definition

chief mate means the officer next in rank to the master and upon whom the command of the ship will fall in the event of the incapacity of the master;

chief mate refers to the Mate, senior in authority on a vessel.

chief mate means an officer holding a certificate of competency which contains an endorsement issued by a party to the STCW Convention, stating: —

More Definitions of chief mate

chief mate means the deck officer on a vessel who is next in rank to the master and on whom command of the vessel will fall in the event of the incapacity of the master;

chief mate means the officer next in rank to the master upon whom the command of

chief mate means the officer next in rank to the master and, in the case of ships where the term “staff captain” is used, includes a staff officer;

chief mate means an officer next in rank to the master and upon whom the command of the vessel will fall in the event of death or disability of the master;

chief mate means the deck officer next in rank to the master and upon whom the

chief mate means the officer next in rank to the Master and upon whom the command of the ship will fall in the event of the incapacity of the master.