Big honkin' raises for Chouest officers?

[Capt_Phoenix]

@"tengineer"

True, he’s the chief mate not the second or fourth captain and he gets chief mate pay. Even if he holds a masters ticket [most do] if he is working as chief mate he gets chief mate pay. If a licensed master is working as second mate he gets second mate pay etc. However, if he/she is one of the chosen masters of the vessel and comes in early for whatever reason he still gets his full pay even though he is not officially master until the other guy leaves or turns over the vessel. He doesn’t have his pay reduced because the company did not demote him from his master position simply because he came in early at the company’s request. It’s logical really.

Ahhh. I get it. You need to realize though that that is different than captain and relief captain. The relief captain doesn’t just “come in a few days early”, half his time every year is running as chief mate. That is his job description, to be mate half the time and captain the other half; and he is paid for the job he is doing at the time. (Also logical…)