[QUOTE=bryanx220;67572]I’d like to hear about the raise not a fight about how important someone is . The master is in charge of the boat . The relieve is in charge while the captain is off . The master still leaves orders with the relieve on the spirit of how the boat will be ran. The relieve is in charge while the master is off . So he would be considered the master in the time frame the lead is off . Most bridge personnel have there master license with Chouest boats anyway . On the boat though while running you have master and everyone else run as mates . COI doesn’t require chief mate , 2nd mate , 3 rd mate on the 280 and less or any vessel that’s not considered unlimited vessels . Hope that helps and we can talk about any news on the raises .[/QUOTE]
Makes sense - so if someone gets offered a job as “second captain” it is understood he is going to be sailing chief mate and relief captain. However once he/she is on the boat they are referred to by the position they are sailing in. The “second captain” is called “captain” when in that position and is called mate when sailing mate.
Also if I understand correctly the “third captain” is called that because they may have sailed captain on another vessel and they hold a master’s license.I assume they are called mate while on the boat? And the mate without a master’s license is always called a mate.
Lastly the pay rate is based upon what ever position is being held at the time. In other words when the relief captain gets bumped up to captain he gets the same pay as the “lead captain”
Is that right?
K.C.