Third Officer – Maritime Operations
Posted 21hrs ago
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Job Description
Third Officer supporting F3EA’s mission-focused maritime vessel operations. Standing watches, maintaining navigation systems, and ensuring shipboard safety and readiness.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the Master and Chief Officer in safe and efficient vessel operations
- Perform Officer of the Watch (OOW) duties in accordance with COLREGs and vessel procedures
- Support safe navigation, maneuvering, and operational readiness of the vessel
- Maintain nautical charts, navigational publications, and associated corrections
- Operate and maintain electronic navigational equipment and GMDSS communications equipment
- Monitor Maritime Safety Information (MSI), weather reports, and navigational warnings
- Maintain deck logbooks and required operational records
- Support implementation of the vessel Safety Management System (SMS)
- Conduct and support vessel inspections, drills, and emergency preparedness activities
- Support familiarization training for newly assigned personnel in accordance with STCW requirements
- Monitor and execute planned maintenance actions within assigned areas of responsibility
- Complete checklists, risk assessments, and operational documentation
- Utilize Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and enforce safe work practices
- Exercise sound judgment during emergencies and notify vessel leadership of significant issues
- Support cross-functional coordination between deck, engineering, and operational departments
- Provide task-level oversight, mentorship, and coordination of junior deck personnel when required
- Perform additional duties supporting vessel operations and mission requirements
Requirements:
- Valid U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) appropriate for position
- Valid STCW endorsements and required maritime certifications
- Experience serving as Officer of the Watch aboard operational vessels
- Knowledge of navigational watch-standing procedures, COLREGs, and bridge operations
- Experience operating navigational and communications equipment
- Ability to work rotational schedules in maritime environments
- Strong communication, organizational, and decision-making skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary maritime team
- U.S. citizenship required
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance
- Ability to support rotational or extended underway operations as required
- Ability to work in an operational maritime and shipboard environment
- Ability to stand watch for extended periods, climb ladders, and operate in physically demanding environments
Benefits:
- Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion
- Compensation and benefits referenced as employment practices, but no specific benefits listed



















