What are responsibility of third officer as per SMS or safety management responsibility ?

Safety Management Responsibilities of Third Officer

Reports to	:	Master for navigational watch keeping duties.
		Chief Officer for deck watches keeping duties and maintenance duties.
Supervises	:	Junior operation level and support level functions
Responsibilities	:	His responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following.

The safety management responsibilities of Third Officer include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Familiarize himself with the procedures of safety management system and comply with same.
• To keep a navigational watch at sea and at anchor as per Master’s standing orders.
• To keep cargo watch in port as per directions of Chief Officer and as per applicable rules & regulations.
• To maintain all meteorological equipment and logs and ensure dispatch of weather reports from vessel on regular basis.
• To maintain in good order all flags, signaling equipment, regulation lights and shapes
• Conduct maintenance procedures for life saving and fire fighting equipment, cargo systems on board under direction of Chief Officer;
• Conduct inventory of LSA, FFA, cargo systems spares and stores maintained on board as directed;
• Conduct procedures and tests to ensure functional reliability of critical equipment and systems, as directed
• Compliance with the Company’s documented safety and security procedures.
• Carry out emergency duties as per emergency response procedures and as directed by command and control.
• Compliance with applicable port, terminal and dock safety regulations.
• Assist Chief Officer in day to day work with regard to ship’s operational routine duties and preparation of reports and returns as required
• To comply with applicable rules of STCW Convention.
• To prepare handing over notes along with handing over report while signing off the vessel.
• To acquaint himself and prepare for the rank above.

Has the authority to identify and report non-conformities and near misses/hazardous occurrences and as per procedures defined within this Safety Management System