Ordinary Seaman / OS
Location Icon Manila, Philippines
Vessel Type: Oil/Chemical
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2025
Joining Date: 30 July 2025
Thank you for considering a career with us, and we look forward to welcoming you aboard! We are an equal-opportunity employer, welcoming qualified applicants from all backgrounds. Represented by the ITF, we adhere to ILO standards, ensuring fair practices and safe conditions. Please note that we follow a merit-based recruitment process and never charge fees for job offers. 

Role Purpose: Assist with deck operations, navigation, cargo handling, and overall vessel maintenance to ensure safe, secure, and environmentally compliant operations. 

Key Responsibilities

Assist in navigation, cargo and ballast handling, mooring, and anchoring operations. Carry out deck maintenance and housekeeping as assigned while ensuring equipment readiness. Comply with safety, environmental, and security procedures and regulations.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential Knowledge: The Ordinary Seaman must be familiar with company policies, SOLAS, MARPOL, and flag state regulations. Key knowledge areas include the Theory and Practice of Seamanship, emergency procedures, risk assessment, and hazard identification. Essential areas also include maintenance tasks, use of gas monitoring equipment, operating deck machinery, and waste management practices.

Essential Skills and Abilities: Effective communication and reporting skills are essential for the Ordinary Seaman, along with the ability to operate, maintain, and assist in repairing deck equipment. Proficiency in anchoring, mooring, and ropework, including knots and splices, is crucial. Strong time management skills, resource prioritization, and a commitment to high standards of cosmetic maintenance and housekeeping are also required.

Experience: Demonstrates reliability and effectiveness as a member of the deck crew, with a strong record in deck operations, including the use of deck machinery and cargo handling. Maintains the deck in good working condition, ensuring cosmetic maintenance standards are met. Shows seamanship skills, including proficiency in rope work and handling various types of lines, cables, and wires.

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Proper Rotation
  • Career Growth
  • Free WiFi Onboard
  • Life & Health Insurance
  • Healthy Onboard Meals
  • Digital Payment Solutions
 
For more information on our benefits, please visit our Careers at Sea page: https://www.scorpiogroup.net/careers-at-sea/ 

About 88 Aces, Manila

88 Aces Maritime Services stands as a premier Marine HR provider in Manila, rooted in a proud legacy of excellence as part of Scorpio, which has over seven decades of dedication to world-class shipping. Since its founding in 2018, 88 Aces has committed to the highest standards in crew management, seafarer training, and welfare support, fostering a skilled, reliable workforce to meet the evolving demands of the global maritime industry. With a team that oversees more than 70 vessels and an extensive network of over 2,000 qualified seafarers, 88 Aces is also dedicated to the well-being of its seafarers and their families, providing essential support and resources to strengthen their lives at sea and at home. This dedication makes 88 Aces a trusted partner in delivering first-rate maritime talent and care for international shipping needs.
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