What are the duties of a deck cadet?

Actual work of deck cadet on a vessel?

• duty of a deck cadet on board ship

• Answer:

  Depends on the nationality of the registry for the ship. On an American ship, you will work as a deckhand, doing deck maintenance at times. You will also stand a watch with a particular officer, to learn how to manage the bridge according to BRM best practices, to complete any sea project necessary, practice celestial fixes, and to gain experience working as officer of the watch. You will also stand cargo watches, performing the same tasks that the watch officer performs. Your job is going to be to make the management-level deck officers happy and to learn how to do your job. With a good crew, you should be able to have a good time in the process.