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Staff captain cruise ship. In the last year captain salaries jumped with as much as 27. CruiseMiss Cruise Blog A cruise blog with a difference. - Oversees all activities taking.

Cruise Director Cruise Staff Shore Excursions Youth Programs Production Managers Cast Members etc. The ideal candidate will need to have experience with the following. Working in conjunction with mates and staff the captain.

Holder of a Captains license. At the line where I worked the Staff Captain was the bad cop while the Master played good cop. Staff dine in a separate area from crew.

Staff Captain was also the enforcer of all crew conduct. The former help operate the ship and its systems while the latter are the retail and hospitality employees. Simon Terry is a Staff Captain on a P O cruise ship.

Must be familiar with all duties and responsibilities of the Master and should be able to assume command of the vessel at any time. At sea making sure the ship is going the right speed and the right direction is the staff captains responsibility. On todays cruise ships in addition to the Captain being in charge there are a handful of senior officers that manage the ships operations and report to the Captain.

Second in command of the ship is the staff captain also sometimes called deputy captain. This wasnt his first choice of career. Each of those department heads have managers and supervisors that report to them as well.