Why work at sea?
To taste early responsibility
 Officer on Bridge using Radar |
Not many people in their early thirties will be given sole
responsibility for something worth tens of millions of pounds. This
can and does happen to the master of a ship. It is the master`s
responsibility to manage a crew that, in a big cruise ship, can
number thousands. The master has to ensure the ship plus its cargo
or passengers arrives safely and on time. There are many people to
do the work, but the ultimate responsibility is the master`s
alone. It is not just the captain who takes responsibility when fairly
young. A junior deck or engineering officer will take watches where
he or she is in sole charge of the bridge or engine room. Of
course, a superior can always be called. However, there is a strong
incentive for the juniors to show they can solve a problem without
help.
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