Deck officers on ships are trained in a number of skills, such as firefighting, emergency medicine, survival at sea and celestial navigation. Include in that meter reading.
Every day, they help compile what’s called a “noon report,” the once-a-day report of a ship’s speed, position, fuel use and other data that is sent back to landside operations in order to monitor a voyage.
Read more at Benzinga.
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