What is a Ship Captain?

• A ship captain is the leader of an entire vessel, which can range in size from a small yacht to an
entire cruise liner. He or she has vast experience with ships and their operation, and has likely
worked their way through the ranks of other ship-related positions.

• Duties on the ship fall far beyond the scope of a management position, as the ship captain must
be proficient in every aspect of running a ship, from ship operation to maintenance, and in the
instance of touring ships, playing host to the passengers. The entire success of a ship's voyage lies
on the captain's shoulders and how well he or she manages the crew.

• Ted Blenkers is a ship captain, fishing captain, and yacht captain. Since Ted is an experienced
captain who worked on many sailing areas, he knows all the duties and responsibilities.
• Once Ted becomes responsible, he starts interviewing and hiring crewmembers.
• All the equipment on board including engines, winches, navigation systems, life preservers, and
fire extinguishers must be maintained. It is part of the captain responsibility and Ted knows that.

• What does a Ship Captain do?

• A captain's responsibilities are wide-ranging in expertise and include navigation, operation of the
ship's equipment, business functions, and the assignment and monitoring of duties performed by
all crew members. Ensuring all equipment receives proper maintenance and follows
environmental regulations also falls under their jurisdiction.

• Lesser, but equally important to their other duties, is the task of keeping regular logs throughout
the journey, and supervising passengers and crew members embarking and disembarking the
ship. Nearly everything that happens on the vessel must be rigorously documented and checked
by the ship captain to keep a formal record of every excursion and the ship's functions
throughout. In the instance of international travel, it is the captain's duty to meet the
requirements of local and international customs and inspections.
• They must also be responsible for the ship's security, both in terms of basic operation and under extreme
circumstances, such as responding to threats from terrorists, pirates, hijackers, and stowaways
• Problems that happen on ships need an experienced captain to solve. Ted can
• resolve custom officials’ problems and contact buyers and suppliers.
• Some tasks require marine experiences such as checking for oil spills or other
• pollutants around harbors.
• Ted is also able to do all the required calculations, use all electronic sounding
• devices, charts, compasses, sextants, compute positions, and determine speeds.
• Of course, directing and coordination with crewmembers and workers is
• necessary for the safety of the ship and whoever and whatever on board.
• Since he is the captain, inspecting vessels to make sure of efficiency and
• operations and following all the regulations are among his duties.
• Ted is an organized person; that is why the maintaining records of what happens on the ship, personnel
reports, ship movements, weather conditions, and cargo and passenger status are easy for him and he does
them by nature.