Professional Senior Crew Support Services
With a strong understanding of the international fishing industry and the practical staffing needs of vessel operators, we help professionals organize and present their experience effectively. Based on vessel type, fishing grounds, operating methods, position-specific experience, and individual qualifications, we identify suitable career opportunities with fleets across Asia and international markets.
Cocmos welcomes direct applications from experienced fishing professionals and also actively builds long-term partnerships with recruiters, recruitment agencies, and industry professionals across different regions. By combining local talent networks with cross-border recruitment resources, we create greater access to international career opportunities that may otherwise be difficult to reach, while connecting talent from different markets more efficiently with actual hiring needs.
Fishing Master
Primary Responsibilities
- Fish School Detection and Net Operations: Use fish finders, sonar, and sea temperature charts to identify fishing grounds and direct net setting and hauling.
- Fishing Production Planning: Determine fishing routes, operational timing, target species, and catch volume targets.
- Fishing Operations Supervision: Oversee fishing gear maintenance, catch handling, and cold storage management.
Captain
Primary Responsibilities
Overall Command: Oversee all onboard administrative, safety, and navigational matters, and exercise the master’s legal authority aboard the vessel.
Navigation and Port Maneuvers: Ensure safe navigation and collision avoidance, and direct port arrivals, departures, and anchoring operations.
External Coordination and Safety Management: Handle customs clearance and maritime reports, and lead emergency drills, including survival and firefighting exercises.
Chief Engineer
Primary Responsibilities
Engineering Department Leadership: Oversee the operation, maintenance, and repair of the vessel’s main engines, auxiliary machinery, electrical systems, and refrigeration equipment.
Fuel and Lubricant Management: Manage fuel and lubricating oil requisitions, consumption calculations, and quality monitoring.
Engine Room Safety: Supervise compliance with engine room safety procedures, disaster prevention measures, and the operation of oil pollution prevention equipment.
Chief Mate
Primary Responsibilities
Deck Department Leadership: Oversee deck department administration, maintenance and repair planning, and the management of deck ratings.
Cargo and Catch Management: Manage stowage planning, loading and unloading operations, ballast water adjustments, and temperature monitoring in refrigerated holds.
Navigational Watchkeeping: Keep designated bridge watches while underway, typically from 04:00–08:00 and 16:00–20:00.
Navigation Officer
Primary Responsibilities
Navigational Watchkeeping: Keep navigational watches on the bridge, maintain a lookout, and maintain the designated course and speed.
Navigation Equipment Monitoring: Operate and monitor radar, the Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS), and the Global Positioning System (GPS).
Bosun
Primary Responsibilities
Deck Crew Supervision: Carry out the chief officer’s instructions, assign tasks, and lead deck crew in maintenance, painting, and cleaning.
Mooring and Line Handling: Supervise mooring and unmooring during port arrivals and departures, anchor handling, and the operation of deck lifting equipment.
Fishing Gear and Cargo Securing: Oversee rope and wire splicing, lashing and securing of fishing gear and cargo, and preparations for loading and unloading the catch.
Lookout
Primary Responsibilities
Visual and Radar Watch: Maintain a visual lookout from the bridge or masthead lookout in all weather conditions, monitoring nearby vessels, obstacles, buoys, and changes in weather.
Immediate Reporting: Promptly report any sightings or unusual conditions, such as lights, fish schools, or suspected distress signals, to the officer of the watch.
Radio Operator
Primary Responsibilities
Communications Equipment Management: Operate and maintain the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), satellite communications systems, and radio equipment.
Message Handling and Recordkeeping: Receive weather forecasts and navigational safety notices, handle communications with the company and ports, and maintain communications logs.
Second Engineer
Primary Responsibilities
Engine Room Operations Supervision: Develop and implement scheduled maintenance plans for engine room machinery and supervise engineering personnel.
Main Engine and Critical Machinery Maintenance: Take primary responsibility for maintaining and repairing the main propulsion engine, main boilers, and major machinery components.
Engine Room Watchkeeping: Arrange engineering watch schedules and manage inventories of engine room spare parts and tools.
We value the professional capabilities of every candidate and respect the talent networks and referral relationships established by our partners. From candidate referral, qualification verification, and interviews to job matching and deployment follow-up, Cocmos is committed to building professional, transparent, confidential, and trusted long-term partnerships.
Our Core Values
Let Expertise Be Seen. Let Opportunities Cross Borders
Our Core Values
Let Expertise Be Seen. Let Opportunities Cross Borders
Connecting Across Borders to Real Opportunities
Understanding Both Talent and Industry Needs
Building a Trusted International Network
