The stewardship department is crucial for a ship’s operation, providing food, clean clothing, and supplies. It includes the buyer, cook, housekeepers, and delegate department, responsible for money, supplies, cooking, cleaning, and sanitation. They play a significant role in maintaining morale and smooth running of the ship.
The stewardship department on a ship is not a department many sailors think of when they think of life at sea. However, the stewardship department is extremely important, as without it, sailors and passengers would have no food, clean clothing, or supplies. The butler department is responsible for the eating and living areas, and is divided into several domains, all supervised by the chief steward.
The buyer is in the stewardship department and keeps track of the money on the ship. The buyer contacts the ship’s agent, located on shore, to send him a list of supplies that must be purchased, along with payment. The ship’s agent can go to the home goods store to purchase the supplies and bring them to the ship. The buyer is also in charge of paperwork to clear customs and immigration, and cash supplies.
The cook is another important person on a ship, and one whom sailors quickly learn to treat with respect. The cook, sometimes with his assistant, or sous-cook, works in the galley or galley on the ship. These days, most ship galleys have a refrigerator in the galley for day use, as well as a freezer and refrigerator to keep food throughout the voyage.
Housekeepers in the butler department perform many of the same tasks on a merchant ship as they would in a hotel or home. They clean and straighten officers’ cabins, and clean interior common areas. They are the ones who “scrub the deck,” which, inside a modern ship, is really just a nautical term for mopping the floor. Cleaning and maintenance of the outer deck, as well as other outer sections of the ship, are taken care of by the ship’s deck crew.
The delegate department also has responsibility for storing and disposing of rubbish, sanitation, especially before an inspection, and laundry. Although the stewardship department may not, on the surface, appear to have the power or authority of a Captain or First Mate, in many cases, the stewardship department is the department that can do the most for the morale and smooth running of a ship, or at least for its sailor.
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