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Table 5.4
A survey of crew numbers for various types and sizes of ship
Parameter
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Crew
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Tanker Dwt 3160 48966 113131 142000 275782 3 19600
Crew 9 20 (30) 32 26 30 31
L,.P.G m 1 I600 4300 8237 57000 75208 125760
Crew 25 16 22 25 (30) 32 40

Bulk carrier Dwt 6 I687 74000 77500 96725 169178
Crew 26 28 25 (31) 33 (38) 29

Container ship Cont nos 976 1201 1315 I960 3568 4407
Crew 8 26 (34) 24 (26) 16 (28) 19 (29)
Refrig. ship m 1 5240 16332 2 I684
Crew 8 I6 9* > 6
Multi-cargo Dwt 12100 13150 17175
Crew (19) 25 25
Cruise liner Passengers 100 584 960 I354 2604 2744
Crew 65 240 480 642 980 826

Passenger ferr) I Passengers 1600 2500
Crew 248 264

Freight ferry Cont nos 120 30 I 1388
Crew 9 7 (10) 18
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Where a number in brackets follows another number, this indicates “accomodation for” and includes repair crew
and ,pare rooms. Suez crew (generally 6 on large ships) are excluded.
“This crew is based on an “integrated ship control system. The present crew of 9 consists of captain and 2 deck
officers, 1 cooWsteward and 2 g.p. ratings. It is intended that this crew be reduced to 6 in the future.
Data abstracted from Significaizr Ships, 1990 and 1991.

submission to the Department of Transport of all relevant details. Apart from
watch-keeping requirements the manning level is often set by the number required
for mooring operations.
Up-to-date crew numbers abstracted from Significant Ships of 1990 and 1991
are presented in Table 5.4; Table 5.5 presents a fascinating insight into the
extraordinary variety of skills which go to make up the crew of Q.E.2.