PORT CAPTAIN

1. the Port Captain and his division are responsible for the PR area control of ports which the ship frequents or which she plans to visit. His is a ship's Division V1 activity. (FO 3396) 2. a division -Division 6-was developed which contains the Ship's Representative and PR terminals external and internal. This division is headed by the Port Captain. (FO 3392) 3. the original reason for the creation of the post of Port Captain is to permit the Captain to attend to ship duties and to unburden him from the strain of maintaining as well full port relations. When the ship is in port, the Port Captain is in effect the Captain so far as official calls, port authorities, social duties, visitors, crew lists, port flaps and other matters dealing with shore relations are concerned. (FO 3392) 4. in charge of Div VII (Flag Contact Division) (FO 2674) 5. Div 6 often makes itself unpopular with senior execs or the Captain by saddling them personally with so much PRO parties, calls and personal appearances that senior execs can't get their job done. The right way is for Div 6 to have its own Port Captain or "Company Director" who is really the social captain or social director. (FO 2171)