Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the safety voyages of the vessel, cargo and the crew on board under his charge.
- Ensure compliance with KLQSMS on board vessel
- Instruct vessels on safe cargo handling and transportation together with charterer, port and terminal requirements
- Make sure emergency response preparedness in the fleet
- Liaise with vessels in emergencies prescribed in KLQSMS-Z-03 Company Emergency Response Procedures
- Support manning and management of crew by close coordination with Crewing group and local manning offices.
- To ensure the ships are manned by matrix compliant crew as required by the trade and industry standards.
- Support education and training of the seafarers
- Liaise with the TSI of the vessel to comply with environmental matters related to vessel operation
- Conduct periodical vessel inspections and issue vessel inspection reports and ensure compliance with Company operating standards
- Monitor and arrange OCIMF SIRE inspections as required by the charterer.
- Prepare Owner comments for observations raised during SIRE vetting and upload in the OCIMF website.
- Support the Charterer in conducting Charterer annual or periodical inspections and ensure necessary corrective actions are taken for observations.
- Monitor and arrange Flag state inspections and keep close communication with vessel’s flag state
- Provide support to vessel during Port State Control (PSC) inspections.
- Monitor safe operations of cargo and ballast in the fleet
- Manage relationship between vessel, office and stakeholders for marine activities and vessel movement
- Manage marine expertise and support for upstream projects
- Implement marine assurance requirement for the fleet
- Provide support in investigation of marine incidents
- Assist the Group leader in meeting customer needs
- Collect and report fleet operational performance
- Responsible for the cost-effective maintenance of all vessels and their equipment to ensure safe, delay-free operation and compliance with the flag state administration and applicable class and industrial standards.
- Monitor and maintain vessel’s cosmetic appearance
- Ensure good working condition of deck and cargo machinery. Closely liaise with Technical Supt to rectify defects.
- Monitor adherence to company standards and charterer requirements.
- Assist in controlling and monitoring costs relevant to the marine department.
- Maintain and upkeep various marine related manuals, drawings, and catalogues from makers and yards.
- Attend shipyard and classification societies during docking to ensure marine and HSSE matters.
- Verify documentation and certifications of new buildings/deliveries.
- Lead the accident/incident investigation related to marine matters such as injury, accidents, cargo troubles etc if required.
- Responsible for junior officer and rating crew interviews, selection, appraisal, and promotion.
- Participate in interviews and makes recommendations regarding new-hires and promotions.
- Monitor vessel performance and ensure follow up action.
- Management of vessel budgets and operating expenditure related to marine matters.
- Prepare OPEX proposals for vessel’s marine related budget.
- Support TSI during dry-dockings and major scheduled and unscheduled repairs.
- Create a partnership with the other departments (Technical, HSQE, crewing etc.) assigned to the same vessels.
Requirements:·
- Minimum 6 months experience as Master or experience for more than 3 years as Senior deck officer
· Valid deck COC holder.
· Knowledge of ISM, MLC 2006, STCW 95, SOLAS 74, MARPOL, PMS
· Knowledge of cargo containment system, cargo handling equipment and systems on board assigned vessels.
· Good knowledge about LNG BOG management and cargo operations
· Good knowledge about cryogenic cargo and related marine machineries.
· Good knowledge about industry BWMS, CII and EEXI requirements
· A desire to drive continuous improvement in self and with others.
· Analytical, problem solving, time management, project management and decision-making skills.
· Ability to respond positively to Company management in an effective manner.
· Demonstrates teamwork, interpersonal and communications skills.