Pre-vetting for SIRE Inspections:
- Make that the HSEQ team completes the pre-inspection for the SIRE Inspection, and that the Marine/Technical Department closes all findings appropriately.
Risk Assessment and Management:
- To protect the safety of people, ships, and cargo, risk assessments are carried out for a variety of shipping-related operations and activities. Potential hazards are identified, and risk-mitigation strategies are put into place.
Compliance Monitoring:
- Keeping an eye on adherence to pertinent standards, certifications, and laws pertaining to health, safety, the environment, and quality, such as the ISO standards, the International Safety Management Code, and flag state laws.
- Provide guidance on alterations to laws and/or industry best practices, and provide suggestions that are approved.
Training and Education:
- Creating and implementing health, safety, environmental awareness, and quality management system training programs for staff workers and crew members. This include safety exercises, emergency response training, and pollution control strategies.
- Organising and planning an annual safety seminar for shipboard and officer staff
- Chief editor of all newsletters and safety circulars
Incident Investigation and Reporting:
- Examining mishaps, near-misses, and environmental disasters, figuring out the underlying reasons, and putting preventative and remedial measures in place to stop them from happening again. filing incident reports with the appropriate authorities as mandated by law.
Emergency Response Planning:
- Creating and keeping up emergency response plans for a range of situations, including medical emergencies, fires, collisions, oil spills, and groundings. ensuring that crew members have received the necessary training and are equipped to handle crises.
Environmental Management:
- Putting into practice strategies to reduce the negative effects of maritime operations on the environment, such as waste management, emissions control, ballast water management, and adherence to international agreements like MARPOL (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships).
Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement:
- Putting in place quality management systems to guarantee the provision of top-notch services with a focus on safety.
- Performing audits, keeping an eye on procedures, and looking for areas where they might be improved.
- Examining and updating the SMS manuals for the company
Supplier and Contractor Management:
- Evaluating suppliers' and contractors' performance in terms of quality, health, safety, and the environment, and making sure they abide by all applicable laws and regulations.
Audit Management:
- Any internal or external audit with no significant findings, such as the Schedule and Management of Company Document of Compliance Audit, Tankers Self-Assessment Audit, ISO Audit, or any other audit.
- Organise and plan the shipboard ISM/ISPS audit.
- TMSA components 8, 9, 10, and 11.
Stakeholder Engagement:
- Interacting with internal and external stakeholders to advance a culture of health, safety, environmental stewardship, and excellence in quality, including regulatory bodies, clients, suppliers, and industry groups.
- Call and lead a meeting on company safety.
Documentation and Record Keeping:
- Preserving accurate records for internal use and regulatory reporting of HSEQ events, audits, inspections, and compliance paperwork.
Budgeting and Resource Management:
- Creating and overseeing the HSEQ department's budget, distributing resources wisely, and setting project priorities in accordance with risk and legal criteria.
Performance Monitoring and Reporting:
- HSEQ performance will be tracked through the establishment of key performance indicators (KPIs), data analysis to find trends and areas for improvement for the office and fleet, and regular reporting to top management.
- Tracking, disseminating, and evaluating vessel near-miss/near-miss reports
Qualification Requirement
- Both seagoing experience as a qualified ship officer in accordance with the STCW or as amended, OR a Certificate of Competency Class 3 (Deck).
- A minimum of five years of experience as a superintendent in ship management operations, together with further formal education.
