Marine Superintendent (QA & Safety)

Responsibilities

1. Accountable to the Senior Manager.
2. Subject to Management, may hold DPA and/ or CSO.
3. Responsible for the Quality, Safety, Security and Environmental Protection functions within the Company and onboard the vessels.
4. Implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of the Company’s Safety Management system.
5. Assist QA Manager in implementation and monitoring of contingency planning and training ashore and on board the vessels.
6. Assist QA Manager in coordinating and administer the functions of the QAC.
7. Assist QA Manager in preparing an internal/ external audit programme of the management system ashore and on board at the beginning of each year and monitor and update the progress of the programme.
8. He shall monitor the safety and environment protection activities on board all the company's vessels by the following:
   1. SAFIR reports,
   2. Monthly Safety Meeting by Shipboard committee,
   3. Analyse the trends in the SAFIR & Near-miss reports once every 3 months, produce a report to the QAC and suggest corrective actions to be taken
   4. Risk Assessment (from ships) monitoring and trending every 3-monthly
9. He is in charge of updating and maintaining the office reference library.
10. Monitor fleet tankers SIRE status, prepare ships and arrange for SIRE inspection.
11. Monitor and guide on the daily shipboard cargo operation/charterers orders especially for the tankers.
12. Assist QA Manager in monitoring and implementing TMSA requirements and to assist the company to attain highest possible level.
13. Setting up and helping company to meet its KPIs.
14. Ensure shipboard statutory plans such as VRPs, SOPEPs, etc are kept up-to-date and annual review requirement being met.

Authority

1. Assist QA in amending, delete or introduce procedures in the Company’s Safety Management System as recommended by the QAC and approved by the Managing Director and/or General Manager.
2. Schedule QAC meetings; discuss Internal and External Audit findings, Management and Master Review reports, and non-conformities in Safety and Pollution Prevention Practices/Trainings/Drills, Accidents reports and Quality Management Reports.
3. Propose amendments, revisions to the Safety Management System to prevent recurrence of detected nonconformities to the systems and/or procedures.
4. To prepare the plans and instructions for the key shipboard operations and assigning them to the qualified personnel.
5. Collect reports of suggestions/complaints from customers, suppliers, vessels, etc. and formulates continuous improvement programmes to the Safety Management System.
6. In absence of QA Manager, Marine Superintendent takes over his roles and responsibility accordingly.