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Marine Superintendent

Scorpio
locationUnited Kingdom
PublishedPublished: Published today
Commercial Shipping
Permanent
Makes recommendations to Fleet Groups regarding vetting performance improvement
• Assures that vetting approvals are maintained to the assigned vessels
• Attends vessels to perform pre-vetting preparation
• Assists Masters on the preparation of oil major vetting inspections and debriefs Masters after the completion of vetting inspections
• Maintains processes for follow-up and close-out vetting observations derived from Inspectors
• Analyze trends and statistics related to vetting inspections
• Makes recommendations to improve vetting performance
• Deals with specific vetting issues as they arise
• Liaises directly with customers to ensure that vetting issues are dealt promptly and to the satisfaction of all concerned
• May be assigned with Marine, Vetting or Cargo operation related projects or issues
• Be thoroughly familiar with each fleet vessel
• Maintain a good knowledge of all assigned vessels by regular visits, to provide the necessary feedback and ensure that vessels are:

- Always adequately prepared for any inspection

- Existing staff onboard vessels is well trained

- Fabric maintenance condition is up to our standards
• Investigates and provides corrective and preventative actions on navigational, cargo and marine related incidents
• Monitor execution of :

- Unannounced alcohol tests onboard vessels

- Regular D&A tests at ports or at sea
  • Conducts Navigation audits, Mooring Audits, Behavioral Competency Assessment of seafarers, cargo audits onboard the vessels to ensure that the vessels are operating as per policies and procedures
• Performs cost control on the categories assigned, vetting, stores, fees and services) on budget assumptions or as per FM's requests
• Evaluates defects, additional maintenance requirements and other marine operational costs for each vessel, to:

- Advise the vessel Fleet Manager of marine, navigation, deck and cargo equipment budget requirements during the budgeting process

- Assist FM and TS in ensuring cost control of the vessels within the budgeted figures
• Reviews the maintenance status of the marine, navigation, safety and cargo equipment as per his expertise of his assigned vessels concentrating on the following:

- Status of Work Order-Failures (defect reports) of all assigned equipment including critical equipment through the NS PMS

- The number and nature of any outstanding maintenance task

§ Evaluates reasons of outstanding tasks

§ Considers rescheduling basis JSA and submission through NS PMS

- Carrying out remote verification of the completed maintenance tasks in the PMS by:

§ Reviewing the:

o Findings

o Supporting documents

§ Closing out the task
• For the dry docks:

- Attends designated vessel to prepare the dry dock and repair specification

- Submit the specification to qualified bidders

- Analyze and negotiate bids

- Ensures that all works are undertaken according to specification

- Ensures that he vessel is delivered in a sea worth condition ready in all respects to commence commercial trading to the approved budget and time frame
  • Coordinates and liaises with other company's departments or as requested by FM:
- Assists the Insurance Department on collection of necessary documentation

- Interacts with Purchasing Department for procurement cycle follow up, supplies and services in coordination with the vessels

- Coordinates with SQE Department to ensure that assigned vessel are in full compliance with our SMS

- Contributes to recruitment, training and appraisals of our seafarers with the FM
• Reviews, investigates and makes recommendations upon vessel operations in areas, ports and terminals that have been identified as

- Posing specific problems, or

- Having specific restrictions or risks to safe operations
• Ensures industry's best practice application in all areas of operation, conducting regular reviews of company procedures considering changes to:

- International regulations

- Feedback from vessel and office staff

- Customer requirements pertaining to marine, navigation and cargo issues
• Provides guidance and advise to the vessels and operators regarding all cargo handling related issues
• Follow-up and ensures the prompt and proper implementation of corrective actions (CARs) related to the managed fleet