Master (Crew Boat)

Responsibilities

• Ensure all Company logs/forms are utilized and distributed as prescribed.
• Implement and preserve all corrective action plans issued during internal and external audits conducted on the ship.
• Sending ashore to the attention of the DPA “closed-out” copies of the ISM-CAR Report and ISM-Internal Audit Report forms.
• Motivate the vessels’ crew by personally promoting Company policies and procedures.
• Communicate orders and instructions to the crew in a clear and concise manner.
• Document and communicate to all crew members, their individual job descriptions and responsibilities in an emergency.
• Verify all personnel have their original documentation (MMC, License, Medical, etc.) upon arrival to the vessel and verify that the documents remain valid on a monthly basis thereafter.
• Verify crew qualifications prior to assigning any task or watch.
• Verify that specified requirements are being observed by:
• Appraising and coordinating onboard training requirements with the Company.
• Assigning duties to qualified ship personnel with respect to the MS Manual.
• Reporting accidents, incidents, and near misses to the Company.
• Ensuring that all controlled documentation is current and submitted as defined in the MS Manual.
• Reviewing the MS Manuals to include any relevant vessel documentation and submitting shore-side to the DPA an AMR/Annual Master Review.
• Respond to all “STOP WORK” alerts by any crewmember, shipboard affiliate, or facility operating in conjunction with the ship.
• Ensure the safety of life on board, maintaining a high level of performance by the vessel and the vessel’s company thereby preserving the environment.
• Ensure that the vessel is maneuvered to remain in navigable waters and minimize the effects of an emergency situation.
• Summon additional assistance, as required, from other ships, rigs/platforms.
• Establish and implement damage control, firefighting procedures, and personnel assignments.
• Order the abandonment of the ship.
• Ensure first aid is provided to victims.

Qualifications

• Holds a license of 100 GRT or higher DP Advanced or higher Master’s License.
• Valid Merchant Mariner Credential.
• Ability to read and write in English.
• Good verbal presentation and communication skills.
• Physical ability to perform medium-heavy physical labor involving repetitive and prolonged postures.
• Good balance/coordination when walking over uneven and/or slippery surfaces.
• Sufficient cardio-respiratory fitness to perform medium-heavy physical labor.