Marine Superintendent (Heavy Lift/ MPP)

The Marine Superintendent shall have the following qualifications:

• Seagoing experience in a command position of not less than two years;
• Good working  knowledge  of  international  rules  and  regulations  and  of  industry guidelines and recommendations;
• Good operational knowledge of the types of ships for which the Marine Superintendent is responsible;
• Training, experience and skills in internal auditing;
• Training, experience and skills in incident investigation;
• Training, experience and skills in risk management;
• Experiences and skills in marine inspections, heavy lift/MPP;
• Good communication skills as well as the ability to work within a team;
• Good command of the English language.

The Marine Superintendent is responsible for:

• Providing required assistance to the Marine Manager (as applicable).
• Providing such  assistance  to  the  Masters  and  crews  of  the  Company  vessels  as  they require  to  operate  their  vessels  to  the  standard  established  by  the  Company  and  in compliance with the international rules and regulations;
• Being fully conversant with the Company’s Management System;
• Implementing effectively the Company’s Management System;
• Contributing to the development of new or the amendment of existing procedures;
• Promoting and supporting efforts for continual improvement;
• Ensuring that  the  Company  Management  System,  policies,  standards  and  procedures are effectively implemented on the vessels allocated to him;
• Ensuring that  the  Company  vessels  are  performing  to  the  customers’  satisfaction  and are ready for third party inspections at any time.
• Attending the vessels and assisting during such inspections where desirable;
• Conducting regular marine visits and ensuring that issues raised during such visits are followed up  and  dealt  with  as  quickly  as  possible,  where  required  in  conjunction  with other departments;
• Conducting internal audits in accordance with respective procedures;
• Encouraging a   robust   quality,   safety,   health   and   security   culture   as   well   as environmental awareness and energy efficiency within the fleet;
• Supporting the Masters in applying navigational practices and bridge procedures in line with regulatory  and  Company  policies,  ensuring  high  standards  of  navigation  to maintain  the  quality,  safety  and  health  of  vessels,  crews  and  cargoes,  and  the protection of the environment and the energy efficiency;
• Supporting the Masters in applying the highest standards of cargo operations planning, monitoring and  execution  to  maintain  the  quality,  safety  and  health  of  vessels,  their crews, and the protection of the environment and energy efficiency;
• Supporting the office employees in navigation and cargo handling matters;
• Identifying training  needs  during  marine  visits  and  providing  such  training  where practical;
• Maintaining familiarity with charter parties and ensuring that Masters are aware of key points;
• Ensuring the  vessels  are  provided  with  all  required  navigation  charts  and  nautical publications;
• Following up  on  the  observations  issued  during  third  party  inspections,  maintaining respective records in CAPE database;
• Providing assistance  to  the  Vetting  Team  Leader  to  enable  him  to  respond  to  the customers as and when required;
• Monitoring Terminal Satisfaction Reports and Letters of Protest making sure complaints are timely   investigated,   corrective   and   preventive   actions   applied   as   required, maintaining records in CAPE database and keeping the Marine Manager (as applicable) updated in due course;
• Monitoring reporting  from  the  ships  and  keeping  required  control  on  the  vessels performance;
• Conducting briefings as and when instructed by the Marine Manager (as applicable).
• Conducting interviews  of  prospective  candidates  for  promotion  to  Master  or  Chief Officer, or of new entrants to the company for these positions;
• Conducting investigations of accidents / incidents;
• Working on projects or tasks as assigned by the Marine Manager.

The Marine Superintendent reports and is accountable to the Marine Manager (as applicable).