Senior Marine Advisor

Responsibilities

• Provide resident marine expertise and advice to the Terminal Owner, leading to commissioning and full operation of the Terminal.
• Liaise with Terminal Owner’s engineering staff on marine matters relative to Terminal development and during construction phase.
• Liaise with Terminal Owner’s operations staff on marine matters relative to the development of operational and emergency procedures.
• Liaise with port state government, to assist them as necessary to ensure that port infrastructure and operations meet or exceed national and international standards as well LNG industry recommendations and best practices.
• Initiate and develop the necessary contacts with shippers, governmental authorities and other third party stake holders, and support existing contacts.
• Support efforts for the safe and timely procurement of marine services for the Terminal (tugs, crews, pilots, line handlers, dredging, etc…).
• Assist in the development of procedures for and the training of Terminal staff on marine issues.
• Implement and maintain operational procedures for:
  Marine Terminal Information and Regulations, Operations Procedure Manual including Shore/Ship Interface, Marine Vetting Operations (LNG Carriers nominated, all marine service provider vessels), Marine maneuvering activities (berthing, un-berthing), Line handling procedures for berthing, un-berthing and emergency departure of LNG Carrier, Handling and response to all marine related incidents relating to the Terminal, Marine Jetty Spill response coordination, LNG Carrier compliance with Terminal/Port Regulations.
• Support HSSE/Safety Manager in the development of Emergency Response Procedures at the Terminal and Jetty including interfaces and responsibilities while the LNG Carrier is in port.
• Ensure that HSSE expectations are met:
  Incident reporting and investigation;
  Safety communication.
• Ensure that marine service providers maintain standards commensurate with the Terminal’s HSSE.
• Develop, and maintain through continuous improvement, a safe operating culture between the Terminal and all marine service providers.
• Develop and coordinate Safety/Security Drills relating to the marine Terminal, between the Terminal, marine service providers and LNG Carriers.
• Monitor and provide oversight of the day-to-day marine aspects of commercial agreements with capacity holders, with particular attention to performance and HSSE requirements of vessels calling at the terminal.
• Maintain port/terminal, information database and maintain local information for vessels calling at the Terminal.
• Act as interface between the Terminal and national and local marine authorities.
• Represent the Terminal in discussions or conflicts with local port authorities on marine related subjects to ensure the interests of the Terminal are protected.
• Provide and support the Terminal Manager with marine advice relative to liaison with governmental authorities, shippers, and marine service providers.
• Maintain a high level of awareness of the Annual Delivery Program (ADP) and Specific Delivery Schedule (SDS) in order to provide advice on local scheduling of vessel movements.