Safety Officer

Job Responsibilities:

• Acting as Designated Person (DP) to ensure the effective implementation of a safety management system.
• Communication and implementation of the safety environmental protection policy.
• Developing SOPs to maintain the best business practice.
  Evaluating and reviewing the effectiveness of safety management system (SMS).
• Reporting and analysis of nonconformities incident and hazardous occurrences.
• Participating in monitoring the effectiveness of Marine Units audits & inspection.
• Appropriate revision of the SMS SSP & Waste Management to ensure that adequate resources and shore based support are provided.
• Ensuring that all fleet crew members are compliant with STCW (Standard of Training Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers) convention and carrying out the required verification of the crew certificates.
• Fulfilling all requirements to maintain ISM and ISPS certification.
• Ensuring that fleet classification and flag administration certificates are kept valid.
• Ensuring that the requirements for seafarers to work on a ship including age medical and training certificates are implemented and achieved.
• Verifying and observing that employee conditions including wages working hours rest and leave are in accordance with MLC requirement.
• Ensuring that seafarers accommodation leisure facilities and onboard catering standards meet the MLC requirement and standards.
• Verifying and monitoring all safety pollution prevention activities in the operation of each Marine Unit.
• Ensuring closeout of all nonconformities addressed through audits periodic reviews security & safety inspections and verification of compliance.
• Promoting awareness of HSEQ policies and procedures to confirm compliance with the requirements of the ISM Code ISO Standards and other Legislations.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Qualifications:
  
  Bachelor/ Master Marine degree or Mechanical Engineering.
• Lead Auditor: ISO 45001 EMS 14001(Mandatory)
• Designated Person (DPA).(Preferred)
• ISO 19011: ISM ISPS MLC Maritime Lead Auditor.(Mandatory)
• Certificate of Marine Risk Management. (Preferred)
• Marine Accident/ Incident Investigation. (Preferred)
• NEBOSH IGC (International General Certificate).
• Very good knowledge of English language and 8 years of experience in Dredging and Reclamation industries.