Marine Section Leader

Second in command and responsible to the OIM for the safety and security of the ship and all personnel on board. Serves as the Ship’s Security and Stability Officer. Provides marine command responsibility and support in ship’s marine operations supervising operations, equipment and auxiliaries, ensuring compliance with operating procedures and maintenance requirements and international maritime regulations. Supervises bridge and deck operations.

Organizes and conducts required drills under SOLAS and ISM / ISPS. Tracks training and licensing of marine personnel. Oversees local maintenance and repairs of ship’s equipment. Implements and upholds safety and environmental compliance requirements. Liaises with shore based staff and maritime authorities as conditions dictate, and other duties as may be assigned.

• Maritime Deck Transportation degree from four year Maritime College.
• USCG Unlimited Tonnage Chief Mate upon Oceans or equivalent and Flag State endorsement. Command experience as a vessel chief mate.
• SSO Certificate from a recognized school.
• Experience as Navigational Watch Officer on vessels over 3000 GRT.
• 10+ years of experience as a DPO.
• 5+ years of experience using IFS.
• Strong leadership, communication, motivational, and management skills.
• Moderate to strong computer skills with Stability Programs, Word, Excel, information systems and computer control consoles.
• Good working knowledge of all regulatory protocols.
• Prefer deck experience in offshore drilling.
• Experience in marine environmental and hazardous material regulations and procedures.
• 5+ years of experience in offshore marine operations, industrial environment, and drilling operations. (Experience in Drilling Operations preferred not mandatory as most mariners are from shipping background).

• Ensure that the Rig is in compliance with all State, Federal, and International Laws and Regulations.
• Timely resolve (through repairs and/or applicable EMS procedure) engine room, machinery space, drill floor, or pump room related environmental concerns, such as inoperative or ineffective pollution prevention equipment, waste handling or monitoring equipment, leakages (except those necessary for packing cooling) stemming from pump seals, packing glands or line breaks, or due to any other causes contributing to the accumulations of bilge fluids, oily mixtures and sludge type wastes.
• Measure, monitor and manage shipboard machinery space generated wastes and the conditions of any equipment having oil to sea interfaces on a daily basis. Ensure that all Engine Room, Machinery Space and Drill Floor wastes that are subject to special handling requirements are property managed.
• Ensure that the Chief Engineer’s and Chief Mate’s handover notes shall include an environmental component and description of the current status of operation, maintenance, and repair, for the Incinerator, Oily Water Separator, Oil Content Meter, Oil Discharge Monitor, and other pollution prevention procedures or equipment for which they are responsible, the status of spare parts for the aforementioned equipment, and an estimation of the day‑to‑day bilge loads and accumulations.
  
  If a company‑specified format for handover notes is used, this shall require descriptive entries as stated above, not solely answers marked as “Yes” or “No”.
• Ensure that all Ballast Logs, Deck Logs and Engine Room records, soundings and tank measurements are accurate and recorded truthfully.
• Maintain proper Vessel stability and position at all times.
• Supervise and monitor Rig Stability and Ballasting Systems during Rig Move and Placement Operations.
• Calculate and document all Stability and Load Calculations, before, during, and after Rig Move Operations.
• Provide technical support and assist the Drilling Operations, as necessary, during casing jobs, cementing, transferring of bulk materials, etc., to ensure these operations are carried out in a continuous uninterrupted manner.
• Monitor daily weather information at the Rig site for wind direction, wind speed, visibility, seastate, and prepare the Rig for each mode of operation.
• Maintain the entire Rig’s Damage Control equipment, at proper…