Tankerman

Reportsto:
Captain, Relief Captain and Pilot

Supervises:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Responsible for the safe, efficient, reliable,and environmentally compliant operation of assigned area by performing the following duties:

The primary function on the Tankerman is to prepare the barges that are assigned tohis boat for safe and complete loading and discharging of oil, refined, and petrochemical barges. Other key job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ensure that anyand all federal and state required documents that must accompany thebarges are on board and in proper order.
• Communicate withdock personnel and ensure that each person participating in the transfer of the product understands what the product is and how it should be transferred and protected.
• Participate in the maintenance of the boat and barges, and help with the training of newly hired employees aspiring to become Tankerman.
• Handle lines and rigging during tow building, locking, and docking activities.
• Must be able towork in a rotation watch schedule, involving 6 hours on and 6 hours off,and be able to occasionally work additional hours not to exceed 15 hoursin any 24-hour period or more than 42 hours in a 72-hour period, except inan emergency or drill.
• Must be able towork on the boat with a schedule based on a ratio of 2 to 1 (i.e. 20 dayson, 10 days off or 28 days on, 14 days off).
• Must be able towear a negative or positive respirator, PVC foul weather gear, rubber gloves and boots to protect himself from harmful cargo contact.
• Must be able towear a 5-minute escape pack, or a negative pressure respirator, or asupplied airline respirator.
• Must be able todrive to and from hub cities.
• Must be able toperform all duties necessary to navigate locks.
• Must be able toadhere to all company policies, United States Coast Guard and environmental regulations.

• Possessa valid, current Merchant Mariners Document with a Tankerman endorsement for Grade B liquid cargos and under (46 CFR 12.20 et seq.) and a current and valid driver’s license. The Tankerman endorsement applies to vessel’s Tankerman exclusively engaged in petroleum or chemical transportation.
• Beable to pass certification requirements of 46 CFR Part 197 Subpart C –Benzene. This applies to vessel
  
  Tankerman exclusively engaged in petroleum and/ or chemical transportation.
• Have a high school diploma or GED

• Assist in training new personnel
• Comprehend essential information related to:
• Spill containment and cleanup
• MSDSsheets and emergency action information
• Safety meetings.

• Ensure safe working conditions and orderliness of the vessel. .
• Maintain safe, sanitary living and working conditions.
• Followall company safety rules and environmental regulations.
• Wear safety equipment as required, including:gloves, steel toes boots, goggles, rubber boots, slicker suits,respirator, five (5) minute escape pack or negative pressure respirator or supplied airline respirator.
• Assistin safety and rescue operations in emergency situations.
• Assistin emergency firefighting, use firefighting equipment and spill containment equipment.
• Enterand exit hatches/ doorways quickly in case of emergencies.
• Physically pull or assist in pulling a 200-300lb man from the water.

• Tolerate long hours during transfers.
• Communicate with co-workers, Captains, Pilots, Wheelman, Dispatchers, Port Engineers, Coast Guard Inspectors, and others.
• Remain calm during challenging situations.
• Possesa valid driver’s license for operation of any of the company’s vehicles.
• Be dependable, conscientious, and show imitative.
• Pay attention to detail.
• Bewilling to adhere to…