QMED​/Oiler; Vessel

Responsibilities

• Cleaning the engine room and all the machinery. Should be familiar with the use of hand tools and the machinery layout of the vessel. Assist Engineer as needed.
• Report any shortcomings, inaccuracies, or conflicts in any portion of the MS to the Master or Engineer.
• QMED performs assigned tasks including engine room watch.

• Adhere to and comply with company policies, U.S. Coast Guard, and environmental regulations.
• This position requires working 7 days a week on a rotating schedule, with shifts lasting at least 12 hours within each 24-hour period. Occasionally, shifts may extend, but will not exceed 14 consecutive hours.
• Responsible for handling lines for the mooring of the vessel as needed.
• Overhauls lifeboats and lifeboat gear and lowers or raises lifeboats with a winch or falls as directed.
• May be required to assist in maintenance of ship's gear, or engine room watch duties.
• Participates in safety and rescue drills for emergency situations.
• Provides and/or assists with training.
• Assembles rigging to lift and move equipment or material on board the vessel.
• Performs any duty that may be required as part of the training.
• Ensures cleanliness of the engine room, bilges, rudder room, and void spaces; maintains engine room watch when underway; examines machinery for specified pressures and flow of lubricants, oils, and greases on moving parts.
• Collects, dumps, and cleans garbage. Empties color‑coded receptacles for segregated garbage to the appropriate storage or processing location.
• Cleans, paints, and does general housekeeping on the vessel.
• Holds a valid merchant mariner credential.

• Safety Sensitive Duties:
  Include but are not limited to directing and mustering passengers in emergencies, passing out life jackets, controlling and operating lifesaving equipment, controlling and operating firefighting equipment.
• Safety Sensitive Position:
  Is any position aboard a vessel that requires the person filling that position to perform one or more safety‑sensitive duties on either a routine or emergency‑only basis. Any person filling a safety‑sensitive position is subject to U.S. Coast Guard drug & alcohol testing. All crew members are considered to be filling safety‑sensitive positions as well.
• Ensures first aid is provided to victims.
• Firefighting and damage control.
• Assist on deck for man overboard crisis.
• Directed by the Master/Mate to take appropriate actions at the scene of an emergency.

• Designated Security Duties.

• Document and notify supervisor immediately of any accidents/illnesses/vessel incidents/near misses/etc.
• Participate and supervise the company’s safety programs (e.g., Safety Observations, Toolbox Talks, Permit to Work, Near Miss, Risk Assessments, etc.).
• Utilize “Stop Work Authority” if any personal safety, environmental risk, property damage, or company reputation is at risk.
• Responsible for ensuring the maintenance and use of all necessary PPE.
• Performs all duties while wearing protective equipment to include foul weather gear, PFD, gloves, boots, eye protection, hearing protection, etc. as applicable.
• Responsible for ensuring and supervising the elimination of at‑risk behaviors by reducing unsafe conditions and unsafe acts on and around the worksite.

• Responsible for imparting knowledge about the specific features, characteristics, and procedures of the vessel operations to crew members and the orientation of all new personnel aboard the vessel.
• Provide on‑the‑job training.
• Ensures that he/she is capable of navigating through and communicating the requirements and contents of the MS to company representatives, regulatory personnel, and vessel crew‑members.
• Perform any other additional duties that may be required or assigned.

• Work in locations not accessible to definitive medical care.

• Required to be able to read and write in English, calculate, have estimation skills, possess good verbal presentation, and be able to communicate effectively.
• Required to be able to tolerate repetitive and prolonged postures involving standing, sitting, twisting, squatting, kneeling,…