Manager, Fleet Safety

Job Description

Holland America Line has been exploring the world since 1873. Our ships offer innovative features and enriching experiences focused on destination exploration and personalized travel, inviting guests to savor the journey.

The Manager, Fleet Safety leads the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of fleet safety and emergency preparedness programs across Holland America Line and Seabourn. The position is responsible for maintaining emergency preparedness documentation, supporting shipboard implementation of safety programs, coordinating fleet safety projects, and overseeing audit readiness, corrective action management, and risk assessment governance activities. The role works closely with shipboard and shoreside stakeholders to ensure safety programs remain effective, compliant, and operationally practical.

In addition to supporting emergency preparedness initiatives, the Manager oversees fleet‑wide safety improvement projects, reviews audit and inspection outcomes, monitors corrective action effectiveness, and supports selected dry dock safety and operational safety initiatives. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the position requires strong project management, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills to support continuous improvement, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence throughout the fleet.

• Emergency Preparedness Program Maintenance & Implementation:
  Manage the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Emergency Response Plans (ERP), Emergency Duty Instructions (EDI), Evacuation Plans, assignment files, Emergency Towing Booklets, and associated documentation across the Holland America Line and Seabourn fleets. Ensure documentation remains accurate, current, and aligned with applicable regulations and operational requirements. Collaborate with stakeholders to implement programs, conduct periodic reviews, support vessel modifications, and monitor effectiveness through audits, drills, and inspections.
• Emergency Training, Crew Readiness & Electronic Muster Program Management:
  Lead the administration, implementation, and continuous improvement of fleet emergency preparedness training programs and crew readiness initiatives. Serve as the primary owner of the EZ Muster program, including governance, implementation support, performance monitoring, issue resolution, user adoption, and continuous improvement across both fleets. Support the use of Skill Grader and other emergency preparedness systems, analyze training data, and partner with training officers and operational leaders to standardize and improve programs.
• Safety Audit, Compliance & Corrective Action Management:
  Manage fleet‑wide safety audit readiness and compliance monitoring. Review findings from internal and external audits, inspections, and safety assessments. Monitor corrective and preventive actions, conduct quality reviews of action plans and risk assessments, and develop safety performance reports, audit trend analyses, and compliance metrics.
• Fleet Safety Projects & Continuous Improvement:
  Lead safety projects and strategic initiatives to improve safety performance, regulatory compliance, operational effectiveness, and risk reduction across the fleet. Manage project plans, stakeholder engagement, implementation activities, communications, timelines, deliverables, and performance tracking. Support development and implementation of safety improvement programs, safety by design initiatives, audit improvement plans, and technology upgrades.
• Risk Assessment Governance & Operational Safety Support:
  Support continuous improvement of fleet risk management processes through review of shipboard risk assessments, investigations, operational safety programs, and dry dock safety activities. Conduct quality reviews of risk assessments, analyze trends, and collaborate with stakeholders to strengthen risk assessment methodologies and dry dock safety management.

• Scope:
  Develop and maintain Emergency Response Plans, Emergency Duty Instructions, and shipboard training programs that are compliant with international maritime regulations…