Manager, Marine Operations

Location:

Weybridge, UK.

Royal Caribbean Group is the world’s largest cruise line. It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join a global business that is blazing a trail in the travel industry right now. At Royal Caribbean Group we never rest on our laurels; we constantly strive to improve our work and be at the forefront of the industry. The work that we do is exciting, challenging, and innovative.

We are passionate, we are innovative, and we are unstoppable.

As Manager, Marine Operations you will assist the Fleet Captain in carrying out the day‑to‑day Nautical Operations. Manage and coordinate shipboard/shoreside navigation and manage career progression of deck officers.

• Responsible for career tracking and development of deck officers including training records, training requirements and future assignments. This function is in close cooperation with the Director Nautical Operations and the Fleet Captain.
• Work with the Fleet Captain and HR schedulers on deck officers assignments.
• Work with talent acquisition on hiring and interviewing deck officer and cadet candidates.
• Ensure that each new hired Employee is holding certificates, licenses, and training in accordance to Flag State regulations and company policy before being hired.
• Responsible for fleet wide navigational safety support, including equipment and software. Liaise with Technical services and Ship Managers to ensure condition reports, repairs and upgrades are made on all Bridge Nautical Equipment.
• Responsible for fleet wide nautical support (i.e. charts, ECDIS, VDR, GMDSS, AIS, pilot books, ship's library, bridge design, etc.).
• Monitors vessels stability and makes recommendations for improvements. Responsible for the shore-side support of NAPA programs, including services and upgrades.
• Responsible to set up minimum standards of inventory levels of nautical supplies for new ships entering service.
• Keep up to date, explore and evaluate new software and technologies pertaining to fuel efficiency and voyage/route optimization. This in close cooperation with Energy Management.
• Work closely with the Maritime Safety Department supporting as necessary investigations of navigation related incidents/accidents and safety bulletins.
• Remain current with current and expected SOLAS, ILO and STCW regulations and initiate required actions for compliance as well as keeping open and continuous communication with Flag State, Class Authorities, and Port State in all navigation and related safety matters.
• Work as an active member on the Navigation Working Group (NWG) with respect to policy revision, suggestions, feedback, and continuous improvement.
• Represent the fleet at various industry meetings regard to navigation and related safety issues.
• Expected to support the role of Fleet Captain in his/her absence.
• Perform other duties as required. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

• Position requires a nautical education with minimum 10 years of service with a major shipping company as Deck Officer or equivalent Nautical shore side position.
• Unlimited Masters License preferred. Minimum requirement is a chief Officer license unlimited. A college degree or diploma in a nautical related field is preferred.
• Very strong computer skills and excellent knowledge of MS Office programs.
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a cohesive team.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and to deal with several abstract and…