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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Delivered a variety of surveys and inspections representing global Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs, Ship Managers and Operators, Charterers and Insurers including but not limited to the following:• All on board surveys to ensure compliance with local and international regulations to attain insurance cover with the International group of P&I Clubs.• Investigations into the spillage of dangerous cargoes from ships and freight containers to determine compliance with international transport regulations.• Inspection and investigation into wharf and jetty damage at Victorian ports. • Investigations into stevedore and dock worker injury.• Assessing shipboard cargo out-turn discrepancies between Ships and Terminals at Australian ports and cargo insurance claims based on the cargo being off-specification.• Investigations into cargo and freight container damage insurance claims to examine the damage and initiate root cause analysis of the incident.• Maintaining cargo measurement surveys in relation to quantity of cargo loaded or discharged from ships and draft surveys to determine actual cargo quantity on board, confirm cargo is loaded according to regulation and is within acceptable limits considering cargo shift which may render the vessel unsafe during the voyage.• Bulk cargo hold inspections to ensure compliance with applicable shipment and food safety regulations.• Hull and Machinery (H&M) surveys for damage claims in line with H&M policies to determine the extent of damage sustained, monetary damages involved and causation analysis.• Ro-Ro cargo, car and vehicle inspections to check for transport related damages and defects.• Conducting regular shipboard safety and navigation audits in line with the International Safety Management (ISM) Code and industry standards.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Responsible for the management and coordination of the vessel’s safety and security ensuring adherence to all International Maritime Standards.• Provided safe navigation, cargo handling and upkeep of the vessel. • Developed and implemented thorough risk assessment strategies incorporating relevant changes to the company’s Safety Management System (SMS). • Liaised directly with ship owners, contractors, clients and stakeholders in respect to highly sensitive and confidential information and business matters.• Actively maintained hands on skills including ship handling, anchoring, berthing and manoeuvring in confined waters.• Established and implemented effective rostering and staff scheduling ensuring adherence to fatigue management responsibilities in line with Operational Work Health & Safety Requirements (OHS).

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Performed various roles including Ship Safety and Security Officer, responsible for safe operations and maintaining a strict security regime on board the ship.• Acted as management representative of the Deck department aboard the ship.• Coordinated cargo operations aboard the vessel, formulating and maintaining plans for cargo handling and transfer and adherence to specification of all cargo.• Maintained safe and effective navigation of the vessel.• Responsible for planning and supervising the preventative and responsive maintenance and cosmetic management of all facilities aboard the ship.• Ensuring that the vessel was loaded within safe limits in accordance with international regulations.• Created invoices and published work orders, service reports associated with technical matters and engineering equipment distributing to all stakeholders. Achievements• Managed operations handling crude oil and refined product worth over $1bnUSD successfully completing the project incident and injury free (IIF) and zero environmental related incidents.• Positively transformed operational practices by reducing port turnaround time and maximizing freight intake leading to reduced expenditure and increased revenue for stakeholders in region of $1m USD.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Overall operational management and navigation of the ship, planning voyages to attain the safest and shortest route between successive ports communicating with external stakeholders to ensure that the vessel is navigated in accordance of set parameters• Monitored and recorded fuel consumptions ensuring correct levels and analysing consumption rates• Responsible for the maintenance, servicing and recording of operational parameters of shipboard navigational equipment.• Communicated with international regulatory bodies regarding progress and movement of the vessel.• Ensured that all reporting requirements for large vessels carrying hazardous cargo were maintained and met all maritime standards.• Management and control of medicines and medical equipment and treating on board ailments as Medical in-charge of the vessel and ‘shipboard doctor’. Achievements• Responsible for precise route planning taking into account all related factors leading to optimised fuel utilisation and associated savings of over USD 500,000.• Correctly diagnosed, administered medical aid and arranged for the emergency evacuation of crew members with life threatening illnesses on two separate occasions.• Publicly felicitated for pinpointing multiple breakdowns in safe working procedures and identifying remedial measures to achieve operational excellence.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Science, Grade 1 With Distinction

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Nautical Technology, Distinction

Advanced Shipboard Management, Shipping, 1

Activities and Societies: Master (Unlimited) of a Foreign Going Vessel

Diploma, Nautical Sciences, 1

Master Mariner

Diploma In Loss Adjusting, Insurance