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Galveston, Tx, Us

Galveston, Tx, Us

United States

• Implementing company SMS, creating policies and procedures for integration into daily operations• Prepare vessel for USCG quarterly/annual inspections • Manage inspection process & 835/work lists• Maintain vessel documentation, certificates, safety inspections • Ensure USCG compliance• Hiring for deck department • Managing deck crew daily operations & ensuring vessel cleanliness• Conduct safety training and vessel familiarization for all new crew• Investigate & report onboard incidents to company for mitigation and prevention• Conduct reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing; company and instrument certified

Greater New Orleans Area

• Responsible for safety of passengers, vessel, & crew• Create voyage plans • Route & risk assessment • Aerial/bridge clearance calculation• On-scene leader for emergency response situations • Conducts weekly, monthly, quarterly drills, and vessel inspections• Prepare and submit 2692s for injured passengers• On scene commander for medical evacuations, communicate w/ local agencies, transfer patient care• Locked in most locks on the Ohio, Upper Mississippi, Tennessee, Cumberland, & Illinois river• Monitored lock queues & lock status for deficiencies such as damage, pin failures, outages• Work with local police, fire & government officials to ensure potable water, trash, and security• Maneuver vessel in meeting & passing situations, landings, departures, locking under the supervision of the master

• Ship handling within confined quarters on the Mississippi and Ohio river in various levels of traffic congestion• Familiarization w/ bridge equipment, radio etiquette, nav rules, charts, logbook, SMS, and bridge resource management• Steersman training assigned by master to familiarize with inland traffic rules, working closely with pilot on duty• Weekly fire & emergency drills, assisting passengers, and inspecting lifesaving equipment• Worked within team environment, moored and unmoored daily, locking, line handling, and learning seamanship• Vessel familiarization project including terrestrial & celestial navigation, vessel structure, mooring diagrams, and essay