Technical Manager
Jordan
• Badr marine signed contract with Arab Potash Co to start and maintain two cutter suction dredgers in the Dead Sea.• My mission was the starting of both dredgers RUM and PETRA according the contract without delay.• Familiarization with both dredgers: FO, FW, LO, cooling, hydraulic systems….• Recruiting new engineers for the watch keeping without experience in dredging. • Prepare and train the staff to take the dredgers control: study all the systems onboard and specially the hydraulic ( cutter motor, side winches, anchors hoisting, anchors boom, spuds movement, spud carrier and the ladder winch are hydraulically maneuvered ) • Organize the shift change for the crew, create the shifts schedule,• Test all the machinery, create start / stop procedures for both dredgers and especially for every equipment, adjust hydraulic pressures, flows, and According Rexroth recommendations.• Check all used lubricating oils, change and fill the appropriate oil. • Create new daily, weekly, monthly reports and engine room log books.• Start to create a planned maintenance and spare parts data base following the manufactures manuals: no history found for the dredgers equipments.• Intervene in case of a major failure.• Ensure to work under high safety level.• Follow MARPOL and SOLAS regulation.• Mission done in time without delay.