Leading Seaman Specialist
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Leading Seaman Specialist, part of a team that manages the sailing and berthing of a warship. Manage and oversee the berthing and slipping evolution ensuring the team fully engage in the operation of rope and rope handling equipment and heaving lines safely and in accordance with various guidelines. Encompassing the use of safety equipment to bring the vessel alongside liaising with Quayside staff and working with duty tugs. When in harbour managing the day to day tasks including ship’s husbandry, upper-deck maintenance and security detail. At sea, a key player of the Bridge team onboard delivering Tactical Communications to the Command and Task Group when deployed on operations or on exercises.Qualified Helmsman and communications operator using various radio equipment, morse code operator.Vital crew member operating small arms for close protection, Coxswain trained for various situations including man overboard, helicopter recovery and personnel transfer.