Marine Manager

Summary:

The Marine Manager oversees and manages the Company’s fleet of tankers, provides marine-related input and advice, coordinates ships owned/managed by the Company and liaises with others to ensure the Company’s fleet of tankers are run efficiently and safely. This person plays a key role in optimizing vessel operations, bunker efficiency, and fleet performance. Working closely with the Company’s Management team, this role is ideal for a Master Mariner with strong technical and leadership skills.

Job Description:

• Ensure all operational and safety requirements of terminals, charterers, customers, as well as international and local regulations, are met.
• Ensure all requirements of the marine management and navigation audits and inspections are met.
• Ensure that seastaff are proficient in the performance of their duties and understanding of the Safety Management System through continuous evaluation through continuous evaluation, training and feedback.
• Ensure that all marine operations are safely and effectively performed, in accordance with the Safety Management System.
• Ensure that the vessels’ onboard notices and publications are up-to-date.
• Ensure that all equipment and machinery for cargo operations and navigation are properly and punctually maintained, serviced, repaired and replaced as appropriate.
• Ensure that all accidents/incidents are investigated, root-causes determined, and corrective and preventive actions implemented and enforced.
• Propose and implement plans to comply with impending international and local marine operations, safety and pollution-prevention regulations and requirements.
• Monitor and update Fleet Manager / Director on the vessels’ operational and safety performance.
• Communicate and coordinate with terminal, charterers, customers and other third parties regarding marine operations and inspections where required.
• Coordinate with P&I insurers regarding surveys of the vessels.
• Deploy and delegate duties to subordinates.
• Request and distribute resources and shore-based support for the Marine Department.
• Responsible for preparing and administering the Marine Department’s budget.
• Ensuring that the department’s budget is utilised in a cost-effective manner.
• Participate in the review of the Safety Management System.
• Member of the Emergency Response Team.