Marine Pilot

Job description / Role

Job Summary and Purpose
• Assist Department manager in overall operations of the marine maneuver function ensuring the vessels are maneuvered and berthed within Safety, Quality and budgetary targets.

Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities:
• Management of the day-to-day operations of the marine function to ensure that work processes are implemented as required complying relevant procedures.
• Ensure vessels move safely in and out of the port facility and responsible for the safe and efficient running of the port.
• Review the scope of works and establish production objectives, standards and docking schedules to ensure timely delivery of all the projects undertaken.
• Assistance to the master of vessels during the passage of vessels in and out of docks and providing local knowledge of navigational and operational matters combined with Ship-Handling.
• Dry docking of vessels, the conditions and the requirements, stability, and all other issues related to safe docking and undocking of vessels.
• Use of multi tugs for complex towing operations as well as manual handling of vessels in restricted waters.
• Dry Docking, anchoring and use of multiple tugs for complex towing operations as well be able to manually handle vessels on conventional mode in restricted waters, close quarters to other vessels and fixed structures.
• To ensure the vessel movements are carefully planned, closely monitored and safely executed8
• Oversee the marine section manpower, equipment and various other resource requirements and ensure optimum use of the same by ensuring cost control is exercised.
• Identify talent and engage them to drive continual improvement efforts and training of staff.
• Ensure that all activities are captured for billing purposes.
• Ensure all reports are prepared and reported to management
• Ensure compliance to all relevant safety, quality and environmental management policies, procedures and controls across the section in order to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance and a responsible environmental attitude.

Requirements

Qualifications, Experience and Job Skills:

Qualifications:
• Be able to handle tugs of various propulsion and be a certified Marine Pilot.
• Master Class 1 Certificate of Competency & Proficient in ISGOTT procedures, MARPOL and SOLAS convention.

Experience:

• 8 to 10 years working experience in Ship Yard or Port as Pilot / Dock Master.
• Working experience in Docking / Undocking vessels.

Job Specific Competencies:

Technical:
• Proficient in ship handling, precision pilotage, mooring / unmooring of different types of ships.
• Must have sailed on ocean going vessels in the capacity of a Master.
• Experienced in Stress and Stability calculations, ballast control for docking operations.

About the Company

Established in 2010, Qatar Shipyard Technology Solutions was inaugurated on 23 November 2010 as part of the Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma (EBJJ) Shipyard complex.

Qatar Shipyard Technology Solutions is a joint-venture between Nakilat, the world’s leading transporter of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Qatar Energy and Keppel Offshore & Marine the global leader in ship repair, ship conversion & construction of offshore drilling rigs.