Motivated individual with a willingness to take on challenging roles and seeking to improve my abilities to enhance safety around the workplace. Quite a resourceful officer with the need to complete tasks efficiently and productively.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Second Navigating Officer
Debmarine Namibia
Windhoek
07.2021 - Current
Bridge watchkeeping / Safe navigation of the ship.
Do passage plans for the voyages.
Update charts and publications as required.
Maintenance of Life-Saving Appliances and Fire-Fighting Equipment.
Helicopter Landing Officer during helicopter operations.
Conducting tug and launch operations, sending or receiving cargo.
Preparing for and attending external audits and inspections.
Conduct crew movements around the fleet via helicopters.
Conduct onboard training and inductions.
Plan and book crew STCW trainings.
Plan and book crew medicals.
Create job notifications and orders, and update maintenance records on SAP.
Third Navigating Officer
Island View Shipping (Grindrod Shipping)
Durban
05.2017 - 10.2020
Bridge watchkeeping / Safe navigation of the ship.
Cargo loading and discharging.
Maintenance of life-saving appliances and fire-fighting equipment.
Maintenance of bridge equipment and GMDSS station.
Updating of logbooks.
Verifying that charts are up to date, passage plans are up to standard, and required publications are available.
Carry out crew familiarizations as per legal requirements.
Updating maintenance records on BASSnet.
Update muster lists and conduct onboard training for the crew.
Deck Cadet / Junior Navigating Officer
Unicorn Shipping
Durban
01.2015 - 05.2017
Understudying all deck officers' duties and responsibilities.
Assisting in the upkeep of log books, and the maintenance of ship equipment.
Maintenance of the deck (chipping and painting under bosun's supervision).
Intern
South African Maritime Safety Authority
Saldanha Bay
02.2014 - 07.2014
Data capturing.
Update the daily diary for jobs to be done by ship surveyors.
Make booking schedules for clients.
Understudy and assist ship surveyors on ship or boat surveys.
Education
Completed Semester 1 And 2 For ND: Maritime Studies. Semester 3 And 4 Incomplete. - Maritime Studies
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Town
Skills
Continuous improvement
Reliability
Teamwork and collaboration
Effective communication
Computer skills
Leadership
Languages
Xhosa
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Certification
Certificates of competency
Officer in charge of a navigational watch STCW II/1, Level 3 unlimited.
GMDSS: General Operator's Certificate STCW IV/2.
Mandatory STCW ancillary courses
Safety familiarization training
Personal safety and social responsibility
Personal survival techniques
Competence in survival craft and rescue boats, other than fast rescue boats
Medical care
Advanced firefighting
Bridge resource management
Able Seafarer Deck Course
Fast rescue boats
Helicopter Underwater Escape (HUET) with Compressed Air Emergency Breathing System (CA-EBS) - OPITO
Helicopter landing officer and Heli-deck firefighting
Rigger initial training – OPITO
Ship Security Officer
Damage control team member
Dynamic positioning induction (basic) course
Advanced training for oil tankers course,
Advanced training for chemical tankers course
Height safe 360- safe point installer (Anchor point)
Timeline
Second Navigating Officer
Debmarine Namibia
07.2021 - Current
Third Navigating Officer
Island View Shipping (Grindrod Shipping)
05.2017 - 10.2020
Deck Cadet / Junior Navigating Officer
Unicorn Shipping
01.2015 - 05.2017
Intern
South African Maritime Safety Authority
02.2014 - 07.2014
Completed Semester 1 And 2 For ND: Maritime Studies. Semester 3 And 4 Incomplete. - Maritime Studies
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