Port Captain at Ocean Marine Solutions Limited

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for the safe navigation and piloting of the vessel.
• Responsible for Chart plotting and Voyage planning.
• Take responsibility of navigational and Safety equipment on board, ensuring proper and efficient use.
• Maintain log of the boat’s operations, detailing pertinent events that occur on the vessel while offshore.
• Maintain proper Radar watch, Radio watch and observe Bridge procedures as recommended by IMO Regulations.
• Undertake routine maintenance tasks, safetychecks and other maintenance as may be required.
• Maintain team work with all personnel/crew as applicable
• Maintain and compile a trouble shooting service logs for navigational instruments to ensure common issues can be resolved in a more efficient manner.
• Ensure that logs accurately reflect the current status of equipment.
• Ensure compliance with Safety Management System thus allowing for safe, efficient operations
• Carry out proper shipboard management.
• Maintain good communication with crew members.
• Ensure that equipment failure is kept to a minimum and within contractual limits
• Responsible for checking all navigation toolsand resources are in good working condition before departure.
• Carry out Safety drills on-board inconjunction with OiC and proper notification to the client
• Maintain, correct and prepare nautical charts.
• Present Voyage report at the end of each trip to reflect the status of all Navigation, Safety, accommodation and Deck equipment

Educational Qualifications, Certifications and Experience: Educational Qualifications:

•  NIMASA Master REG II/3 or Chief Mate II/2

Certificate of Competency

• National Diploma and/or WAEC.
• Associate certificate from NIMASA approved

Maritime institution.

• STCW Basic Mandatory certificates
• NIMASA Medicals
• Discharge Book
• Yellow Book
• International Passport

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ work experience

Competencies:

• Ship Command and Control
• Communication
• Safety
• Shipboard Management
• Document Management
• IT Appreciation & Application (added advantage)
• Initiative / Judgement
• Analytical Thinking
• Operations report writing