Objective
To obtain employment with a growing and/or proven company where my lerned skills may be best utilized
Experience
EXPERIENCE
05/18/1998- 05/99 Tidewater Galveston, Texas
Deck Hand
05/99-06/03/2007 Tidewater Galveston, Texas
Able-Bodied Seaman
Education
Certification
Skils
• Docking/undocking procedures (handling lines, securing ship, etc.) and assisting with taking and discharging of cargo. • Loading ballast and using tape to gauge tanks.
• Standing watch, either as lookout or on the bridge steering the vessel. • Adjusting mooring lines (add or heave on slack).
• Performing deck related maintenance duties under supervision of the Boatswain. • Operating manual valves and/or checking mechanical vales for proper operation (ship dependent).
• Working a loft in certain situations. • Being alert for spills throughout the operation.
• Taking lines from the tug boat, throwing heaving lines to the dock, pulling back the messenger lines, attaching messenger lines to mooring lines and assisting slacking the mooring lines.
• Performing maintenance duties including maintenance/repair of deck equipment/machinery such as mooring lines, wires, and safety equipment.
• Assisting with upkeep of decks and super structure, both interior and exterior.
• Repairing and maintaining other equipment as necessary
• Line handling, splicing and tying knots.
• Cooking and cleaning. • Pulling in and securing mooring lines and assisting in handling the tug lines (placing the line over the bit, removing the line from the bit).
• Operating mechanical winches as necessary which may require guiding/lifting of the mandel shackle (not on all vessels), and securing the deck at the end of the operation. This includes stowing of lines, anchors, pilot ladders, fire hoses, etc.
• Assisting with tank washing/repair as directed.
• Painting, chipping and deedle gunning.
• Scribing and waxing floors.