Objective
Manager/ Supervisor; Rigger; Able Seaman; Ordinary Seaman; Deckhand; Material Handler; freight, stock, and material mover; Emergency Management Specialist;
Experience
Operates and maintains small boats, deck equipments and machinery, very knowledgeable in rigging, ships security, deck seamanship, navigation, and piloting.
Prepares metal and wood surface for primers and paints; prepares and applies primers and paints; rigs cargo handling equipments for transfer at sea; handles cargo in port; Knows signals for directing winch and crane operators; cares for and stows natural fiber, synthetic , and wire rope; makes fenders and eye splices; handles small boats as coxswain; uses navigational aids; understands limitations of small boats in rough weather, low visibility, and capacity; interprets nautical rules of the road regarding crossing and overtaking situations and avoiding collisions, reads and steers by compass; uses, maintains, repairs, and overhauls blocks, tackles, and rigging.
maintains and overhauls anchors, chains, cables, connecting links, and shackles; performs damage control and basic firefighting procedures; rigs for towing and being towed; inspects and maintains lifeboats, life rafts and survival equipments; launches and recovers lifeboats and ship's small craft; maintains hull, and painting records, and inventories of equipments, tools, and paint; obtains replacement equipment, tools, and paint; prepare hull reports; supervises 5-50 personnel performing work details, deck functions, general upkeep of ship, and maintenance and repair of deck equipments; maintains discipline
Education
High School Graduate,
September 1983 - May 1987
Marmot High School Mandan, North Dakota
Certification
Transportation Work Identification Credential (TWIC) – Exp. 20 SEP 2015
Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) – Exp. 23 JUL 2015
Skils
Shipboard operations including stevedoring and maintenance, Operates and maintains small boats, deck equipments and machinery, very knowledgeable in rigging, ships security, deck seamanship, navigation, and piloting.