Objective
To land a shore job that will let me put my maritime skills and experience to use.
Experience
Jul 2000 – Present, First Student, Inc. Iowa City, IA
School Bus Driver
Drive school buses, serving schools in local School Districts of Suburban Chicagoland on a part-time basis.
Aug 1998 – May 2000, Menards, Inc. Iowa City, IA
Sales Associate
Oct 1997 – Jan 1998, Anglo-Eastern Ship Management, Hong Kong, Master
Commanded M.V. Portland Star, Bulk Carrier, 145,000 DWT.
Plied between Romania and Japan.
Transported ship in ballast and supervised handing over to new ownership in Japan.
Oct 1996 – Apr 1997, Prima Bulk Ships Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Master
Commanded M.V. Meridian Spica, Bulk Carrier, 146,939 DWT
Transported coal, iron ore.
Plied between US West Coast and Taiwan.
Rescued officer after a man-overboard situation in Pacific Ocean 400 miles off Hawaii islands.
Apr 1995 – Oct 1995, Eurasia Ship Management, Hong Kong, Master
Commanded M.V. Creciente, Bulk Carrier, 155,000 DWT
Transported coal, iron ore.
Plied between Richards Bay (South Africa), Japan, India, Europe.
Navigated deep-draft through narrow channel North of Sunda strait enroute Japan, instead of circumventing Indonesian islands/Philippines, thereby reducing the sailing time significantly. The charterers, Mitsui O.S.K., called this a pioneering undertaking and were very appreciative of it. They sought my Navigational Report as a technical reference for future use.
Jan 1994 – July 1994, Eurasia Ship Management Hong Kong, Master
Commanded M.V. Amagisan, Bulk Carrier, 154,000 DWT
Plied between U.S. East Coast (Norfolk), Japan.
Transported coal.
Exercised discretion to avoid ‘freak waves’ off the coast of South Africa by navigating close to shore and within the 100-fathom line. It was peak season for freak waves in that part of the sea.
Jun 1993 – Oct 1993, Univan Shipping Hong Kong, Master
Commanded M.V. Bangkok Navee, General Cargo/Container, 15,000 DWT.· Plied between Thailand, Singapore and continental Europe.
Exercised discretion to avoid a tropical depression in the Arabian Sea. This entailed going off-course South of the Equator for two days. Ships that went through the depression suffered heavy damage to cargo and vessel.
Feb 1993 – Jun 1993, Univan Shipping Hong Kong, Master
Commanded M.V. Star Lily, Bulk Carrier, 36,000 DWT.
Plied between Irian Jaya (Indonesia), Montreal (Canada) via Panama Canal.
Transported Copper Sulphate full load.· Negotiated ice-bound waters in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (Canada). This was an unexpected occurrence, considering it was the end of March 1993. Management and Company Shore Support did not apprise me of this situation, nor was any assistance rendered. I exercised discretion to take the calculated risk of cutting through sheet ice at optimum speed, and successfully avoided damaging vessel from stray ‘growlers’ along the route.
Jun 1992 – Oct 1992, Univan Shipping Hong Kong, Master
Commanded M.V. Star Ochid, Bulk Carrier, 36,000 DWT
Plied between New Caledonia in the Pacific, US Gulf Coast.
Encountered hurricane Andrew in the Mississippi while moored at Donaldsonville, LA. Vessel broke moorings due to high winds. No shore assistance was available in the middle of the night. Manoeuvered ship in mid-stream when current was uncharacteristically Northerly. Averted damage to ship by avoiding flotsam, breakaway barges, etc..
Aug 1991 – April 1992, Univan Shipping Hong Kong, Master
Commanded M.V. Star Dragon, Bulk Carrier, 36,000 DWT
Plied between Amamapare, Indonesia, Japan.
Transported Copper Sulphate.
Piloted vessel (in the absence of local Pilotage) on multiple trips into inland Amamapare about 25 miles upstream. Berthed vessel alongside after turning around in river using local tugboats. Amamapare is a port that caters to the US-owned Freeport Copper Minnig Co.Nov 1990 – Apr 1991, King Fahd Industrial Port Yanbu, K.S.A.Harbor Pilot· Piloted two to three ships a day from the open sea to the Port of Yanbu.
Handled ships including some of the world’s biggest oil-tankers, upto 480,000 DWT.
Utilized upto 6 powerful tugboats for berthing and unberthing.
May 1990 – Oct 1990, Shipping Corp. of Saudi Arabia Jeddah, K.S.A., Master
Commanded M.V. Arab Hind, General Cargo, 8000 DWT.
Plied between Spain, Italy, North Africa, Red Sea ports.
Transported Polythene pallets.
Overcame a financial crisis owing to error in cargo-booking. By close review and application of the vessel’s true stability, the ship carried a higher load than its projected capacity This led to tremendous savings in port penalties by the company.
Jan 1989 – Mar 1990, Shipping Corp. of Saudi Arabia Jeddah, K.S.A., Master
Commanded M.V. Arab Aljazeera, General Cargo, 15,000 DWT.
Plied between Spain, Italy, North Africa, Red Sea ports.
Transported bulk Sulphur. Overcame stability crisis. Management did not allocate labor/finance for trimming bulk cargo despite being warned. This caused a ‘list’ (which was foreseen) to the vessel in open sea under heavy weather conditions.The issue was rectified by taking port-of-refuge.
May 1987 – Jan 1989, India Steam Ships Bombay, India
Master, OSV (Offshore Support Vessels)
Commanded several anchor-handling, towing and supply vessels connected to oil rigs, drill ships and offshore oil platforms.
Sep 1985 – Oct 1986, Shipping Corp. of Saudi Arabia Jeddah, K.S.A., Master
Commanded M.V. Arab Dabbor, General Cargo, 8,000 DWT.
Plied between Red Sea ports, Mediterranean ports, West Africa.
Surveyed harbor at port Noukchott, Mauritania, to determine draft and berthed the ship alongside wooden jetty to facilitate quick discharge of cargo. This saved at least 5 weeks of discharge from anchorage into barges.
Handled two occurrences of stow-away situations.
Monitored severe weather conditions at sea and circumvented them each time. This was necessary from a safety standpoint due to the vessel’s age and general condition.
Jan 1985 – Sep 1985, Bombay Ocean Marine Bombay, India
Master , OSV (Offshore Support Vessels)
Commanded M.V. Sindhu I and M.V. Sindhu II, equipped with automated control systems for anchor handling and towing of oil rigs and drill ships.
Aug 1983 – Jan 1985, Great Eastern Bombay, India, Master
Commanded M.V. Malaviya I and M.V. Malaviya II at various oil fields on the east and west coast of India.
May 1979 – Apr 1983, Madras Port Trust Madras, India, Harbor Pilot
Piloted ships of varying types and sizes upto 80,000 DWT, including berthing alongside.
Dec 1978 – Jan 1979, Gulf East Hong Kong, Master
Commanded Endurance Express, General Cargo/Container, 15,000 DWT
Sep 1977 – Dec 1977, Gulf East Hong Kong, Master
Commanded Eastern Rose, Bulk Carrier, 38,000 DWT
Sep 1977 – Dec 1977, Gulf East Hong Kong, Master
Commanded United Vigor, Reefer, 14,000 DWT
Jan 1977 – Aug 1977, Crossworld Singapore, Master
Commanded Saudi Fortune, General Cargo, 8,000 DWT.
Jul 1966 – Jun 1976, Shpping Corp. of India Bombay, India
Held various ranks ranging from Cadet to First Mate on various ships including Cargo, Passenger, Bulk Carriers.
Education
Masters Certification, Mar 1974 LBS Nautical and Engineering College, Bombay, India
First Mate Certification, Jul 1971LBS Nautical and Engineering College, Bombay, India
Second Mate Certification, Mar 1969LBS Nautical and Engineering College, Bombay, India
Apprentice ship at sea, Jul 1966 – Jan 1969
Shipping Corporation of India, Bombay , India
Pre-sea Training, Jul 1964 – Jun 1966Training Ship ‘Dufferin’, Bombay, India
Bachelor of Science, Jun 1962 – May 1964Maharaja’s College, Cochin, India
Certification
Skils