Objective
Looking for professional Association for permanent employment worldwide
Experience
Introduction
The purpose of providing the enclosed information is to solicit possible employment as Unlimited Pilot for VLCC Tankers. Transshipment expertise of crude cargos is a specialty.
Background:
Currently on my 6th issue of U.S. Coast Guard License; expires August 2012, actively involved in the maritime industry as master, or pilot for the majority of my life.
I hold an Unlimited Master Oceans, with endorsement for Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) to 370,000 DWT, and Unlimited Pilots endorsement for the principal waters of: The Savannah River, the Mississippi River, and most of the major ports in the Gulf of Mexico. I have successfully delivered petroleum cargos around the world safely and without an environmental incident. I have delivered many cargos of #6 and Crude Oil at the BORCO Facility in Freeport for storage and transshipment. I know the anchorage areas and harbor lay out for containerization and petroleum products.
I hold a Dual Major Undergraduate Degree from Livingston University. My primary is Marine Engineering, and secondary is Transportation cum laude.
After graduation from Livingston University I spent 4 years in the service. Upon being Honorably Discharged I went to work with a friend of mine, Capt. Steve Alexander who was a Canal Zone Pilot. I obtained enough time to qualify as unlimited second mate and went to deep sea where I gained the rank of Master. The enclosed vessels are the ones I have expertise on. The Elizabeth Knudsen was demolished in 1983.
I have been visiting Freeport GBI since 1969 and love the Island I am ready to move there and establish a career helping the Bahamas Government to supply revenue for the Island.
Certifications- Affiliations:
1) U.S. Coast Guard Unlimited Master’s License Oceans with endorsement for VLCC Tankers up to 370,000 DWT, and Endorsement as First Class Pilot of any gross tons upon the principal waters of; New York Harbor, Chesapeake Bay, Charleston Harbor, Savannah River, Mississippi River, The Offshore Texas Mooring Waters, The Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Windward Islands, Aruba, The Panama Canal, and the West Coast of the U.S.
2) B.S. Dual major Marine Engineering / Transportation
3) Member National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee NOSAC
4) Member South Louisiana Area Maritime Safety Committee
5) Member Port of Savannah Maritime Safety Committee
6) Member Society of Naval Architects, and Marine Engineers SNAME
7) Member International Society of Explosives Engineers ISEE
8) Strong background in COLGRES, SOLAS, and MAROPL Regulations.
9) Member SIGTTO, and ISGOTT.
Special Training:
1) Managing weather and plotting courses needed to miss weather fronts.
2) Manage tug operations in docking and special maneuvers
3) Docking and Undocking Single Point Moorings for unloading Natural Gas, and VLCC Tankers.
4) Docking 4 point Moorings (mono pile)
5) Docking on Submerged Turret Buoys (STL)
6) Bridge Management Resources
7) Vessel Voyage Planning
8) Coordinating regulation activities
9) Planning and documenting safety issues and incidents
10) Providing a safe working platform to perform ship functions
11) Exemplary Safety Record.
12) Working abroad and in isolated areas.
Employment History:
Coastal Marine Pilots Inc
Savannah, Ga.
Federal Pilot managing the arrival and departures of Coastwise vessels delivering cargos in the Port of Savannah. My responsibilities included, but not limited to; scheduling, and updating arrival dates for tug services and line handling services, acting as pilot in restricted waters, directing tug activities during docking, and sailing. Handling vessels from 65,000 to 130,000 Gross Tons.
MV Atlantic Liberty
IMO# 9106156 311,625 DWT
Exceed Shipping, Panama
Master on board the MV Atlantic Liberty
Crude Cargo Carrier
Trade Route: Caribbean, Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific Rim.
Loading / Discharge: Jetty side, STL Buoy, SPM Buoy
MV American Independence
IMO# 7390076 266,585 DWT
Atlantic Richfield Company
Master on board the American Independence
Crude Cargo Carrier
Trade Route: Valdez, AK. to the Far East.
Loading / Discharge: Quay side and Jetty Side
SS Elizabeth Knudsen
IMO# 7035963 219,665 DWT
A.P. Moller Maersk
Chief Mate on the Elizabeth Knudsen
Trade Route: Far East, China
Loading / Discharge: Quay Wall, Jetty Side.
Coastal Aruba Pilot
San Nicholas, Aruba
Facility Pilot for vessels loading and discharging at the terminal. Handled all size vessels in adverse weather conditions
Canal Zone Pilot
Christobal, Panama.
Canal Zone Pilot on the Atlantic Side to Mari Flores Locks. The largest vessel handled was the QEII who was 104 feet wide (lock chambers are 106 feet wide). (Panamanian Pilots License expired)
United States Navy
Honorably Discharged Viet Nam Veteran
Seal Team One: Coronado Island, Ca.
References
1) Captain Tim Close- USCG captain of the Port Division 8 Tampa, Fla.
2) Admiral Jim Cunningham- Washington D.C. Coast Guard.
3) Mr. Fred Beason- Pilot’s Commission of Savannah, Commissioner
4) Captain Steven Alexander, Canal Zone Pilot, Savannah, Ga.
5) Capt. Jim McDonald – USCG Captain of the Port- Boston, Mass.
6) Capt Guy D. Nicholls- Shell America Trading, Master Mariner.
Education
B.S. Marine Engineering/ Transportation Graduate cum laude
Certification
U.S. Coast Guard
STCW
MMD
Skils
Excellent problem solving and weather tracking. Port Captain and Master Pilot are my speciality