Objective
Seeking extended tour (3 to 11 months) on tugs, towboats, or coastal freighters in seaworthy condition.
I am a professional mariner. Keeping these youngsters safe, their fingers attached, the gear rigged properly, and fuel inside the tanks.
Experience
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
*NOTE: extended periods ashore indicate work at Davies Floors or Ernie's Vinyl Installs
04/13/07 to 10/26/07 Coastal Villages – Landing Craft – Bering Sea. (189 DAYS!)
05/22/06 to 09/30/06 Trico Marine Services. Captain, Crew Boats (my MMD had expired)
09/26/05 to 12/16/05 C/P “Westward Wind” 1st Mate – Bearing Sea KING CRAB
05/23/05 to 07/26/05 Northland Services – Tug “Polar Breeze” (Russia and back)
06/30/02 to 09/26/02 Island tug and Barge Mate - “Island Champion” (St Lawrence Is.& back)
06/27/00 to 06/06/02 Glacier Bay Cruiseline. 75 passengers and 24 crew. (cargo that talks)
**Between seasons I made some deliveries.
**04/18/00 to 06/20/00 Siggi's boat works. Deliver 2 Yachts. Florida to Canary Is.
07/04/97 to 10/20/99 Dyn Marine Services. Operating Survey boat(s) in Med and Red Seas. (three tours, 5 months, 5 months, and 8 months.) VERY INTERESTING WORK !
**08/11/96 to 10/16/96 Ocean Beauty Seafoods. Deliver M/V Ocean Pride to Bangkok
04/15/90 to 06/21/96 Davies Floors. Specialty Contractor. Owner and Contractor
06/88 to 03/89 Dona Fisheries. Mate on 165' “catch only” Dragger in the Bering Sea.
10/86 to 04/88 Boyer Alaska Barge Lines. Mate and Tankerman, SE Alaska fuel run.
04/80 to 08/86 Crowley Marine. 1st Mate and 2nd Mate on various runs.
04/77 to 04/80 Foss Launch and Tug. Deckhand
09/71 to 04/77 Crowley Maritime. Deckhand
Education
HIGH SCHOOL AND NAV SCHOOL
Certification
* 1600 ton Ocean Masters License with M.O.T. Endorsement Issue #6 (Seattle)
* Full S.T.C.W. Also: 3000 ton ITC tonnage
ADDITIONAL TRAINGING AND CERTIFICATES
Maritime Emergency Medical training with De-Fib
Extensive Hypothermia training. (mostly during 14 years at Crowley)
Maritime Training Center (India-Tango) advanced fire fighting, CPR, 1st aid.
Killdals Navigation School (1980) for Original Ocean Mate's license.
Crawford's for upgrades (crane and tankermans tickets no longer valid)
Over 1,000 hours SCUBA including 2 salvage jobs and work in ice!
Skils
I am VERY good with people. But that's not a skill.
I've never damaged a boat, barge or dock.....yet, but that' just luck, caution, and fear !! I guess some of it is skill.
Navigation and seamanship are skills I am VERY, VERY good at keeping these youngsters safe !!!