Marine Superinendent
Summary
Oversee vessel safety, navigation, and cargo operations; ensure compliance with regulations and company procedures while managing maintenance and crew training.
Function
The Marine Superintendent is responsible for:
- Safety culture onboard vessels
- Complying with regulations
- Ensuring vessel delivers safe and effective navigation and cargo operations
- Monitoring the
safety, navigation, cargo, and commercial readiness of the vessel. - Assisting in continual improvement of HSQEEn procedures
- Identifying training needs for ship personnel
- Identifying security risk associated and preparing vessel for the voyage
KPIs
- TRCF
- LTIF
- PSC
- Off hire
Tasks
Marine Superintendent shall:
- Assist the vessel in navigation, safety, or cargo related issues.
- Guide vessel in cargo operations including stowage plan, tank cleaning
- Monitor asset maintenance (cosmetic) of vessel as per form Tech 35.
- Assist Master to ensure cargo suitability and compatibility
- Assist with oil major requirements for commercial fixture
- Review vessels for STS operations
- Monitor weather reports and advise the vessel in routeing
- Assist vessel in HRA transit including arranging of armed guards
- Monitor rest hour records
- Review and approve JSA’s
- Review HSE meetings /USA/USC/Near Miss/Drill reports
- Assist in scheduling vetting inspections and preparing response to vetting observations
- Schedule and prepare vessels for external audits and inspections
- Conduct safety inspection onboard
- Review and close the PMS jobs (marine)
- Verify audit/inspection/incident related CAR’s and close WO’s
- Investigate incidents as per company procedure
- Initiate and implement MOC as per company procedure
- Liaise with flag, class, P&I / H&M in consultation with FM
- Participate in Ship/Shore drills, training programs and seminars
- Member of the crisis management team
- Conduct interview of deck officers
- Conduct pre-joining briefing of deck officers, Master, and CE
- Appraise Master prior completion of contract
- Follow up on the Navigation/Safety campaigns to ensure proper implementation
- Take over and hand over of vessels
- Any other tasks allocated by the FM
- Complete Off 22 - Superintendent Handover Notes for change in assignment, termination or when proceeding on business trip/ vacation.
Reports to
Fleet Manager
Substitute
Marine Superintendent
Minimum Experience
2 years’ experience in a senior management position on board
or 1-year experience in a similar rank in shore-based position
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s Certificate of Competency