Sailing as Master, I am charged with the operation of the vessel
in accordance with all the rules, regulations, and laws applicable
to the vessel. The responsibility of the safe navigation, management,
care, the safety of the vessel and her crew rests with the Master.
As such, I also manage, supervise and train all marine crew with
the assistance of the various department heads. Another aspect
of my duties is to ensure the marine and seismic crew work closely
together to achieve the survey objectives while keeping the costs
down. The Master and Chief Mate are responsible for maintaining
a high level of safety awareness within the crew, the crew’s
safety training, and for motivating the crew in observance of
the Safety Management System.
As Chief Mate and second in command, my duties include having
the ability and licenses to run the vessel in the Master’s
absence. Other duties include: the supervision the Bridge Officers
and of the deck crew and maintenance of vessel, maintaining the
adequate and accurate inventories of the Safety/Medical and Deck
supplies, the requisition of necessary supplies while keeping
costs down, working in close cooperation with the Loss Prevention
Team, maintaining a high level of Safety Awareness within the
crew, motivating the crew in observation of Safety Management
System and participation in QUEST (a safety data capturing system),
ship handling, training the crew in all aspects of Emergency Response
and Safety, and working in close cooperation with client and seismic
managers to achieve the survey objectives.
24/03/03 to present Master of M/V Gulf Pacific Conducting
support operations for seismic research in Mexico and GOM thus
far, but operations are conducted worldwide. I managed to obtain
the ship's ISM Certificate in the first 5 months after the vessel
was purchased.
22/08/01 to 21/11/02 Chief Mate/Executive Officer of M/V
Western Inlet Conducting single streamer and source vessel
operations in Brazil, Nova Scotia, Argentina, Algeria.
15/07/01 to 22/08/01 Master of M/V Western Frontier
Conducting an OBC operation in the Beaufort Sea in the ice for
the season. This is a cable laying/retrieving/trouble-shooting
vessel. As Master, I was responsible for my usual duties while
conducting operations in an extremely hazardous environment. This
was accomplished amidst the ice of the Arctic Ocean.
10/03/01 to 15/07/01 Chief Mate/Executive Officer of M/V
Western Atlas Transit of the vessel from Galveston to England
and on to the North Sea while renewing and readying the vessel
while enroute.
13/12/00 to 10/03/01 Chief Mate/Executive Officer of M/V
Kenda Single streamer/support vessel operation in Brazil.
The vessel also served as a third source in multi-streamer operations.
18/07/00 to 13/12/00 Master of M/V Western Endeavor
OBC operation in the Arctic Ocean in the ice for the season. This
is a cable laying/retrieval/ trouble-shooting vessel. As Master,
I was responsible for my usual duties while conducting operations
in an extremely hazardous environment. We also participated in
a study of the effect of seismic operations on marine mammals.
Work Experience Continued
13/02/98 to 18/07/00 Master of M/V Western Shore
Source vessel during OBC operations in Gulf of Mexico, Mexico,
various locations in Brazil (including the Amazon River Delta),
two years in Venezuela, and in Nova Scotia. We also served as
a third source vessel while in Brazil and Nova Scotia. At times
during down time we served as a support vessel for our multi-streamer
streamer operation, running 80 nautical miles up the river to
Bélem, Brazil.
16/06/93 to 13/02/00 Chief Mate/Executive Officer on M/V
Western Shore- Source vessel conducting OBC operations in various
locations in Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, and Venezuela.
11/03/92 to 11/03/92 Able Seaman on M/V Western Hercules
Navigational Watch Stander on this multi-steamer operation
in the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico.
21/10/91 to 11/03/92 Able Seaman on M/V Western Atlas
Navigational Watch Stander on this multi-streamer operation in
surveys in the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico. I eventually sailed
this vessel to Papua New Guinea.
