Responsibilities:
- Must be able to understand and carry out the orders and directions. Stands wheelhouse watch.
- Create load/discharge plans for trim, stability, and safe cargo operations.
- Monitor product level in tanks while topping off tanks, stripping cargo tanks, and using drip samplers.
- Operate mooring winches, anchor winches, diesel engines, cargo pumps, tank/pipeline valves, cargo tank heater/boilers, IG Systems, manual and hydraulic booms/cranes, hand tools, and gas meters.
- Use and care of manual, hermetic, and MMC tapes for proper gauging.
- Hydrostatic testing of cargo hoses and piping.
- Ability to understand piping diagrams and proper valve alignment for cargo segregations, as well as loading manuals & vapor calculation manuals.
- Accurately fill out Bill of Ladings, Barge Logs, DOI’s, BDN’s, and all other job related paperwork.
- Oversee safety of vessel including all installed equipment.
- Maintain chart corrections and light lists for area of operations.
- Instruct/train Deckhands in seamanship skills and on use of all tools and machinery aboard the vessel.
- Assist Captain during barge landings and departures. Must be able to communicate distances and directions to Captain accurately and concisely.
- Effectively conduct and manage regular inspections and maintenance of tug and barge as well as ensure regular housekeeping and cleanliness.
- Become familiar with, and enforce company safety practices.
- Effectively communicate with foreign crews and oil facility personnel.
- Occasional use of air purifying respirator, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), and air monitoring equipment for hazardous cargos.
- Ability to lift/carry up to 50 pounds, maneuver cargo hoses, handle barge lines and Yokohama fenders.
- Must be able to direct, fairly evaluate, and correct performance of subordinates.
- Ability to think and respond quickly in emergency situations.
- Use of emergency equipment such as lifesaving, damage control, and safety equipment.
- Must have a basic mechanical understanding of propulsion, auxiliary, and deck machinery.
