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Assistant Mooring Master
About this role
The role is for an Assistant Mooring Master to support export operations, ensuring compliance with international marine rules, OCIMF guidelines and good seaman ship practices. The position involves planning and executing mooring, hose connections, and offload procedures, while maintaining safety and adherence to work procedures. It requires monitoring vessel position, weather conditions, and mooring loads, and coordinating with tanker crews, tugboats, and FPSO personnel. The employer is WTS Energy, a global consultant and manpower supplier to the oil, gas and energy sector, with offices in multiple countries. The job is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
What you would do
- Assist tanker crew with tugboat connection bollards locations and coordinate tugboat cast-off under Mooring Master instruction.
- Monitor tanker position, heading and speed relative to FPSO and inform Mooring Master.
- Guide tanker crew during hawser connection and disconnection to ensure safe operations.
- Assist with hose connection and disconnection using dedicated offshore equipment.
- Monitor tanker relative position, heading, movement, environmental conditions and inform MM of any doubt.
- Maintain continuous watch on the bridge and coordinate tugboat use to keep within operating limits.
- Maintain communication with Mooring Master, tanker crew, tugboats and FPSO personnel throughout operations.
- Inform Mooring Master immediately of abnormal movement, excessive mooring loads, or unsafe conditions.
- Oversee adherence to Terminal Handbook limits during station keeping and offloading.
- Ensure operations are planned and executed with good workmanship and approved procedures.
What they are asking for
- Chief Mate Certificate, STCW95 Reg. II/2 and flag state endorsement
- Education and training meeting STCW A-II/2 for masters on ships of 3000 GRT or more
- Excellent command of English (written and spoken)
- Officer in charge of a navigational watch certification on ships of 500 GRT with at least 12 months approved seagoing service
- Familiarity with Colregs and SBM/tandems operations
- Good knowledge of Bridge management and ECDIS
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