Tasks/ Activities

The Berthing Master is under supervision of Marine Terminal Pilot for all operations on board tanker loading/offloading operations.

He is in charge of export tanker mooring equipment for FPSO and offloading buoy (maintenance level 1)

Loading/offloading:

• He is in charge of the pre-tanker check list verification and
• He ensures all necessary equipment’s are ready for the
• He checks the rigging and lifting equipment conditions and the colour
• He checks that the tanker crew complies with safety practices during tanker mooring/unmooring and hose handling
• He advises tanker crew and leads the mooring team during tanker mooring/unmooring and hose handling
• He leads offloading and methanol hoses connection and disconnection on tanker, assisted by tanker
• He leads the ship’s crew and terminal’s tug when picking up/giving back tool box, and making fast/cast off terminal tug’s tow lines.
• He informs pilot by radio during final approach regarding distance to go, mooring point position, mooring lines and hose
• He leads the work boat during tanker mooring, hose handling, or any other
• He is on watch on board the export tanker during operation at the offloading buoy, in shift with the
• He reports to the pilot any deviations encountered during his

Maintenance

• He acts as team leader for all maintenance operations assigned to his team (including paint touch-up and surface preparation).
• He executes maintenance (level 1) plans for offloading buoy, offloading hoses, tandem mooring equipment’s, tandem offloading system, mooring hawsers and related loose gears equipment’s.
• He leads the dedicated a mooring team and additional personnel if applicable, for above mentioned maintenance operations. He submits permit to work as requestor, for the job to beGeneral tasks:
  • He acts as back-up Helicopter Landing
  • He might be requested to act as Boat Landing
  • He acts as team leader on vessel’ s deck during oil spill containment and recovery operations with boom and

  STEFRAC certification

Education:

• Former Merchant Navy Officer Mariner with Chief Officer STCW Class
• Minimum ten (10) months as Loading Master on board
• Fluent in English (French and Portuguese is an advantage).
• Helicopter Landing

Lifting & Rigging Training & Certificate

• Floating Line Hydrostatic Pressure test Training & certificate (as per OCIMF SMOG 3rd ed 2015)
• Integrated Flange Tightening Training & certificate (as per guidelines for boundary bolted flange joint assembly)