Crewing Officer

Project Management Institute; Dubai; On-site; AED 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

CREWING OFFICER

Qualifications: Bachelor Degree in Business or Marine related Degree will be an advantage.

Responsibilities:

• Managing all aspects of seagoing personnel administration.
• Ensuring that each vessel is manned with qualified, medically fit, and experienced seafarers and supervising the application of the STCW convention onboard.
• Managing the selection and recruitment of all seafarers, directly or through manning agents, in accordance with the SMS procedures.
• Controlling briefing, interviewing, screening and hiring for all seagoing personnel.
• Maintaining Seafarers database and monitoring available ex-seafarers, scheduling deployment, anticipating future Company’s needs for recruitment, and informing the V-Chairman on manpower planning and employment problems.
• Maintaining personal, medical, and training records and certification details of all personnel.
• Responsible for inputs to budgeting/Rolling forecast covering Daily Running Costs for the vessels.
• Effectively managing a diverse seafarers pool to ensure a sustainable manning factor.
• Preparing time sheet/salary sheet for all seafarers in coordination with the finance department.
• Accomplishing management and organisation mission by completing related results and assignments as needed.
• Supervising the implementation of Seafarers department procedures as planned and executed by department staff.
• Checking application forms and previous Company's records for each seagoing personnel prior to engagement and handling records post-engagement.
• Verifying that the qualifications and experience of new recruits are genuine.
• Ensuring the control/monitoring of documents and certificates of embarking seagoing personnel.
• Managing immediate medical assistance to shipboard personnel.
• Reviewing information on the performance of all seagoing personnel and making suggestions on their promotion, after consultation with the V.Chairman.
• Implementing salary, pension, and welfare schemes in accordance with the approval of the V.Chairman.
• Keeping aware of manning developments including the requirements of ILO/MLC, Flag Administration, Seamen’s union and representative bodies, shipowners’ unions, and employment associations.
• Conducting briefing and orientation on company policy to newly joined/rejoined seafarers.

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum 5 years in marine and offshore industry as crewing officer.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of maritime and compliance requirements.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to managing crises and emergencies.
• Good leadership and people management skills.
• Preferably with experience in developing and managing crewing budgets.
• Sound understanding of financial management principles.
• Coordinating and implementing plans, policies, and procedures in support of organisational strategic objectives.