Rick Sewid

Prioritized safety procedures when operating vessels, controlling speed, berthing and unberthing, giving optimal protection to crew and equipment.

• Adhered to laws and regulations based on voyage locations.
• Kept watch aboard vessels to identify changing conditions or potential issues and implement corrective actions.
• Docked and undocked vessel using radios, depth finders, radars, lights, lighthouses and buoys to make safe and accurate operational decisions.
• Directed and coordinated crew members and workers and maintained strict operational schedules and profit targets.
• Completed regular vessel inspections to identify deficiencies and coordinate corrective actions.
• Took responsibility for ship operations in cases of injury or illness.
• Loaded cargo according to ship capacity and appropriate weight load distribution.
• Maintained boat logs and oversaw cargo storage on or below decks, securing items and protecting products from damage or loss.
• Consulted various maps, charts, weather reports, and navigation equipment to determine and direct boat movements.
• Towed and maneuvered vessels in harbors and open seas, communicating movements to passing vessels.
• Set ships' courses to avoid reefs, outlying shoals or other hazards using lighthouses or buoys.
• Inspected and assessed telecommunication systems and navigational instruments to prepare for and manage safe piloting.
• engine maintenance
• hydralic maintenance
• billing log books
• loading unloading with crane