Marine Superintendent

COLUMBIA Shipmanagement Ltd.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

CSM in Mumbai seeks a Marine Superintendent to oversee vessel operations, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement across the fleet. You will support Masters and crews, ensure alignment with the Company Management System, and contribute to procedure development and audits.

The role emphasizes maritime inspections, incident investigations, risk management, and fostering a robust safety culture among the fleet, with strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Seagoing command experience on offshore and wind farm DP vessels (≥2 years).
• Familiar with international rules/regulations and industry guidelines.
• Operational knowledge of offshore/wind farm vessels.
• Training and skills in internal auditing.
• Experience in incident investigations.
• Experience in risk management.
• Experience in marine inspections.
• Good communication and teamwork.
• Strong command of English.

Responsibilities

• Assist Marine Manager as needed.
• Support Masters and crews to operate vessels per Company standards and regulations.
• Be conversant with the Company Management System and implement it on vessels.
• Contribute to development or amendment of procedures.
• Promote quality, safety, health, security and environmental culture.
• Ensure vessels comply with policies and are ready for third party inspections.
• Visit vessels for inspections and follow up on raised issues.
• Conduct internal audits per procedures.
• Support navigation and cargo handling training during visits.
• Identify training needs during marine visits.

Skills

Seagoing experience

Regulations knowledge

Operational ship knowledge

Auditing experience

Incident investigation

Risk management

Marine inspections

Communication skills

English proficiency

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a Marine Superintendent to join CSM in Mumbai, India.

The Marine Superintendent shall have the following qualifications:

• Seagoing experience in a command position on offshore and wind farm DP vessels of not less than two years;
• Good working knowledge of international rules and regulations and of industry guidelines and recommendations;
• Good operational knowledge of the types of ships for which the Marine Superintendent is responsible including offshore and wind farm vessels;
• Training, experience and skills in internal auditing;
• Training, experience and skills in incident investigation;
• Training, experience and skills in risk management;
• Experiences and skills in marine inspections;
• Good communication skills as well as the ability to work within a team;
• Good command of the English language.

The Marine Superintendent is responsible for:

• Providing required assistance to the Marine Manager (as applicable).
• Providing such assistance to the Masters and crews of the Company vessels as they require to operate their vessels to the standard established by the Company and in compliance with the international rules and regulations;
• Being fully conversant with the Company’s Management System;
• Implementing effectively the Company’s Management System;
• Contributing to the development of new or the amendment of existing procedures;
• Promoting and supporting efforts for continual improvement;
• Ensuring that the Company Management System, policies, standards and procedures are effectively implemented on the vessels allocated to him;
• Ensuring that the Company vessels are performing to the customers’ satisfaction and are ready for third party inspections at any time.
• Attending the vessels and assisting during such inspections where desirable;
• Conducting regular marine visits and ensuring that issues raised during such visits are followed up and dealt with as quickly as possible, where required in conjunction with other departments;
• Conducting internal audits in accordance with respective procedures;
• Encouraging a robust quality, safety, health and security culture as well as environmental awareness and energy efficiency within the fleet;
• Supporting the Masters in applying navigational practices and bridge procedures in line with regulatory and Company policies, ensuring high standards of navigation to maintain the quality, safety and health of vessels, crews and cargoes, and the protection of the environment and the energy efficiency;
• Supporting the Masters in applying the highest standards of cargo operations planning, monitoring and execution to maintain the quality, safety and health of vessels, their crews, and the protection of the environment and energy efficiency;
• Supporting the Masters in applying the highest standards with regards to offshore and wind operations including all associated project and client requirements.
• Supporting the vessels and clients with tenders, project specific operation planning and project and tender documentation as required.
• Monitor and maintain flag and class certification.
• Act as DPA/CSO or DDPA/DCSO as required.
• Supporting the office employees in navigation and cargo handling matters;
• Identifying training needs during marine visits and providing such training where practical;
• Following up on the observations issued during third party inspections, maintaining respective records in CAPE database;
• Monitoring reporting from the ships and keeping required control on the vessels performance;
• Conducting briefings as and when instructed by the Marine Manager (as applicable).
• Conducting interviews of prospective candidates for promotion to Master or Chief Officer, or of new entrants to the company for these positions;
• Conducting investigations of accidents / incidents;
• Working on projects or tasks as assigned by the Marine Manager.

The Marine Superintendent reports and is accountable to the Marine Manager (as applicable).