Senior Deck SME & Maritime Training Approvals Expert

One Federal Solution; Martinsburg (WV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

One Federal Solution is seeking a senior deck officer to serve as a Key Personnel Subject Matter Expert for the National Maritime Center. You will evaluate mariner training courses and programs for Coast Guard approval, applying your sea-going experience to shaping the training for the next generation of mariners.

Responsibilities include evaluating curricula, objectives, and instructor qualifications, drafting approval recommendations, and coordinating with NMC staff.

Qualifications

• Must hold or have held a USCG-issued Merchant Mariner Credential endorsed as Master of Unlimited Tonnage upon Oceans or Chief Mate of Unlimited Tonnage upon Oceans.
• Minimum of five years of sailing experience on that credential, measured as elapsed calendar time.
• A current STCW certificate is not required.
• U.S. citizenship preferred; non-U.S. citizens require a Government waiver to access DHS IT systems.
• Experience writing or developing maritime training courses is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate training course requests, including curricula, training sites and instructors, for conformance with 46 CFR Parts 10, 11 and 12, NVIC 01-26, the Marine Safety Manual Volume III and maritime industry best practice.
• Evaluate top-level deck courses such as Able Seafarer, Advanced Stability, ARPA, ECDIS, Master 100 Tons, OUPV, Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch, Medical Care Provider and deck programs.
• Check learning objectives against regulations, NVICs and IMO model courses, and confirm adequate time for practical exercises and appropriate student-to-instructor ratios.
• Review examination and assessment policies and final exams, and verify instructor qualifications, including credential checks in MMLD.
• Make recommendations to the Coast Guard and draft approval, Awaiting Information, modification and correction letters and course certificates.
• Route work through peer and branch chief review and incorporate Government corrections.
• Contribute to the Deck and Engine SME team goal of at least 20 course approvals per month.
• When remote, coordinate course folder movement and system status changes with NMC staff.

Skills

Maritime experience

Training course evaluation

SME capabilities

Education

USCG Merchant Mariner Credential (Master of Unlimited Tonnage upon Oceans)

USCG Merchant Mariner Credential (Chief Mate of Unlimited Tonnage upon Oceans)

Job description

One Federal Solution is seeking a senior deck officer to serve as a Key Personnel Subject Matter Expert for the National Maritime Center. You will evaluate mariner training courses and programs for Coast Guard approval, applying your sea-going experience to shaping the training for the next generation of mariners.

Responsibilities include evaluating curricula, objectives, and instructor qualifications, drafting approval recommendations, and coordinating with NMC staff.