Marine Consultant at Western Development Company Limited (WDCL)

Your ROLE is to do steady departure checks for all vessels from Onne, Bonny, Focados, Ogunu and KI

• Inspection of all Mobile Offshore Drilling Units including Jack-up Barges
• Anchor patterns and mooring procedures review and vessels stability analysis
• Offshore/onshore vessel load-out confirmation
• Dynamic Position (DP) onboard system review and trials
• Desktop review of DP vessels Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Annual DP trial and FMEA proving trial reports
• Desktop review of nominated vessels’ documentation prior to onboard attendance
• Heavy /critical lifts – offshore dynamic factors calculation
• Load out procedures/sea fastenings (for pipes, heavy equipment etc)
• Periodic in-service assurance on contracted vessels
• Operational support for Offshore marine operations
• Pre-mobilization Inspection of Terminal support & Security vessels – Non-DP AHTS, Personnel Carriers, House Boats, Tugs, Barges etc.)
• Inspection of jetty and terminals as and when required using existing inspection protocol.

Qualifications of Personnel

The following are the qualifications of personnel to be used for the services.

• Senior Level Inspector
• Minimum Master Class 1 or Chief Engineer Class 1 Foreign Going Certificate of Competency. Persons with limited Class 1 will be considered depending on experience.
• A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Science, Engineering or a related discipline is an added advantage but not a pre-requisite.
• At least 15 years experience in Marine Transport Logistics Business of which 10 years must be sea-going experience at management level.
• The detailed work scope will include but not be limited to;
• Inspection of all types of offshore support vessels
• Inspection of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) including Jack up Barges
• Anchor patterns and mooring procedures review and vessels stability analysis
• Offshore and / inshore vessel load-out confirmation
• Dynamic Position (DP) system review and trials
• Desktop review of DP vessels Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Annual DP trial and FMEA proving trial reports
• Desktop review of nominated vessels’ documentation prior to physical onboard attendance
• Heavy /critical lifts – offshore dynamic factors calculation
• Load out procedures/sea fastenings (for pipes, heavy equipment etc)
• Periodic in-service assurance on contracted vessels
• Inspection of jetty, supply bases and terminals

Job Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• At least 10 years of experience sailing on offshore support. Five (5) years must be at the management level.
• Sailing experience in offshore support vessels
• Experienced in all aspects of vessel compliance, inspection and maintenance.
• Knowledgeable of the OVID, and OVMSA database will be an advantage but not a prerequisite
• Knowledgeable of the ISM system and the ISO 9001 Quality Management system.
• Experienced in stakeholder engagement.
• Enthusiasm, energy and self-motivation will be required to set up and provide measurable improvement in contractor HSE oversight.
• Working experience in a multi-disciplinary team/environment will be an added advantage.
• Good interpersonal and documentation skills.