Marine Superintendent

at  CalMac Ferries Limited

ROLE OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Head of MV or SV Fleet, and in conjunction with the corresponding Senior Technical Superintendent and/or Technical Superintendent(s), this role is responsible for the provision of compliant vessels for safe and efficient operations, and line management of Masters and Skippers of assigned vessels.
The Marine Superintendent is responsible for the safe, efficient, and reliable operation, ensuring optimal reliability and availability.
This includes overseeing the safe daily operations, on-board general assessment of vessels, inspections, ensuring full compliance with all applicable regulations, coordinating
the activities of the crew, and maintaining the vessel in accordance with class and statutory requirements.
As Marine Superintendent you and the corresponding Senior Technical Superintendent and/or Technical Superintendent will be the primary shore-based point of contact for the assigned vessels. You are required to provide dedicated support to the vessel on-board management team. Effectively communicating and coordinating with the Technical Superintendent and all other support elements within the Fleet Group to define and progress
any required actions to an effective conclusion.
It is also imperative, as the primary point of contact, that timely and effective communication of any issues which may impact on the availability of the vessel, is provided to the Operations Team to allow them to effectively manage any potential impact on the
commercial operation of the vessel, in line with agreed service level agreements.
In Summary the Marine Superintendent must fully support the vessels under their direct management, providing maximum vessel availability, within budget, consistent with safe methods of operation through coordination of Fleet Group resource and whilst providing effective communication to the Operations team as the customer.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of assigned vessels in line with internal standards as developed by the Standards and Performance Department and in compliance with the International Safety Management (ISM) Code
• Responsible for vessel service availability and reliability in line with Service Level Agreements
• Responsible for maintenance of all Flag state and associated vessel certification
• Responsible for ensuring that all incidents, defects, and audit findings are investigated and analysed, and corrective action is effectively implemented.
• Provide management cover of other vessels within the Fleet Group , as required to support colleagues during events such as sickness, annual leave, overhauls etc.
• Active participation in reviewing the Company Management System, in collaboration with the vessel’s crew, to drive continual improvement and enhancement of policies and procedures.
• Required to liaise with Head of Fleet and internal customers on operational matters including vessel deployments, performance etc.
• Line management of Masters and Skippers of assigned vessels
• Ensuring that all assigned vessels are manned with qualified and medically fit officers and crew in line with internal requirements in coordination with Crewing

team, as well as general line management duties in relation to personnel management

• Required to liaise with Head of Fleet and internal customers on technical and operational matters including vessel performance etc.
• Provide out of hours duty cover for the vessels based on a duty rota.
• As a member of one or more Emergency Response teams, it is expected that exercises are attended, annual leave is communicated with deputies assigned and

full familiarisation is maintained with the relevant emergency response procedures and protocols.

• Accountable to the Head of Fleet (MV / SV).
• Management of department processes should be in line with company expectations and ensuring consultation is completed with relevant process reviewers when adding, amending, deleting, and reviewing owned processes.