Type: Container Ship
Gross Tonnage: 9981
Dead Weight: 13313
Built Year: 2023
Flag: MHL
Engine Maker: MAN B&W
Joining Date: 06 July 2026
The Master is responsible to the Ship Management Office for:
- The overall command of the ship
- Safeguarding the Owner's and Company's interests at all times
- Maintenance of the ship's and crew certification required for trading
- Communication with the Owners, the Company, the Charterers and any other party as required
- Maintenance of the ship and her equipment
- Ensuring that all crew receive familiarisation training on embarking the vessel
- Crew familiarisation, performance appraisal, training, welfare, discipline and other administrative matters required as per VMS Crewing Instructions
- Ensuring that Emergency Organisation & Emergency Party Responsibilities are known by each crew member including any training that may be required aboard vessel
- Safe navigation of the vessel as required by Company Navigation procedures and for ensuring that all navigational watch keepers are fully familiar with these procedures
- Organising and conducting Health & Safety committee meetings
- Ensuring adequate stability trim and stress at all times
- Checking and monitoring of any cargo plan and operations prepared by the Chief Officer, including the supervision of cargo operations
- Compliance with any statutory, local or international regulation which affect the ship including MLC2006
- Maintenance of Shipboard filing and all Company and other records which are required to be maintained or submitted
- Implementation and recording of onboard training as required by International regulations and VMS
- Reporting of any accident and/or damage affecting the ship, her crew or her cargo, to the Company and other Parties as necessary
- Full and accurate accounting of voyage expenditure etc, and the safe keeping of Company funds
- Supervision and training of Deck Cadets
- Ensuring that the risk assessment procedures are adhered to onboard and, where necessary, office assistance is obtained to mitigate identified risks.
- Catering, hygiene, and vessel payroll requirements
- Review of VMS as required by the ISM Code
- Through positive leadership, sound management practices and the display of safe behaviours promote and uphold a safety culture onboard
- Ensuring that each crewmember takes personal responsibility for the safety, environmental and quality aspects of own work
- Responsible for ensuring that proper standards of health and hygiene are maintained throughout the vessel
- Signing-on and signing-off of crewmembers
- Ensuring compliance with Hours of Work & Rest Regulations
- Providing medical care aboard vessel
- Ensuring the onboard complaint procedure is enforced as per MLC2006 & Company requirements
- Enforcing the Company’s Drug & Alcohol policy aboard vessel
- The execution of the charter of the vessel in a professional and competent manner
- Ensuring sufficient bunkers and stores are onboard prior to commencing a voyage
- Providing the Chief Engineer and Chief Officer with relevant details of the intended voyage and ensuring that the voyage orders are understood and complied with in full
- Providing the Company and charterers with accurate information regarding cargo operations
- Advising the Company when voyage/cargo instructions cannot be complied with, and/or where the intended voyage instructions are not clear/understood
- Checking and signing of Cargo Documents on completion of cargo operations
- Undertaking any other tasks, duties as required by the Company.
- Determining appropriate manning levels for the respective cargo and ballast operations to ensure such operations are conducted in a safe and effective manner.
- Ensuring that all cyber security policies and procedures are adhered to, cyber incidents are reported and all crew are compliant with Company Cyber requirements.
The job requires:
- Excellent leadership skills; in particular the ability to gain respect, to motivate and to lead by example
- Excellent managerial skills; in particular the ability to build and maintain an onboard team spirit that recognises and takes account of different National cultures
- A positive and supportive approach to training which encourages all crewmembers to build and maintain their relevant technical knowledge and practical skills
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Very good communication skills
- Ability to remain calm and focused at all times, in particular during emergency and/or difficult situations
V.Group provides a full range of ship management and marine support services to ship owners and operators around the globe, as well as the ability to blend those services together in unique combinations to meet specific customer needs. Guided by our values, we aim to deliver excellence in every area in which we operate, with safety being our number one priority.
To help us achieve that, our group of companies and brands work interdependently, operating across different sectors, allowing us to become a comprehensive supplier of maritime and offshore services around the world.
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Note: V.Ships does not charge seafarers a Recruitment / Sign-on Fee for employment.
