Marine Mooring Assistant Job Vacancy at Shell Gabon

Job Title:Marine Mooring Assistant Job ID: F30096
Location: GAMBA, Gamba, Gabon
Shell companies have been finding and producing oil and gas around the world for over a century. Today, in our Upstream International division we have interests in exploration and production ventures in more than 39 countries and employ approximately 19,000 staff (not including contractors).

This is a technically challenging work environment characterised by a continuing need for research, the pursuit of new technology, and the adoption of new ways of working. It demands people who will thrive in a culture that encourages and rewards innovation, collaboration and the ability to learn from success as well as failure.
Shell has been operating in Gabon for fifty years and has a strong portfolio in the South of the country. The Rabi, Toucan and Koula fields are located approximately 50 kilometers north of the Gamba field, where the company also has its headquarters. The company recently opened an office in Libreville and just under fifty staff working in support function jobs now work there.
Responsibilities:
Tanker mooring/loading and unmooring operations.
Advise both the pilots (distance and speed) and the ship’s crew and mooring launch (rope and chain handling) during mooring and unmooring operations. Directly supervise vessel staff during the connection and disconnection of the loading hoses at the tanker manifold.

Safe tanker loading operations.
Monitor tanker-loading operations during periods of rest of the pilot. Monitor SPM distance and wind/weather conditions. Monitor safe loading operations. Call pilot when in doubt.

Maintenance of SPM incl. mooring gear and hoses.
Chef ‘d’equipe of SPM maintenance team. Work and material preparation in OLS/4 atelier. Loading of gear on SPM launch.
Execution of routine planned SPM maintenance and breakdown maintenance. Stock and spares control in atelier.

Maintenance of navigation equipment and lagoon lights.
Monthly inspection,maintenance and repair of lagoon and Nyanga navigational marks.

Maintenance of marine Oil spill clearance equipment.
Monthly inspection and preventative maintenance of all oil spill containment and clearance equipment.

MAIN CHALLENGES
To perform mooring and unmooring operations,hose connecting and disconnectiong operations and tanker loadings without accidents and/or incidents.

To provide planned and unplanned SPM maintenance operations at a high standard without accidents and or incidents.

To provide a wide variety of marine services to customers without accidents and or incidents.

Ensure proper housekeeping and running of the Marine atelier.

Ensure readiness of oil spill containment and recovery equipment such that it may be mobilised efficiently.

Requirements:
Experienced mariner.
Hard worker.
Excellent sense of responsibility for tanker loading operations.
Sound technical knowledge of SPM and equipment.
Good supervisor of junior staff team.
Trustworthy to work in remote locations without supervision

Application Deadline: Saturday 30 June 2012

Number of Vacancies: 1


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