Company: Client of The Griffin Groupe Executive Search
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Anywhere, USA
Relocation: Offered (you will be required to travel to job locations)
Industry:  Maritime
Rate: Market

Barge Captain

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Griffin Groupe is seeking an excellent maritime professionals to join our client company’s team.

RESPONSIBILITIES
 

• Supervises and directs workers engaged in loading and unloading barge to ensure that cargo is loaded according to ballast specifications.
• Attaches ground wire to prevent explosion caused by dry static electricity.
• Opens or closes valving to control the intake or discharge of oil/fuel products.
• Adjusts valves to flow oil/fuel products into storage tanks within barge. 
• Uses lever bar to open and close valve wheels.
• Starts pump engines for material intake/discharge.
• Utilizes hand tools (small through large) and pneumatic tools.
• Prepares hoses for intake/discharge of material.
• Attaches hose length to overhead crane.
• Uses overhead boom to initially position hose for hook-up.
• May manually maneuver hose for final connection.
• Utilizes wrenches to bolt hose connectors together.
• Attaches reducer to hose.
• Manually lifts reducer and bolts to hose prior to coupling.
• Determines and monitors the amount of oil to be taken on the vessel from dockside or during ship lightering process.
• Communicates with barge members and dockside or ship personnel during loading process.
• Assures oil level remains within specified values for ATI, pressure, and specific gravity.
• Monitors tank indicators.
• Reads pressure gauge.
• Unscrews cap and releases stick height gauge to floating position and observes oil level.
• Utilizes MMC gun to check oil level volume in tank.
• Unscrews cap from gun base and screws in the marine moisture control gun.
• Seals off gun cap and connects ground wire.
• Reads tape and electronic monitor to determine level.
• Walks length of barge, 250 ft. to 640 ft., to carry out responsibilities.
• Steps up/over deck piping and other apparatus.
• May ascend/descent stairs/ladders.
• Ties up and breaks down vessel.
• Coils line on vessel deck.
• Throws line to dockside worker or throws line over dockside bitt.
• Attaches tow cables.
• Uses shackle and pin to shackle messenger line from barge to pennant cable of tow vessel.
• Operates anchor motor to coil line on gypsy head.
• Pulls line from gypsy head and coils on deck.
• Spots barge in preparation of movement and docking.
• May climb onto barge from tugboat at rest or while underway.
• Scales ladder rungs built into the side of the barge.
• Maintains a position on the barge to observe barge movement and signal tugboat captain.
• Operates Yokahama fendering system.
• Hand-cranks or utilizes pneumatic driver to spin winch on fender boom.
• Lowers fender between vessels and raises fender at completion of intake/discharge operation.
• Inspects barge to ensure that craft is seaworthy.
• Performs preventative maintenance as required both underway and in port.
• Greases bearings and valves, changes oil and filters, and drive motors, pumps, generators, etc.
• Logs barges movements and ports of call, and maintains records as required.

 

Ryan Schortmann
The Griffin Groupe
Director of Recruiting and Technology

Please contact me with any questions:

Email:
recruiter@thegriffingroupe.com

Phone:
(w) 774-773-9321