Marine Manager

Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day tanker operations to keep voyages running smoothly, safely, and on schedule while meeting terminal and charterer expectations.
• Drive compliance with international/local maritime rules and customer/terminal operating standards, ensuring consistent adherence across the fleet.
• Plan, coordinate, and close out marine management, navigation, and third-party audits/inspections, including ISM, ISPS, and MLC engagements with Recognised Organisations (RO).
• Lead vetting readiness and execution, including submissions and follow-ups on the OCIMF SIRE online platform.
• Elevate sea staff capability by continuously assessing competency against the Safety Management System and arranging targeted coaching and development.
• Oversee safe execution of marine operations in line with the Safety Management System, ensuring robust operational control and risk awareness.
• Ensure vessels maintain current onboard notices, nautical publications, and operational references to support navigational and compliance readiness.
• Govern maintenance assurance for cargo and navigation equipment-confirming timely servicing, repair, and replacement to sustain reliability and performance.
• Manage incident response and learning: steer investigations, validate root-cause analysis, and enforce corrective/preventive actions to prevent recurrence.
• Provide leadership and stewardship for the Marine Department by delegating effectively, coordinating P&I survey activity, reporting performance to senior stakeholders, and managing departmental budgeting and cost discipline.

Requirements

• Master Mariner background with CoC Class 1 or 2 (or equivalent).
• At least 7 years of shore-based experience in SHEQ / compliance for product or chemical tankers.
• Strong working knowledge of international and local maritime regulations and inspection/audit frameworks (e.g., ISM/ISPS/MLC, vetting).
• Proven leadership and people management capability able to coach, motivate, and build accountable teams.
• High integrity, professionalism, and clear communication skills to partner effectively with terminals, charterers, customers, and third parties.
  

Clarence Khoh
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