Technical Superintendent (Bulkers)

• Accountable to Fleet Manager.

• As a Fleet Member, he shall assist FM in implementing Company Fleet Management System. He shall with his best endeavour to advise FM in relation to performance of the assigned vessels.

• Ensure that the vessels under his supervision have on board all the required valid statutory, class and other trading certificates.

• Ensure that the vessels under his supervision are manned according to Safe Manning Certificate and that all crew have valid documents required by STCW and flag state.

• In co-ordination with the Master and the Chief Engineer, to prepare a PLANNED MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME for submission to the GM at the beginning of the year for the LONG TERM STRATEGIC MAINTENANCE PLANNING.

• Monitor the maintenance routines of the vessels under his supervision and ensure that maintenance, inspections and testing are carried out as planned and are not left overdue.

• Carefully scrutinise all SPARES AND STORES REQUISITIONS from the vessel before approval for quotations and ordering.

• Ensure that the vessel submits technical and other reports in a timely manner.

• Review all technical reports submitted and take actions for any non-conformance or below par performance.

• Review the vessel's performance in terms of speed, fuel and lube oil consumption and take corrective actions in time.

• Study the fuel oil and lube oil analysis reports and advice the vessel of the action to be taken.

• To review the budget v/s actual performance of the ships under his care and take corrective measures by way of controlling expenditure, and if the situation demands, submit a proposal for the revision of the budget and approach the management with the appropriate data.

• To prepare and submit a quarterly report for customers on the vessels under his care and should cover at least the following:

1. Vessel's Routing
2. Vessel's Condition
3. Survey and Certificates Status
4. Crew and Personnel Matters
5. Off-hires, if any
6. Accounts (Budget vs. Actual)
7. Class Status Report
8. Photos

• Preparation of dry-docking specifications, making a comparative chart of quotations received from various yards and obtaining the Management or Owner's approval.

• Visit the vessels at appropriate intervals as per approved ship visit plan and inspect them as per the procedures laid down.

• Carry out any additional work assigned by the Fleet Manager.

• Apart from their technical responsibilities, a Technical Superintendent is required to ensure that he is familiar with all the commercial aspects and other commercial related details of his vessels, such as:

1. Relevant clauses of Charter Party such as speed and consumptions, cargo exclusion and others
2. Contents of Charterer's voyage instructions such as tendering NOR, clausing B/Ls and Mate's Receipts, cargo holds cleanliness, Stevedore's damage reporting and others
3. Reporting requirements from Charterer or Sub-Charterer
4. Arranging pre-loading surveys for certain cargoes
5. Lodging sea protests
6. Handling protests from shippers, receivers and Charterers
7. Lodging insurance claims, collecting evidence and following up until closure
8. Pre-arrival reports requir

ed by various port states such as eNOA/D, ballast water exchange reporting and others

• Move to Fleet Manager
• Review and Approve spares and stores for any given requisition as per Company'spurchasing and supplies procedures.
• Recommend the promotions or repatriations of crewmembers on his assigned-vessel.
• Sanction spares and stores for the vessels under his care.
• Approval of bills for spares, stores and repairs.
• Approval of the DRYDOCKING bills after due clearance from the MD
• Approval of orders for emergency stores and provisions for the vessels.
• Appraise shipboard senior staff & feedback to the Fleet Manager.
• Other roles and responsibilities delegated by Fleet Manager.