Experience

• 

  Norwegian Cruise Line

  • caribbean

  • Safety Officer

    • Jan 2012 - Present
    • caribbean

    Currently employed on Norwegian Sun Responsible for passenger and crew drills, STCW training, ship familiarisation. Health and safety culture. Twelve weeks on twelve off.

• 

  Soundcruising

  • Plymouth

  • Ferry Skipper

    • Apr 2011 - Jan 2013
    • Plymouth

    Skipper of copper 12 passengers (winter)Skipper of Plymouth Belle 150 passengers (summer)

• 

  PLYMOUTH SAILING SCHOOL LIMITED

  • UK and Med

  • RYA sailing and Powerboat Instructor

    • 2005 - 2010
    • UK and Med

    All aspects of RYA courses, yacht maint, relevant paperwork

• 

  Aegean Sailing School

  • CHIEF INSTRUCTOR and Delivery skipper

    • 1987 - 2007

    Delivery Skipper, Sail Training and working at RYA Schools

• 

  Royal Navy

  • United Kingdom
  • Armed Forces
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Chief Petty Officer

    • Jul 1975 - Nov 2004

    Chief Operations(Sonar) Sound room Tracking submarines.Whole ship coordinator

  • Chief Petty Officer

    • Jan 1975 - Nov 2004

    Departmental Manpower Coordinator, Rosters/Rota Coordinator, Plan, Organise, Review and Supervising the work of all staff , organising and recording leave and overtime. Control of documentation, records and budgets. Departmental Coordinator on frigates, bridge watchkeeping, watch on deck, seamanship safety. Acoustic analysis submarine reconstruction,Officer of the day duties, firefighting, instructing.

• 

  2004 - 2011

  • seamanship

    • Jan 1975 - Jan 2004

    Responsible for mooring and anchoring the ship. Responsible for launching and recovery of the sea boat for man overboard. Responsible for part of ship at harbour stations, preparations for coming alongside and leaving a berth. Responsible to the command for a Part of ship, cleanliness and maintenance, anchors and cables, ropes and rigging, bends and hitches, whippings, mousing and splicing cordage. Responsible for rigging and de-rigging accommodation and pilot ladders, booms, danbuoys, scrambling nets, gangway positions, ship's tenders. Bridge watch keeping as required (Second officer of the watch). In charge of specific areas during replenishment at sea. Miscellaneous Watch on deck tasks and duties, any other seamanship duties as required.Operations/Sound room Manager, Responsible to the command for the correct operation and employment of all ships underwater sensors. Responsible for Streaming and recovery of Towed Array passive sonar. Promotional and on job training, (Computer simulator & conventional techniques)Acoustic Analysis, Oceanography and Range Prediction, Digital Recording/ RecordsSecurity, Organisation of patrols, ensuring the security of personnel, equipment, vehicles and premises.Emergency response teams to deal with security breaches, fire and flood incidents.Experienced in collating, dispersing and accounting for classified material to all levels.High Public Profile Duties (Navy Days, Royal Tournament, London Boat Show)Liaison and visits officer, organising visits, transport, flights, hotels, telephones etcWeapon trainedInstructor at Allabroad, Hot Liquid, Dartmouth, BOSS, Plymouth Sailing School. Familiar with West Country and South Coast UK, Gibraltar and Spain, Greek Waters. Deliveries Power to 76 feet. Experience with workboats / Kitchener Gear and Jets. Single and twin screw. all things nautical. Marina Maintenance. 50000 miles logged.