Profession maritime water transport general manager

Maritime water transport general managers coordinate the administrative activities that go with the management of vessels in the context of maritime water transport. They prepare vessels, check availability, liaise with clients, manage budgets, and oversee operations from an economic standpoint, following regulation for maritime operations.

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Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional

Knowledge

• Financial capability

  Financial operations such as calculations, cost estimations, budget management taking relevant commercial and statistical data into account such as data for materials, supplies and manpower.

• International Maritime Organisation conventions

  Know International Maritime Organisation (IMO) conventions in order to maximise the efficiency and safety of international shipping.

• Types of maritime vessels

  Know a large variety of maritime vessels and their characteristics and specifications. Use that knowledge to ensure that all security, technical, and maintenance measures are taken into account in their supply.

• Match vessels to shipping routes

  Understand how particular types of ships are transport different kinds of cargo and operate on different shipping routes. Know the current maritime routes to plan and schedule the arrival and departure of ships from ports.

Skills

• Prepare audit schemes for ships

  Plan and prepare defined period audit schemes for vessels. Envision the requirements and procedures to be undertaken, and translate these into necessary activities and actions.

• Liaise with colleagues

  Liaise with fellow colleagues to ensure common understanding on work related affairs and agree on the necessary compromises the parties might need to face. Negotiate compromises between parties as to ensure that work in general run efficiently towards the achievement of the objectives.

• Liaise with managers

  Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.

• Manage diversification of maritime operations

  Keep abreast of trends and turnover possibilities for maritime operations and pursue maximum usability of the fleet. Oversee opportunities such as offshore supply, firefighting, oil spill recovery, heavy lifting, or cable laying services.

• Read ship operational data

  Analyse and utilise vessel data in order to prevent potential problems.

• Liaise with port users

  Communicate and cooperate with port users such as shipping agents, freight customers and port managers.

• Communicate vessel requirements

  Provide advice to ship and fleet management on cargo requirements, cleaning of the tank, stability and stress, and how to continue to meet all statutory requirements for the vessel in this field.

• Develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping

  Arrange the most efficient use of cargo space and vessel movement, monitor the number of available cranes and dock space and assess the physical condition of ships and impact of cargo weight on the stability of ships.

• Liaise with transportation companies

  Establish relationships with transportation companies in order to negotiate advantageous agreements for the transport of goods and livestock.

• Carry out environmental audits

  Use equipment to measure various environmental parameters in order to identify environmental problems and investigate manners in which they can be resolved. Perform inspections in order to ensure compliance with environmental legislation.

• Plan daily ship operations

  Plan the day-to-day activities on board ships, including tasks related to navigational safety, cargo, ballast, tank cleaning and tank inspections.

• Monitor maritime operations

  Monitor maritime activities, materials and surroundings. Review information from materials, events or the environment; identify and assess problems and communicate with ship captains.

• Optimise fleet usability

  Optimise fleet utilisation, visibility, efficiency and profitability through the use of special ship management software.

• Ensure continuous preparedness for audits

  Ensure constant compliance with standards and requirements, such as keeping certifications up to date and monitoring activities to ensure correct procedures are followed, so that audits can occur smoothly and no negative aspects can be identified.

• Manage vessel fleet

  Manage a vessel fleet owned by a company; know the exact fleet capacity, maintenance requirements and official licenses required/held.

• Manage safety standards for maritime water transport

  Manage and maintain safety standards and procedures for maritime transport. Ensure that before dispatching any vessel, all regulations and standards are met. May also be required to operate as a member of an Emergency Response Team.

• Simplify communication in maritime management

  Develop programs and procedures that simplify the exchange information between departments and stakeholders in maritime ship operations and management. Facilitate straightforward dialogue between the different actors involved in operations, such as crew, port servants, ship management, regulatory bodies, and clients.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB