Marine Pilot

Marine Pilot

Location: Afungi camp, Mozambique

Primary purpose of the job: Provide marine pilotage to all types of vessels calling at MOF. Marine pilotage includes approaches channels navigation, harbour movements.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Channel Pilotage: Provide marine pilotage in accordance to marine best practices and International Maritime Pilot Association (IMPA) Guidelines, on 24x7 basis, to both hydrocarbon and non hydrocarbon vessels transiting through narrow channels at all times ensuring suitable Under Keel Clearance (UKC).
• Harbour Pilotage : Responsible for the safe berthing and unberthing of all vessels with the aid of tugs on a 24x7 basis without supervision, within set parameters, and totally at his own discretion with regards to different operational conditions.
• Team Leader : Instruct the Berthing Master and advises the ship's Master to ensure the handling and safety of the ship, terminal equipment and all personnel whilst the ship is within the jurisdiction of the concession area.
• Port representative : Acts as CCS Representative on all vessels, always ensuring safe operations.
• Emergency preparedness: To be fully conversant with and able to apply emergency procedures to act as first responder and on scene commander until relieved.
• Port facilities development: As an expert advisor, assists in preparation of documents relating to marine operation requirements such as tugs and pilot launches, dry-docking of vessels as well as assist in new projects providing valuable expertise on marine related issues.
• Assignments as directed: As instructed by Operations manager to undertake assignments related to port operations.
• Training : Provide training to national developees and new recruits as instructed by Operations manager.

Decision Making Authority:

• Decisions have significant financial impact on CCS port facilities, shipping companies as well as industries.

Totally independent whilst working the incumbent takes instant decisions, without reference to senior personnel, during emergency situations to avoid/minimise loss of life, environmental and property damage.

Determines weather conditions as observed and takes decision to either conduct or abort channel transit. Piloting may be conducted in highly adverse weather conditions at the pilot's discretion within CCS Port parameters.

Context/Special Features/Challenges:

• Pilots provide timely, effectively and