First Officer On oil/ Chemical tanker - Oil / Chemical shipping and trade.

Professional with multicultural and multinational work experience in critical operations management, business and staff development in oil/chemical shipping industry.

CRITICAL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: Managed critical operations in many occasions, especially in navigating ships through various turbulent situations such as, critical channels, canals, dangerous coastal areas, and port arrival/departure. Oversaw navigation, cargo operation, and safety of ship and staff and recommended necessary amendments. Conducted operations such as, loading, discharging, tank cleaning, and tank preparation for various hazardous chemical and oil cargos.
•Provided strategic planning and execution for operations that includes navigation, cargo operations, maintenance of operational equipment, emergency repairs, and planned maintenance.
•As member of ship board safety committee, recommended planning for security, safety, energy conservation and environmental health and safety programs.
•Suggested shore based head quarter for several major charter party clauses, their implications and benefits or flaws as per the area of transportation and trade.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / STAFF DEVELOPMENT: Implemented and established Danish work policies and work culture on board Marshall Island registered ship, recommended improved safety drill procedure on ships for safer work culture. Planned passage and led navigation team for voyage as per requirements of charter party and international regulations.
•Voyage Planning: Optimizing the cost effectiveness, keeping in mind the safety aspects and the adherence to the local and international guidelines, and the ecological aspect as well.
•Assured implementation of Danish work policies and work procedures by providing clear planning, direction and leadership. Final acceptance by Danish regulatory was done simultaneously with cargo operations at port, saved one day off hire revenue of vessel.
•Added value to “safer ship policy” by developing drill planner, safer drill procedures and ultimately improved safe work culture.
•Played important role in carrying out trade in more than 30 countries.
•Trained ship staff regarding handling of hazardous cargo, navigational equipment, safety equipment, safety procedures and company policies.
•Led various international vetting, audit, inspection, coast guard and port state control teams for successful inspections of vessel, assess the report and give feed back to head office with proper recommended solutions.

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Aug 2009
HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL

Bachelor of Science in Nautical Sciences, 2002
T.S. CHANAKYA, UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI

RECOGNITION
Recognition by Government of Denmark to work as Mate and GMDSS In charge on board Danish flag vessels.

Recognition by Government of Marshall Island to work as Second Mate and GMDSS In charge on board various merchant vessels.

Recognition by Government of India to work as Second Mate and GMDSS In charge on board various Foreign Flag merchant vessels.

ASSOCIATIONS
Maritime Union of India

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Associated with an NGO “NASHA NIRWYASAN KENDRA” for de-addiction of drug addicted people.