vessel operations coordinator
Vessel operations coordinators manage chartered vessels' transit and performance optimizing the schedulers but also assessing the capabilities and the risks for vessels according to the different types of cargo such as crude oil or other chemical cargos. They make sure all necessary certifications are according to the regulations and all employees have up-to-date passports and licenses. Vessel operations coordinators schedule and maintain records of vessels' maintenance. At the operational level they have contact with the customers, following up customer complains, identifying new opportunities and providing customers with solutions.
Also called: traffic coordinator, shipping traffic coordinator, shipping operations manager, vessel operations manager, vessel operations coordinator (VOC), VOC, vessel operations supervisor, coordinator of vessel operations
- 28
- essential skills
- 11
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- ship plannerWhat changes?10 skills in common
- port coordinator7 skills in common
- helmsman6 skills in common
- maritime water transport general manager6 skills in common
- water traffic coordinator6 skills in common
- skipper4 skills in common
- aircraft cargo operations coordinator3 skills in common
- freight inspector3 skills in common
Essential skills
28- advise on maritime regulations
- advise on tanker operations
- apply regulations on cargo transport operations
- assess vessel capability
- calculate the amount of cargo on a vessel
- conduct on board safety inspections
- consider constraints in maritime shipping
- consider time zones in execution of work
- coordinate the itineraries of vessels
- develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping
- ensure incident free execution of voyages
- establish draft annual schedules for vessels
- inspect maritime operations
- International Maritime Organisation conventions
- maintain vessel inventory
- manage vessel deck operations
- manage vessel fleet
- maritime law
- match vessels to shipping routes
- negotiate prices for transport of cargo
- physical parts of the vessel
- plan procedures for cargo operations
- principles of cargo stowage
- supervise loading of cargo
- supervise unloading of cargo
- types of cargo
- types of maritime vessels
- vessel traffic services
Optional skills
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