Job description
Join our esteemed maritime team as a Maritime Navigation Officer, delivering precise voyage planning, real-time navigation, and safety compliance for a global fleet. This role combines advanced navigation systems, weather routing, and BRM to optimize routes and safeguard lives and cargo.
\nWe offer a dynamic, safety-focused work environment with opportunities for professional growth and international exposure.
Responsibility
- Plan and monitor vessel routes using ECDIS, ARPA radar, AIS, and integrated bridge systems to ensure safe and efficient passages.
- Execute voyage planning, including weather routing, fuel efficiency analysis, ballast water considerations, and contingency plans.
- Maintain real-time navigation watch during port operations and sea passages, coordinating with bridge team and operations centers.
- Utilize radar, sonar, GNSS, and electronic charts to detect hazards and implement protective responses.
- Ensure compliance with SOLAS, COLREGs, and flag state regulations; maintain accurate navigation records and logs.
- Collaborate with Chief Mate and Master to plan emergencies, drills, and safety procedures; lead Bridge Resource Management activities.
- Coordinate with port authorities, pilots, and tugs for safe entry/gantries and berth operations; manage AIS data quality and reporting.
- Analyze weather models and sea-state data to optimize routing and forecast ETA variations; provide coastal and offshore weather briefs.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, or Nautical Science; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Certificate of Competency (COC) as Master / Chief Mate or Navigation Officer; valid transferable license for international operation.
- Minimum 5 years of seafaring experience with demonstrated excellence in navigation and bridge operations.
- Proficiency with ECDIS (ECDIS-certified), ARPA radar, AIS, and integrated bridge systems.
- Strong understanding of SOLAS, COLREGs, MARPOL, and flag state regulations; experience with voyage planning software and weather routing tools.
- Excellent decision-making, situational awareness, and communication skills; ability to work under pressure and in rotating shift patterns.
- Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus; willingness to travel and work offshore as required.