MSQ SUPERINTENDENT

The MSQ Superintendent will serve as the marine resource within the Fleet Cell, ensuring that vessels operate at the highest safety standards and comply with company and regulatory requirements. The primary focus of this role is to support overall fleet operations with an emphasis on safety, compliance, and quality management. Key Responsibilities include monitoring shipboard drug and alcohol testing, participating in safety-critical work reviews, ensuring safe and effective commercial operations of assigned vessels, planning and monitoring internal and external audits, authorizing selection and appraisals of Senior Officers, assisting the DPA and acting as DPA when required, fostering strong working relationships with senior ship staff to build a strong onboard safety culture, collaborating with the fleet cell to improve office and customer KPIs, collecting and analyzing HSEQ data for assigned vessels, monitoring health, environmental, and quality aspects on vessels, overseeing cargo activities and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards, preparing vessel visitation plans and ensuring follow-through, promptly reporting safety or operational issues to the Fleet Manager or Management, ensuring the effective use and improvement of the Crew Management System (CFM), participating in risk assessment and control for shipboard operations, maintaining records of incidents, non-conformances, and following up on investigations and corrective actions, acting as Company Security Officer (CSO) and planning ISPS audits, preparing vessels for inspections by PSC, Flag, Oil Majors, CDI, etc., attending and contributing to contingency drills and exercises, conducting monthly safety audits on vessels (if in Mumbai) and reporting findings, performing sailing visits every 6 months for bridge team efficiency checks, maintaining valid certification records (physical and electronic), ensuring that monthly safety meetings, training, and drills are recorded and photographed, monitoring turnaround times and reporting voyage speeds and loading rates, implementing and auditing the Safety Management System (SMS) onboard quarterly, training crew in the use of the CFM system, approving Deck Officers and completing appraisals for top 2 deck officers, inspecting safety gear and maintenance of LSA/FFA equipment monthly, and ensuring proper ISPS implementation and accommodation housekeeping. Skills, Qualifications & Experience Required: - Essential: Class 2 Certificate of Competency (1st Mate) with seagoing experience as Chief Officer (STCW-compliant), minimum 3 years as a senior shipboard officer and 5 years of experience with the relevant ship type OR equivalent formal education with 3+ years of senior-level experience in ship management operations OR Tertiary qualification in management, engineering, or physical sciences with relevant practical experience. - Desirable: Class 1 Masters Certificate of Competency with command experience, 2 years as a senior shipboard officer on a similar vessel type, strong oral and written communication skills, planning, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work across all levels.,