Pollution & Safety Advisor - Union (Casual Part Time) - Burnaby, BC

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General Description of Responsibilities

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Working mainly independently for clients at locations remote from the managing office, supervising ship loading and discharging operations at a terminal to provide pollution prevention, cargo expediting and safety advisory services, ensuring that such operations are carried out in compliance with the Intertek quality system, best industry practices, applicable law, and client requirements.

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Specific Responsibilities

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Monitoring client ship(s) to promote safe and pollution free operation while minimising port time by improving operational efficiency.

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Ensuring that all ship-board personnel involved in any supervised operations are fully aware of their role in, and the requirements of, such operations.

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Ensuring effective ship to shore communication channels are established and maintained throughout any supervised operation.

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Supervising mooring and unmooring operations and, where applicable, the ship’s anchoring arrangements and ensuring the ship’s arrangements comply at all times with applicable law and terminal procedures.

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Ensuring safe access to and from the ship by verifying that gangway and safety net arrangements are properly rigged and maintained throughout the ship’s stay at the terminal.

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Ensuring that all voyage orders are understood and observed and that the ship is familiar with and complies with applicable law, terminal regulations, and client policies;

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Attending all Key Meetings on board and ashore with ship officers, shore personnel and cargo inspectors and confirming that all instructions are understood and applied.

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Carrying out ship safety inspections, and completing documentation, including ship and shore checklists as may be required by terminal personnel or the client.

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Ensuring all cargo transfer operations are in accordance with transfer plans, are safe and that the cargo transfer arm, hoses, manifolds, and dock lines are suitable for the operation.

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Conducting regular rounds on terminal and ship to ensure all operations are conducted safely and to prevent air, noise, and water pollution.

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Ensuring the safe transfer of responsibility for marine supervision to the relieving PSA at the change of shift after ensuring that the relief PSA has been provided with all requisite information, and is fully aware of the status of the transfer operation.

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Ensuring that all documentation requested by a client or by Intertek is completed and delivered.

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Issuing to and accepting from, for receipt only, notes of protest concerning ship operations or documentation and promptly providing a copy of any such notes of protest to the client.

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Participating in and/or providing information to review meetings with other PSA’s and/or the client(s).

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If requested, representing the client in the event of accidents or mishaps.

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Other duties related to the above, as assign...