Pollution & Safety Advisor - Sarnia, ON

Pollution & Safety Advisor

Intertek is searching for an Pollution & Safety Advisor to join our Caleb Brett team in our Sarnia, Ontario office.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Marine Pollution, Safety & Advising services.

The Polloution & Safety Advisor is responsible for Monitoring client ship(s) to promote safe and pollution free operation while minimizing port time by improving operational efficiency.

What you’ll do:


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


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


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


* Supervising mooring and unmooring operations and, where applicable, the ship's anchoring arrangements and ensuring the ship's arrangements always comply with applicable law and terminal procedures.


* 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.


* 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.


* 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.


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


* 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.


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


* 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.

What it takes to be successful in this role:


* At a minimum PSAs shall have a full understanding of tanker operations and


* Shall hold or shall have held the Canadian maritime document or equivalent certificate of competency permitting the holder to serve in the rank of at least chief officer or first engineer on board ships of unlimited tonnage, and


* Shall have so served within no more than 10 years prior to being hired and/or


* Is currently accredited under the SIRE or CDI programs,


* Holds auditor status with the TMSA program,


* Has been a marine surve...