Captain Ruel J. Knight, III
**** ****** *** **. ****** City Beach, Florida 32408 850-***-****
Objective
To utilize my lifelong skills and experience as a professional mariner to acquire a permanent position with a progressive employer, who is looking for a self-starter, and to continue my education at a pace consistent with full time employment, concentrating on the areas of Management.
Education
·High School Graduate- Locust Fork High School, AL
·General Studies – Jacksonville State University, AL
·Scuba Instructor – Jacksonville PADI College, FL
·Sea School Graduate – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
·Safety/Firefighter Training – Miami Dade Community College, FL
·Medic First Aid/CPR Certificate – Red Cross
·GMDSS, Celestial, STCW 95 – Houston Marine
·Simrad Dynamic Positioning Systems – Houston, TX
·Dynamic Positioning Limited – The Nautical Institute, London
·ECDIS
Skills and Certifications
·Master 1600 gross tons (6000 ton endorsement) Oceans
·Dynamic Positioning Operator Unlimited
·Able Body Seaman Unlimited
·Radar Observer Certified Unlimited/ARPA
·Navigator – Celestial
·Certified Basic and Advanced Marine Firefighter
·F.C.C. Marine Radio Operator/GMDSS
·STCW 95
·5500 days at sea as Master on SOLAS/ABS vessel
·Certified PADI SCUBA instructor – Inactive
·Certified MPIC (Medic Person in Charge)
·Fully versed in general engine maintenance – Detroit/Caterpillar/Cummins
·Certified Safety Drill Instructor
·Certified Leadership and Management
·Certified Streamline Inspection Program/USCG
·Certified Confined Space Entrant/Rescue
·Ship Security Officer
Experience
Captain Jackson Offshore
1215 MacArthur Bulv.
Harvey La. 70306
I ran a 252 ' vessel for Jackson and was on charter to BP & Chevron
Managed the vessel from the ordering to the shipyard budget
Trained the crew in safety and seamanship
CAPTAIN HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES 2007-2017
103 Northpark Boulevard Suite 300 Covington, LA 70433
·Operating vessel from Persian Gulf, Egypt, Africa, Brazil, Trinidad, and Guyana
·DP-2 Vessels
CAPTAIN TIDEWATER MARINE 12/1997 – 1/2005
200 Ford Industrial Road Amelia, LA 800-***-****
·Vessels operating oil field services and worldwide deliveries from Gulf of Mexico to Middle East and Singapore, as well as drive vessel.
PORT CAPTAIN SUN CRUZ CASINOS 1990 – 1997
Mile Marker 100 Key Largo, FL 33037, 305-***-****
·Manager of Vessels and Crew
·8 Vessels around Florida