Years Experience Service

Master Mariner/Pilot

Personal Details

Objective:

A Position as permanent or relief master or a closely allied shore position.

Qualifications:

The better part of my career as a licensed officer has been spent in Alaskan waters, the most treacherous in the world. I’ve over 1000 transits of The Inside Passage to Alaska and well over 200 transits of the Gulf of Alaska. I am an expert ship handler under extreme weather conditions and an expert pilot in treacherous near shore waters and voyage planner over non standard routes and extended expeditions. I have also worked as a Marine Surveyor and Marine Incident Investigator and Expert Witness on behalf of Attorneys for plaintiffs and defendants, involved in admiralty Litigation over the last 20 years, when I wasn’t serving aboard ships.

Certifications:

MASTER / PILOT / MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALS

September 2010 to September 2015

REFERENCE #: 455721 TYPE: PG

DOCUMENT # USA000070222

MASTER: AUTHORIZED FOR NEAR COASTAL SERVICE UPON THE WATERS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA,

MASTER: OF OCEAN STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS 1600 TONS, ( DOMESTIC TONNAGE) 3000 TONS (ITC TONNAGE) UPON ANY OCEANS

MASTER: ON UNINSPECTED FISHING INDUSTRY VESSELS OF 5000 GROSS TONS UPON OCEANS.

MASTER: OF STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS OF ANY GROSS TONS UPON INLAND WATERS AND AUTHORIZED FOR NEAR COASTAL SERVICE UPON THE WATERS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

THIRD MATE: OF STEAM OR MOTOR VESSELS OF ANY GROSS TONS UPON OCEANS.

FIRST CLASS PILOT: OF VESSELS OF ANY GROSS TONS UPON THE WATERS

OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA, DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE SPENCER, EXCLUDING THE WATERS OF GLACIER BAY, SITKA SOUND SOUTH OF 57 O7 N. LATITUDE AND PORT OF KLAWOCK, ALASKA. ALSO UPON WASHINGTON, MAIN SHIP CHANNELS BETWEEN PT. ROBERTS AND ALKI POINT;THE TERMINAL PORTS OF SEATTLE(EXCLUDING EAST AND WEST WATERWAYS) AND THE TERMINAL PORT OF BELLINGHAM, INCLUDING BELLINGHAM CHANNEL.

RADAR OBSERVER, UNLIMITED.

VALID FOR SERVICE UPON VESSELS OPERATING IN THE GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS SYSTEM (GMDSS).

OFFICER IN CHARGE OF A NAVIGATIONAL WATCH.

ABLE SEAMAN, ANY WATERS UNLIMITED, LIFEBOATMAN, WIPER, TWIC, BST, BRM, ARPA STCW, CROWD CONTROL, STCW CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND HULL INTEGRITY, STCW RO/RO PASSENGER VESSEL FAMILIARIZATION, SOLAS MARINE EVAC CHUTE, EXCELLENCE AS A SUPERVISOR.

CV

Capt. William Petrich

E-mail: ********@****.***

Cell: 360-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Ø 48 years experience in the maritime industry

Ø 25 years experience in surveying vessels

Ø Masters License: 28 years

Ø Sailed as mate and master on a wide variety of vessels.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ADMINISTRATION

Ø Excellent communication skills

Ø Proficient at enabling interpersonal communications and conflict resolution in a non-

confrontational manner.

Ø Interviewed, hired and evaluated crew members.

Ø Supervision of salvage and damage surveys, supervision of shipyard repairs, new

construction and retrofit projects on tugs, fishing vessels and processors.

Ø Negotiated contracts between processors and tenders.

Ø Processed bills of lading. responsible for preparation of bid data and cost data.

SUPERVISION AND TRAINING

Ø Maximized effectiveness of crew by assigning jobs best related to individual experience and

ability.

Ø Directed cargo and passenger movements on board freighters and passenger vessels.

Ø Directed crews of up to 165 in training and demonstration of fire, abandon ship and

emergency drills.

BACKGROUND

Ø Sailed as mate and master on a wide variety of vessels and ships with responsibility for crews

of up to 165.

Ø Expert in the multiplicity of situational and environmental factors concerning the operation of a vessel.

Ø Expert in USCG Safety Regulations.

Ø Defined operational procedures and compliance with applicable regulatory agencies as

consultant with fathers’ firm .

Owner operator of Alaska Exploration Cruises with vessel under research charters to NOAA , the state of Alaska, Private Research and Conservation NGO‘s.

25 years of Marine Surveying and Consulting experience, with a broad knowledge of ship

construction and maintenance.

45 years of first- hand knowledge of ship handling under extreme weather conditions.

Completed trade related courses in marine diesels, marine refrigeration and electricity at Seattle Central Community College.

Completed all required USCG courses applicable for my position as a licensed deck officer, at Pacific maritime Institute in Seattle.

Employment History

Vessel: MV Sundance Length: 235ft

Dates: November 2004 – June 2010

Position Held: Owner/Captain

Job Description: Owner/Captain of vessel whilst under Charter to Government Agencies and NGOs for oceanographic research projects in Alaskan and Canadian Waters.

Vessel: M.V. Yard Arm Knot Length: 350ft,5000Gross tons

Dates: December 1991-June 1992

Position HeldC

Vessel: FV Evening Breeze Length:140ft

Dates: January 1987 – November 1991

Position held and Job description: Owner/Master of multi-fishery vessel, fishing in the waters of SE, SW, Western Alaska and the Bering Sea.

Vessels: Ro/Ro Passenger Vessels of the Alaska Marine Highway System

Lengths: 235ft to 420ft

Dates: May1978 -December 1986 and May 1993 – May 2004

Positions held: 3rd mate, 2nd mate, Chief Mate, Pilot on AMHS Vessels in SE, SW and Western Alaskan Waters

Job Description: Responsible for safe navigation of vessel underway, loading and discharge of passengers and cargo, Supervision of crews, Crew Training, Holding all drills required by vessel class, docking and undocking vessel, piloting vessel in restricted channels in all weathers and under all conditions of visibility.

References:

Capt. Jan Sande / Master Mariner/ Pilot / Capt. Alaska Marine Highway System, Retired

Marble Id. ,Alaska

Email: **************@*****.***

Capt. Karl Schoeppe / Master Mariner/Pilot / Capt.: Alaska Marine Highway System,

Retired

Juneau, Alaska

Email: **********@*****.***

Ph: 1-907-***-****

Capt. Scott Macaulay/Master Mariner/Pilot/ Capt.: Alaska Marine Highway System

Juneau, Alaska

Email: ******@******.***

Ph: 1-907-***-****

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