Deputy Crewing Manager at Mubarak Marine (2023-02 – Present)
- Oversee all aspects of crew management, ensuring all vessels are manned with qualified, competent, and medically fit seafarers in full compliance with STCW, MLC 2006, Flag State, Oil Major, and Company requirements
- Manage full-cycle recruitment, selection, and onboarding of qualified marine personnel for all vessel types including AHTS, PSV, OSV, MPSV, MSV, DSV, Crew Boat, Utility Vessel, Survey Vessel, Tug Boat, ASD Tug, Multicat, Landing Craft, Accommodation Barge, Crane Barge, Pipe-Lay Barge, Cable-Lay Vessel
- Develop, implement, and maintain Crewing Department policies, procedures, and workflows to ensure alignment with the Company Management System (ISM / SMS) and continuous compliance
- Manage crewing budgets (travel, salaries, visas, training), ensure cost efficiency, and support cost forecasting and reporting
- Administer contracts of employment, joining instructions, and repatriation processes
- Develop, implement, and continuously maintain fleet-wide crew rotation plans, ensuring optimal crew utilization
- Monitor crew performance and liaise with Captains, Chief Engineers, and Operations teams to ensure operational excellence
- Manage relationships with manning agencies, training providers, and medical clinics worldwide
- Conduct regular audits and inspections to ensure crewing procedures meet ISM/ISPS, MLC 2006, and client audit standards
- Manage crew welfare programs, ensuring crew well-being, satisfaction, and retention
- Support the investigation and reporting of crew-related incidents, grievances, or disciplinary matters
Crewing Officer (Acting Crewing Supervisor) at Tidewater (2019-08 – 2023-02)
- Ensure all vessels are manned with qualified, certified, and medically fit crew in a timely and cost-effective manner, in full compliance with STCW, MLC 2006, flag state, and client requirements
- Develop, implement, and continuously maintain fleet-wide crew rotation plans, ensuring optimal crew utilization, continuity, and minimal operational disruption
- Lead recruitment activities including headhunting, screening, and selection through multiple channels such as manning agencies, e-recruitment platforms, and internal referrals
- Maintain a robust talent pipeline and backup matrix for all critical positions to ensure operational readiness at all times
- Prepare and submit crew CV packages to key clients such as Aramco, McDermott, NPCC, Schlumberger, ADNOC, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely approvals
- Monitor and control crew documentation validity, including visas, certifications, and medicals, ensuring proactive renewals and zero non-compliance
- Liaise with overseas agents regarding crew hiring and travel arrangements
- Oversee and validate the crewing payroll process, ensuring accuracy of payroll inputs, proper cost allocation, and timely salary disbursement
- Review, evaluate, audit, and recommend manning agencies and training centers, ensuring they meet company standards, client expectations, and regulatory requirements
Crewing Officer at Pan Marine Group – Shipping and Petroleum Services (2016-10 – 2019-07)
Ship Management for DeepSea "Solstad" / Vroon / Secore / Fugro | Responsible of whole Pan Marine HR functions focusing on Recruiting.
- Arrange crew changes for all crew on assigned vessels including AHTS, PSV, OSV, MPSV, MSV, DSV, Crew Boat, Utility Vessel, Survey Vessel, Tug Boat, ASD Tug, Multicat, Landing Craft, Accommodation Barge, Crane Barge, Pipe-Lay Barge, Cable-Lay Vessel, using most cost effective and convenient travel routes
- Ensuring all crew certification is complete and valid at all time
- Responsible for tracking the crew and ensuring the payroll is processed accurately and on time
- Source offshore crew to fill vacancies & Conducts initial screening of shortlisted applicants before endorsing to technical or operational personnel for final interview
- Obtain any flag state certification required & Issue the contracts and Finalize the Pre-joining Documents
- Ensuring Certificates and licenses are valid at all times
- Arrange all required process for recruiting qualified Candidates for opening Vacancies
Crewing Officer at Maridive Group – Offshore and Oil Services (2016-04 – 2016-10)
- Responsible for all aspects of Crew Administration, database, maintain regular and consistent time-sheet of project crew
- Assist in ensuring that all vessels & project crew are fully fit in terms of crewing requirement to be able to trade as per standards requirements
- Ensuring that crew/officers within the fleet project crew are properly certified and have the necessary certifications as per international regulations mainly STCW
- Assist in travel arrangement and visa / transit visa applied
- Monitoring and keeping track of project crew and crew administration while being on projects or on standby
