Shayla Stafford

Dedicated and safety-focused Able-Bodied Seaman with experience in offshore & vessel operations, line handling, maintenance, and deck operations. Seeking to contribute strong work ethic, teamwork, and maritime skills to a professional crew while maintaining high safety and operational standards.

Able-Bodied Seaman at MSC (2025-03 – Present)

• Navigate the ship and maintain visual communication with other ships. Maintain a steady course.
• Lowers or raises lifeboats with winch or falls.
• Chipping, scrapping, cleaning, priming, and painting.
• Use emergency, lifesaving, damage control, and safety equipment.
• Crane operator.
• Perform general maintenance, repair, sanitation, and upkeep of material, equipment, and areas in the deck department.
• Tank soundings
• Rigging
• Fork truck driving

Able-Bodied Seaman at Harvey Gulf (2022-03 – 2025-01)

• Docking/Undocking, knot tying, and mooring operations
• Deck maintenance (chipping, painting, preservation)
• Small boat operations, strong teamwork, and communication
• Watch standing and helm operations
• Knowledge of maritime safety regulations
• Cargo handling and safety procedures
• Working aloft
• Flagging to the crane operator
• Working off shore
• Rigging
• Assisted with loading supplies and cargo operations as directed by supervisors

Able-Bodied Seaman at Seafarers International Union (2016-02 – 2022-02)

• Navigate the ship and maintain visual communication with other ships.
• Lowers or raises lifeboats with winch or falls.
• Use visual signaling devices, such as blinker light and semaphore.
• Maintain the ship's metal structures by chipping, scrapping, cleaning, priming, and painting.
• Use emergency, lifesaving, damage control, and safety equipment.
• Crane operator.
• Perform general maintenance, repair, sanitation, and upkeep of material, equipment, and areas in the deck department.
• Cargo transfer offshore supply operations while following all safety procedures and communications
• Operated deck machinery including winches, cranes, capstans, and towing equipment.

Ordinary Seaman at Canal Barge (2015-05 – 2016-02)

• Perform lookout duty
• Work with bridge equipment
• Clean and perform maintenance on the ship.
• Identify and remove rust accumulations.
• Splice wire and rope.
• Check cargo to look for wear and tear, broken or compromised securements shifting or any other sort of noncompliance.
• Rigging