Bunker Tankerman

Bunker Tankerman

Responsible for the safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally compliant operation of assigned area by performing the following duties:

The primary function of the Bunker Tankerman is to prepare the barges that are assigned to his boat for safe and complete loading and discharging of oil, refined/petrochemical barges and bunkering barges. Other key job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ensure that any and all federal and state required documents that must accompany the barges are on board and in proper order.
• Communicate with dock personnel/crewmembers of the receiving ship and ensure that each person participating in the transfer of the product understands what the product is and how it should be transferred and protected.
• Participate in the maintenance of the boat/barges and help with the training of newly hired employees aspiring to become a Tankerman.
• Handle lines and rigging during tow building, locking, and docking activities.
• Must be able to work in a rotation watch schedule, involving 6 hours on and 6 hours off, and be able to occasionally work additional hours not to exceed 15 hours in any 24-hour period or more than 42 hours in a 72-hour period, except in an emergency or drill.
• Must be able to work on the boat with a schedule based on a ratio of 2 to 1 (i.e. 20 days on, 10 days off or 28 days on, 14 days off).
• Must be able to wear a negative or positive respirator, PVC foul weather gear, rubber gloves and boots to protect himself from harmful cargo contact.
• Must be able to wear a 5-minute escape pack, or a negative pressure respirator, or a supplied airline respirator.
• Must be able to drive to and from hub cities.
• Must be able to perform all duties necessary to navigate locks.
• Must be able to adhere to all company policies, United States Coast Guard and environmental regulations.
• Must be able to interpret the markings on a tape measure, including inches, fractions of an inch (like 1/8, 1/16, 1/32), and potentially even millimeters or centimeters or any other measurements used while gauging a barge.

Education and License Requirements

• Have a high school diploma or GED
• Possess a valid, current Merchant Mariners Credential with a Tank Barge PIC Endorsement (Tankerman) for Dangerous Liquid Cargoes and under (46 CFR 12.20 et seq.) and a current and valid driver's license. The Tankerman endorsement applies to vessel's Bunker Tankerman exclusively engaged in petroleum or chemical transportation.
• Possess a valid TWIC (Transportation Worker's Identification Credential)
• Be able to pass certification requirements of 46 CFR Part 197 Subpart C Benzene. This applies to vessel Tankerman exclusively engaged in petroleum and/ or chemical transportation.

Learning and Training Requirements

• Assist in training new personnel
• Comprehend essential information related to:
• Spill containment and cleanup
• SDS sheets and emergency action information
• Video training information addressing safety
• Safety meetings/drills
• Benzene and H2S training

Safety and Rescue Requirements

• Ensure safe working conditions and orderliness of the vessel.
• Maintain safe, sanitary living and working conditions.
• Follow all company safety rules and environmental regulations.
• Wear safety equipment as required, including: gloves, steel toes boots, goggles, rubber boots, slicker suits, respirator, five (5) minute escape pack or negative pressure respirator or supplied airline respirator.
• Assist in safety and rescue operations in emergency situations.
• Assist in emergency firefighting, use firefighting equipment and spill containment equipment.
• Enter and exit hatches/ doorways quickly in case of emergencies.
• Physically pull or assist in pulling a 200-300lb man from the water.

Minimum Job Qualifications:

• Tolerate long hours during transfers.
• Communicate with co-workers, Captains, Pilots, Wheelman, Dispatchers, Port Engineers, Coast Guard Inspectors, and others.
• Remain calm during challenging situations.
• Possess a valid driver's license for the operation of any of the company's vehicles.
• Make good decisions.
• Be dependable, conscientious, and show initiative
• Pay attention to detail.
• Be willing to adhere to orders, rules, and regulations.
• Work as a team player i.e., work with others and understand customer/ supplier wants and needs.
• Be stable under pressure and withstand the stress associated with the job, including discomfort, unpredictable weather, and potentially hazardous situations.
• Work aboard the vessel for prolonged periods according to work schedule for the vessel, for example: 28 days on and 14 days off or 20 on and 10 off.
• Willing to work, as operations require, including days.
• Live in close quarters for long periods of time and is able to work away from home for long periods of time.
• Be drug and alcohol free while on company property during course and scope of company business.
• Be physically fit to perform all essential physical demands of this job safely.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.