Fishing Vessel Captain (Lagos, Nigeria)

Our client has been operating in the fishing industry in Nigeria since 1995.

Role and Responsibilities

• Ensuring discipline on board
• Ensuring the safety on board
• Keeping accurate record of activities
• Ensuring company policies are followed in the department

Skills, qualifications

• Minimum Chief mate certificate is required
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience

Commanding, reporting

• Strong leadership skills
• Good communicator
• Disciplined, organized
• Control over the operational system on the expenditure vs results
• Basic maintenance reporting
• Monitoring and reporting production
• Monitoring consumption of consumables on board

Navigation

• Knowledge of practical navigation
• Operation of radar, GPS, plotter, and other devices for navigation
• Knowledge of seamanship and cordage
• Upkeep of vessel and other operational documents

Fishing knowledge, prawn & fish handling

• Knowledge of the behavioral aspects of prawn (Penaeus species) and fish in relation to the fishing gear
• Knowledge of quad rig trawl systems
• Design and fabrication of trawls
• Mending of trawls
• Setting of otter boards and dummy doors
• Rigging of ballast chains, draw back chains and buoyant floats
• Rigging of the wires, blocks and stays
• Scope ratio
• Understanding the basic concepts of refrigeration, engines and winches on board
• Knowledge on the sanitation and personal hygiene requirements of trawler
• Packaging and storing knowledge of the processed products
• Understanding of CPUE, relation between RPM/consumption and production
• Competitive mindset

Compensation and Benefits

• 30 days paid leave every annum
• One return ticket to country of residence
• International health coverage
• Serviced guest house