Master Daughter Craft | Acta Alhena
As Daughter Craft Master, you’ll lead all daughter craft operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant performance at all times. From supervising the crew to taking full responsibility on board, you play a key role in keeping everything running smoothly. You’ll also coordinate activities, support maintenance and reporting, and represent Acta Marine when needed, making this a dynamic role with real responsibility and impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervision of all daughter craft activities.
- Ultimate responsibility and overriding authority on board the daughter craft, including launch/recovery operations and emergency situations.
- Represents Acta Marine and the vessel during any relevant client meetings carried out onboard of the SOV, on request of the SOV Master.
- Responsible for implementation and execution of Acta Marine company policy.
- Ensures that planned maintenance is carried out in an efficient and economical manner in cooperation with SOV Technical Department and onshore Technical Department.
- Maintain accurate records of daily consumption, boat movements and PAX transfers for implementation into SOV daily reporting.
- Check and maintain safety and environmental regulations (e.g. MLC, MARPOL, WBC 3) which are relevant to the Daughter Craft.
- Maintain all relevant statutory and non statutory ship certificates for the area of operation.
- Maintain an overview of the daughter craft crew statutory certificates (including seafarers medicals and SEA’s) for review by the SOV Master or port authourities.
- Responsible for the familiarisation and training of daughter craft crew
- Comply with all national and international maritime law and regulations.
- Knowledge of the relevant Acta Marine policies and procedures.
Required Skills and Competences
- Identifies the desires and needs of our clients and acts accordingly considering the costs and benefits for Acta Marine.
- Giving direction to the crew in a result-oriented way by formulating clear goals, monitor the progress and correct crew if necessary.
- Works effectively towards a common goal, also in cases when it does not serve a personal interest.
- Understands and uses safe working practices and personal shipboard safety procedures at any time.
- Communicates effectively with all personnel involved in operations. Adjusts communication to the level of the other person. Managing personal emotions and stress.
Who are we looking for?
- RYA/MCA Master Code 200gt (or equivalent)
- UK CeC endorsement if applicable
- GMDSS GoC (including UK endoresment)
- STCW:
- Personal Survival Techniques
- Fire fighting and fire prevention
- Proficiency in Survival craft and rescue boats
- Proficiency in Medicare
- MCA Small Ships Navigation and Radar training (not applicable if in possession of STCW II/3 CoC or higher)
- MCA 1 Day Ship Stability Course
- Seafarers Medical (accepted by the MCA and Netherlands)
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role.
- Experience in offshore wind industry is preferable.
What we offer
- A challenging and rewarding position in a dynamic and growing company.
- Opportunity to work on state-of-the-art vessels in the offshore wind industry.
- Long-term contract.
- Starlink internet (on the mothership).
- Advanced hotel and sports facilities (on the mothership).
- A fixed rotation (4-weeks on, 4-weeks off).
- A supportive and inclusive work environment.
Ready to Navigate Your Future with
Acta Marine?
Are you prepared to take command and make a difference in the maritime industry? Join Acta Marine as a Daughter Craft Master and lead the way in delivering safe and sustainable offshore solutions. Ready to navigate your future? We invite you to apply by clicking the button below and submitting your cover letter and CV.
Our selection process is as follows:
After reviewing all applications, we will invite the most suitable candidates for an interview, which may take place online or in person. Shortlisted candidates will then be asked to complete an online assessment (the Predictive Index (PI) Cognitive Test). Based on the results, we will select the most qualified candidate to receive a job offer from us.
We look forward to receiving your application!
