Deliveries & Freelance work has taken many interesting fun and challenging forms over the years and they tend to be very diverse short contracts that become available whilst looking for a full time position. These have included Ocean crossings in Motor and Sailing Yachts in the position as the Captain or an OOW (Officer of the Watch) making up part of a professional bridge team. Charters, refit work and assisting owners & Management companies with the short fall issues.
Each and every job lends its hand to allowing my extensive varied & qualified position to pass on the very best of my experience. In return the value that is received from such short term contracts, leads to better situating myself in dealing with both complex situations when its required from full time employment. Some areas in which I have employed to assist in include but are not exclusive to:
- Relief Captain
- OOW Officer of the Watch
- Refit and Project Management
- Build Captain support
- Race training of yacht crew for both inshore and offshore ocean races
- Training and Teaching especially close quarter maneuvering, and Safely
- Inspecting a yacht for its overall safe running and that the correct systems and equipment are on board
- Setting up and implying an ISM (International Safety Management)
Below is a selection of Photographs of vessels that I have been involved with on short term contracts
