Benjamin King
AIRLIE BEACH,QLD
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Mate
MT Arion 29m Tug Sea Swift Darwin
First Mate
MV Hamilton Star 9
First Mate
SY On The Edge
Hamilton Island
- Including coastal delivery to Townsville for annual slipping
First Mate
MV Island Explorer
Hamilton Island
First mate
MV Pure Dive
Hamilton Island
Master 4 Med 2 Chief Mate
Sea Swift
02.2023
- Dual ticketed Chief Mate
- Crew and pilot transfers
- Navigational watchkeeping
- Daily paperwork
- Leading JSA planning
- Conducting Drills
- Leading toolbox talks
- Passage Planning
- Chart Corrections
- Barge manoeuvres Chief Mate
- Mooring line retrieval
- Berth assistance
Master 5 / Med 2/ GPH
Bhagwan Marine
02.2022
- Dual ticketed Master
- Crew and pilot transfer
- Deck maintenance
- Engine room maintenance and services
- Navigational watchkeeping
- Anchor handling GPH
- Tug crane dogging 80t land based crane dogging
- Barge manoeuvres GPH
- Mooring line retrieval
- Berth assistance
Master/Engineer/GPH
MV Eliza Bhagwan Hay point
02.2022
Dual ticketed Master 5 MED2
TSA Transhipment Services Australia
Skardon River Bauxite mine Queensland
01.2021
- Master Engineer on Mine transfer vessel 18m
- Engineer on Damen tug
- GPH on 2609 tow tug
- Fuel transfer
- Maintaining Deck machinery and equipment
- Servicing and maintained Barge machinery and equipment
- Safe mooring of 90m tmaintainingDeck crane operations
- Ship crane operations
- Hauling heavy lines for securing barges and ships fenders
- Manoeuvring barges in river port with 4 to 4 knshipf current flow
- Manoeuvring barges open ocean anchorages
- Maintain high work safety practices
- Engine preventative and scheduled maintenance servicing and ordering parts and consumables
- Safe transfer of crew to ocean vessels
- Tug assist vessel
Crew transfer vessel Master/Med2 Engineer/Gph
Rapid investigator TSA
01.2021
Yacht delivery to Bundaberg First mate Relief skipper
MY Shelly 2 51ft Riviera
10.2017
Deck Hand First mate
S.Y. Storm 20 meter
01.2006
- To assist the Captain sailing from Thailand to Cyprus
Master 5 / Mate / GPH / Med 2nd Eng
Pacific Marine Group Townsville
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Navigation watchkeeping of a 26m Damen shoal buster
- Coastal Navigation
- Monthly checks for vessel
- Deck maintenance
- Engine room maintenance and services
- Navigational watchkeeping
- Engine room watchkeeping
- Anchor handling GPH 15t Tug crane operations
- Deck winch operations
- Barge manoeuvres GPH
- Mooring line retrieval
- Berth assistance
Skipper Master 5/ Med2 Dual purpose Skipper
Hamilton Island Watersports
Hamilton Island
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Skippering the fishing charter boat Predator
- Skippering the Reef Ryder Whitehaven tour boat
- Safe transport of all guests and crew
- Safety /snorkel briefing
- Surface watch guest snorkeling
- Daily checks and pre-starts
- Boat maintenance
- Refuelling
- Cleaning
- Guest manifest organisation and paperwork
- Guest relations
Mate
MT Tarka 26m Damen Tug PMG Townsville
01.2021 - 01.2022
Senior Jet Ski ToRelations Dinghy Attendant
Hamilton Island Enterprises
Hamilton Island Marina
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Duties included varied day-to-day running of the Tour outlet
- Safety briefing of guests
- Jet ski tour leader with priority of guests well being
- Office administration work
- Host plus reservation system operations
- Dinghy hire and safety briefing
- Dinghy maintenance
- Refuelling
- Cleaning and up keep of all vessels
- Guest relations
- Computer and money taking responupkeepies
Engineer
Explore Group Hamilton Island
Hamilton Island
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Duties included varied day-to-day engine and Dive compressor running on day charter vessels, as 2ic aboard the vessel my duties went limited to the engine room I also lead the team of 10 crew to encourage them to five our guests an excellent day on the water!
- First mate on a variety of vessels master
- Safety briefing of guests
- Berthing, docking and anchoring operations
- Daily maintenance and repairs
- Tender driving surface watch of scuba divers with passengers
- Dive/ Snorkel rescue boat operations
- Daily provisioning
- Refuelling, servicing Mtu 2000 series as well as Yamaha outboards.
- Daily weekly monthly preventativr and scheduled maintenance and as well annual slip
Chandlery Manager
Hamilton Island Enterprises
Hamilton Island Marina
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Duties included varied day-to-day running of the Chandlery
- Managing Retail outlet
- Weekly revenue reporting
- Quarterly revenue meeting with department heads
- Revenue generation through sales and marketing
- Managing stock orders and expenditure
- Customer service and advice
- Managing accounts and monthly recollection
Marina Concierge
Hamilton Island Enterprises
Hamilton Island Marina
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Duties included varied day-to-day running of the marina
- Guiding vessels through to berths
- Safe tying up of vessels
- General marina maintenance
- General boat maintenance
- Customer information meeting and greeting
- Correctly recording boat movements within the marina
- Day sheet recording
Apprentice Shipwright
Coastal Shipwright Services
Marmong Cove Marina
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Duties included multiple types of Shipwright and Boat repairs with work including
- Fibreglass laminating
- Timber work planking and decking
- Gel coat repairs
- Plumbing
- Hull repairs
- Painting (spray painting and anti-foul)
- Insurance repair work
Apprentice Shipwright
Bluewater Cruising Yachts
Cardiff Newcastle
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Shipwright duties involving
- Ships Carpentry and Cabinet making
- Joinery
- Fibreglass laminating
- Vehicle construction
- Fibreglass mould making and maintenance
- Practical sailing experience
Deckhand First Mate
SY Sweptaway 23 meter
Ibiza Spain Croatia, Italy
03.2007 - 10.2007
Deckhand on a Luxury charter yacht
S.Y. Runaway 36 meter
Palma Spain,Italy, Sardegna
01.2004 - 01.2005
Deckhand on daily charter vessel
M.S. Alevok 32 meter
Valetta Malta, Sicily
01.2002 - 01.2003
Education
Master 45m Cert - Maritime Operations
AMC COLLEGE UTAS
Launceston Master 24 -
Whitsunday Maritime training
Airlie BeachMED 2 cert -
Whitsunday Maritime training
Airlie BeachManagers Essentials -
Robert Oatley College
Hamilton IslandMarine Craft Construction Certificate 3 -
Meadowbank Tafe
North Sydney InstituteSTCW (COST) AMSA endorsed -
GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress Safety Systems) -
Coxswain Certificate 2012 -
Hunter Tafe
IslingtonRYA Competent Crew Certificate 2008 -
East Sail Sydney
Hospitality Management Business (1993-94) -
Erindale College
Senior Certificate (1989-92) -
St Francis Xavier College
Skills
Safe Navigation of the Vesssel
Passage Planing
Job safety analysis
Emergency procedures
Towing barges
Pushing Barges
Deck and winch maintenance
Cargo handling
Crew safety
Emergency equipment knowledge
Maritime rescue operations
Practicalsailingexperience
- MT Arion 29m Tug Sea Swift Darwin current
- MV Eliza Bhagwan Hay point 2022 Feb-Aug
- MT Tarka 26m Damen Tug PMG Townsville 2021-2022 casual
- Rapid investigator TSA 2021
- MV Hamilton Star 9 2018/2019)
- SY On The Edge (2018/2019)
- MV Island Explorer (2018/2019)
- MV Pure Dive (2017/2019)
- MY Shelly 2 51ft Riviera (10/2017)
- SY Sweptaway 23 meter (03/2007-10/2007)
- S.Y. Storm 20 meter (2006)
- S.Y. Runaway 36 meter (2004-2005)
- M.S. Alevok 32 meter (2002 – 2003)
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 10/26/76
References
- Simon Deans, Master 4, TSA Skardon river, 0429 640 900
- Lucas Meingast, Master 5, TSA Skardon river, 0416 543 957
- John Latham, Master 4, Explore Hamilton Island, 0404 073 708
- Scott Hornstra, Marina Manager, Hamilton Island, 0413 188 503
- Brendan Ford, Leading Hand, Coastal Shipwright Services, 0447 072 379
Timeline
Master 4 Med 2 Chief Mate
Sea Swift
02.2023
Master 5 / Med 2/ GPH
Bhagwan Marine
02.2022
Master/Engineer/GPH
MV Eliza Bhagwan Hay point
02.2022
Dual ticketed Master 5 MED2
TSA Transhipment Services Australia
01.2021
Crew transfer vessel Master/Med2 Engineer/Gph
Rapid investigator TSA
01.2021
Master 5 / Mate / GPH / Med 2nd Eng
Pacific Marine Group Townsville
01.2021 - 01.2022
Skipper Master 5/ Med2 Dual purpose Skipper
Hamilton Island Watersports
01.2021 - 01.2022
Mate
MT Tarka 26m Damen Tug PMG Townsville
01.2021 - 01.2022
Senior Jet Ski ToRelations Dinghy Attendant
Hamilton Island Enterprises
01.2019 - 01.2021
Engineer
Explore Group Hamilton Island
01.2018 - 01.2019
Yacht delivery to Bundaberg First mate Relief skipper
MY Shelly 2 51ft Riviera
10.2017
Chandlery Manager
Hamilton Island Enterprises
01.2016 - 01.2018
Marina Concierge
Hamilton Island Enterprises
01.2016 - 01.2017
Apprentice Shipwright
Coastal Shipwright Services
01.2015 - 01.2016
Apprentice Shipwright
Bluewater Cruising Yachts
01.2013 - 01.2015
Deckhand First Mate
SY Sweptaway 23 meter
03.2007 - 10.2007
Deck Hand First mate
S.Y. Storm 20 meter
01.2006
Deckhand on a Luxury charter yacht
S.Y. Runaway 36 meter
01.2004 - 01.2005
Deckhand on daily charter vessel
M.S. Alevok 32 meter
01.2002 - 01.2003
Chief Mate
MT Arion 29m Tug Sea Swift Darwin
First Mate
MV Hamilton Star 9
First Mate
SY On The Edge
First Mate
MV Island Explorer
First mate
MV Pure Dive
Master 45m Cert - Maritime Operations
AMC COLLEGE UTAS
Master 24 -
Whitsunday Maritime training
MED 2 cert -
Whitsunday Maritime training
Managers Essentials -
Robert Oatley College
Marine Craft Construction Certificate 3 -
Meadowbank Tafe
STCW (COST) AMSA endorsed -
GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress Safety Systems) -
Coxswain Certificate 2012 -
Hunter Tafe
RYA Competent Crew Certificate 2008 -
East Sail Sydney
Hospitality Management Business (1993-94) -
Erindale College
Senior Certificate (1989-92) -
St Francis Xavier College