Kurt De Rooy

• Sailing as Third and Second Officer onboard the Spirit of Tasmania (RORO/Passenger Vessel) transporting cargo between Devonport, TAS and Geelong, VIC. The Spirit of Tasmania has a capacity of 1400 passengers.
• Second Officer onboard the R/V Investigator. Working with CSIRO to deliver oceanographic research. The vessel accommodates 40 researchers and 20 crew conducting up to 60 day voyages.

A small cruise liner converted to a hospital ship the vessel transited through various provinces in Papua New Guinea before returning to Townsville. Obtained experience and knowledge in passenger management, crowd control and vessel handling

• LOA: 60m
• GRT: 1,500T
• PORT OF CALLS: Papua New Guinea and Australia

• World wide trading Container Ship. Included docking in Antwerp for various surveys and upgrades, new bow thruster, HFO fuel tank upgrades, hold and hatch cover cleaning and maintenance.
• LOA: 277m
• GRT: 66,500t
• TEU: 5,770
• HOLDS: Six
• PORT OF CALLS: Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, USA

The Maersk Master is a state of the art AHTS vessel transiting the North West Shelf of Australia. Gained experience in rig supply, rig shifts and anchor handling operations.

• LOA: 95m
• GRT: 10181t

• A Multi purpose heavy lift general cargo vessel trading between Asia and Australia. The vessel was contracted to deliver portainer gantry cranes, steel coils, beams, super yachts and timber logs.
• Aided and understudied officers in conducting navigational watches, routine checks of lifesaving appliances and firefighting equipment.
• LOA: 194m
• GRT: 23930
• HOLD: Five holds with lift-away pontoon tween decks and a lashing bridge forward of accommodation for containers, flat racks etc.
• CRANE 1: C/L – 50t
• CRANE 2/3: offset port – 350t each with lifting capacity for heavy lift cargo
• CRANE 4: C/L-100t
• PORT OF CALLS: Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai (China), Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Pusan (Souther Korea), Phu My (Vietnam), Brisbane, Newcastle, Melbourne, Gladstone (Australia)