Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Timeline
Generic
Arcangelo Elmetto

Arcangelo Elmetto

Ravenna

Summary

Dynamic Staff Captain with Princess Cruise Lines Ltd., excelling in vessel navigation and safety management. Proven track record in optimizing operational efficiency and fostering teamwork, while effectively leading training initiatives. Recognized for exceptional decision-making in high-pressure situations, ensuring passenger safety and comfort through strategic leadership and proactive problem-solving.


Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Captain

Princess Cruise Lines Ltd.
10.2002 - Current
  • Been serving as a staff captain since 2016.
  • Demonstrated exceptional decision-making abilities during high-pressure situations, maintaining a calm demeanor and focusing on passenger safety.
  • Served as a reliable and dependable team member, consistently completing assigned tasks and supporting fellow crew members as needed.
  • Ensured compliance with maritime regulations through diligent monitoring of vessel safety systems and protocols.
  • Managed challenging weather conditions through expert piloting skills, minimizing delays and ensuring passenger comfort.
  • Contributed to company-wide safety initiatives through active participation in training programs and seminars.
  • Assisted in the development of contingency plans for emergency situations, ensuring swift response times and minimized risk to passengers and crew.
  • Safeguarded vessel security measures, coordinating closely with security personnel to minimize threats while at sea.
  • Reduced operating costs by optimizing fuel consumption and efficiently managing onboard resources.
  • Promoted a positive work environment by fostering open communication and teamwork among crew members.
  • Mitigated potential conflicts among crewmembers through proactive mediation efforts, fostering effective problem-solving skills within the team.
  • Enhanced crew performance by conducting regular training sessions and offering constructive feedback.
  • Maintained strict adherence to environmental standards in compliance with international maritime laws.
  • Coordinated maintenance efforts, overseeing repairs to maintain optimal vessel functionality.
  • Contributed to successful voyage planning by assisting with route selection, weather monitoring, and navigational assessments.
  • Prioritized safety procedures when operating vessels, controlling speed, berthing and unberthing, giving optimal protection to crew and equipment.
  • Towed and maneuvered vessels in harbors and open seas, communicating movements to passing vessels.
  • Adhered to laws and regulations based on voyage locations.
  • Docked and undocked vessel using radios, depth finders, radars, lights, lighthouses and buoys to make safe and accurate operational decisions.
  • Planned routes and travel speeds to meet scheduling and delivery goals.
  • Navigated vessel routes and used navigation equipment to verify accuracy of calculations.
  • Applied thorough navigation knowledge to determine geographical location and speed with or without assistive devices.
  • Maintained timetables by monitoring and managing loading and discharging of cargo and passengers and arranging for boat to be fueled, restocked with supplies and repaired.
  • Consulted maps, weather reports or navigation equipment to determine and direct ship movements.
  • Consulted various maps, charts, weather reports, and navigation equipment to determine and direct boat movements.
  • Prevented ships under navigational control from engaging in unsafe operations.
  • Determined speeds by using charts, area plotting sheets and compasses.

Education

High School Diploma -

Nautical School "Antonio Capraro"
Procida, Naples
07-1994

Skills

  • Vessel navigation
  • Leadership excellence
  • Team management
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Delegation mastery
  • Relationship building
  • Customer relations
  • Strategic leadership
  • Safety management
  • Operational planning
  • Staff development
  • Training facilitation
  • Problem analysis
  • Teamwork
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Attention to detail
  • Time management
  • Leadership skills
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Organizational skills
  • Team collaboration
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Effective communication

Languages

English
Full Professional
Spanish
Professional Working
Italian
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Staff Captain

Princess Cruise Lines Ltd.
10.2002 - Current

High School Diploma -

Nautical School "Antonio Capraro"
Arcangelo Elmetto