Darryl Blackshear

QMED

Grand River Navigation

Traverse City, US

04.2021 - Current

Assisting the engineering staff, as directed, in maintaining, repairing, and operating the following vessel engineering systems and processes, both at sea and in port: diesel propulsion, electric generating systems, deck hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and fuel and lubrication systems.
Proficient in operating CAT generators, getting them online, and performing oil checks.
Assist the engineers with starting the main diesel propulsion engines.
Proficient with cutting and torching.
Assisted the deck department with the tie-up on 1,000-foot vessels.
Efficient at working the winches every now and then, shifting the boat during loads.
Assisted with chipping and painting the deck, and any other general maintenance on the vessel.
Efficient in using a greasing gun to lubricate the chalks, or any machinery that may require greasing, in the Engine Room.
In charge of unloading cargo using a conveyor system.
Hosed down the conveyor tunnel (bottom of the ship) after discharging cargo, maintaining a clean work environment.
Continuous maintenance with ship conveyor machinery.
Continuous, Daily Sanitation
In charge of hoisting and swinging the boom conveyor.
In charge of maintenance on the boom conveyor system.
Regularly checked oil levels with conveyor machinery, and filled if necessary.
Maintained rubber scrapers and fabricated scrapers for the conveyor system on the ship to help easily carry cargo back during unloads.
In charge of keeping the conveyor belt in good shape.
Maintain/Maintenance Bearings and Sump Pumps.
Changed belts on small motors when necessary.