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Meghan Mead

Summary

Maritime professional with experience in Motor Yachts and Small Passenger Cruise Ships seeking a position with a deck department where I can contribute as a high performing team member and continue to develop operational skills and areas of navigation.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Bosun / Deck Department

Passenger Ships
04.2023 - Current

Wilderness Legacy LOA 59m 99 GRT / 1472 GT

Safari Endeavour LOA 66m 95 GRT / 1425 GT

  • Lead daily preparations of inflatable boats for daily guest operations (operating crane, ensure boats are ready for use)
  • Operate inflatable boats on guest excursions for skiff tours and shore drop offs
  • Standard maintenance and troubleshooting for Yamaha Outboard engines
  • Deck duties including maintenance, anchoring, mooring, project management
  • Assist in navigational watch
  • Administrative tasks including inventory management and updating maintenance software

Mate / Deck Department

Motor Yachts
05.2018 - 01.2023

Various Motor Yachts serving in capacity from Deckhand to Mate.

  • Lead Navigational watch during multi- day passages including nighttime and restricted visibility
  • Create Voyage plans for extended passages based on weather, tides, currents, and fuel calculations
  • Project management during shipyard and active cruising requiring strong organizational skills, vendor management, reporting, and adherence to deadlines
  • Operation of multiple bridge systems (Garmin, Time-Zero, Furuno)
  • Tender driving & towing operations for inflatable boats and larger center consoles
  • Mooring and Anchoring
  • Management and maintenance of deck and equipment including cranes/davits, windlass, deck toys
  • Administrative tasks including inventory management and accounting

Vessel Details

  • Nov 2022 - Jan 2023 Arctic Asset Management 28ft – 90ft Various Tonnage
  • Oct 2022 - Oct2022 M/V Montrachet 112ft/34m 214 GT Delivery Crew / WatchLeader
  • Oct 2021 - Sept 2022 M/V Julianne 90 ft / 27m 136 GT Mate
  • June 2021 -Sept 2021 M/V Float On 86ft / 26m 122 GT Mate
  • May 2018 -June 2021 M/V Ruff Seas 86 ft / 26m 136 GT
    T/T Love & Luck 33 ft / 10m 4.5 GT Deck / Mate

Education

USCG Master 200 GRT Upon Near Coastal Waters -

Merchant Mariner Credential

Skills

  • Navigational watch during multi-day passages, nighttime and restricted visibility
  • Operation of tenders/ skiffs navigational challenging areas
  • Operation of deck equipment (crane, davit, windlass)
  • Maintenance and troubleshooting of outboard motors

Areas of Navigation

 Coastal and Offshore Waters:

• U.S. Eastern Seaboard

• Caribbean Sea Windward and Leeward Islands 

• Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada 

• Coastal Washington: Juan De Fuca to Columbia River Entrance 

Inland Waters

• Southeast Alaska 

• Inside Passage (USA and Canada) 

• Columbia and Snake Rivers 

• Atlantic and Gulf Intercostal Waterway 

• St. Lawrence Seaway (USA and Canada) 

• Lake Ontario 

Profile

Nationality: USA
Languages: Native English and Conversational Spanish
Age: 34
USA Passport
Non-Smoker
Excellent Health
No Visible Tattoos
Vaccinated for Covid-19

Timeline

Bosun / Deck Department

Passenger Ships
04.2023 - Current

Mate / Deck Department

Motor Yachts
05.2018 - 01.2023

USCG Master 200 GRT Upon Near Coastal Waters -

Merchant Mariner Credential
Meghan Mead