Kenya Maritime Authority Port State Control Officer Job
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Kenya Maritime Authority Port State Control Officer Job
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Job Purpose
- Conducting Port State Control by the provisions of the Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding (IOMOU) on port state control. Survey of Kenyan registered ships and supervising Recognized organizations.
The Duties and Responsibilities
- Implement the Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, as amended
- Conduct regular inspection of flag and foreign ships to ensure maritime safety and prevention of marine pollution; Implementation of Merchant Shipping (port state control) regulations 2011
- To maintain an effective system of PSC to ensure that foreign-flagged merchant ships calling Kenyan ports or at an off-shore installation or anchored within its jurisdiction comply with relevant Conventions and Codes;
- Supervise the work of Organizations authorized to perform survey work on behalf of Kenya by the Code for Recognized Organizations
- Ensure, in collaboration with other public agencies and institutions, the prevention of marine source pollution, protection of the marine environment, and response to marine environment incidents;
- Survey of Kenyan registered ships to ensure that they comply with Kenya and all other relevant International laws regarding safety, protection of the environment, and security;
Person Specification
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: –
- Certificate of Competency Class 1 – Master Mariner Unlimited (II/2) or Chief Engineer Unlimited (III/2) by the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping 1978, as amended;
- Bachelor’s Degree in naval architecture, or mechanical engineering and worked in ship construction, survey, or technical ship operation for at least five years; or
- Served for not less than five years at sea as an officer in the deck or engine department respectively;
- Certificate in Port and flag state inspection training;
- Good interpersonal relations, high leadership qualities, and integrity;
- Proficiency in computer applications;
- Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution
Key competencies and skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Strategic and innovative thinking
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to mobilize resources
- Negotiation skills
How to apply
Each application should be accompanied by:
- a detailed curriculum vitae,
- copies of relevant academic and professional certificates and transcripts,
- National Identity Card or Passport,
- testimonials, and other relevant supporting documents.
Scanned copies (in PDF format) of these documents must accompany any online application.
An applicant must indicate the reference number for the position applied for on the envelope (hardcopy applications) or the subject line (for online applications) and submit it in any one of the following ways:
Hard copy applications should be delivered to the office of the Chairman Board of Directors, Kenya Maritime Authority, Fourteenth (14th) Floor, located at KMA Towers along Mbaraki Road (next to the Little Theatre), Mombasa between 0745hrs and 1700hrs;
Online applications should be emailed in PDF format to: jobs2023@kma.go.ke
Posted applications should be addressed to:
The Chairman
Kenya Maritime Authority
P.O. Box 95076 – 80104
MOMBASA
NB: The applications should reach the Authority on or before 1700hrs 8th, January, 2024.
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