Marine Surveyor, ISM & ISPS Auditor
Bureau Veritas
Total years of experience :14 years, 11 Months
Carrying out Class and Statutory surveys on the hull, main engine, generators, pumps and other associated machineries of vessels such as FPSO, FSO, Oil/Chemical Tanker, OSV, PSV etc. against required standards and regulations
Overseeing repairs and maintenance of vessels’ hull and machineries afloat and in dry dock
Performing audits according to the International Safety Management (ISM) code on companies and their personnel as well as on vessels and their crew
Performing audits according to the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code on vessels and their crew
Advising clients on careful planning/scheduling of necessary surveys and audits
I represented BV in the commissioning and conducting of the Operational Test Procedure (OTP) on the High Integrity Protection System (HIPS) for three production lines for the OFON Phase 2 Project at the Total E&P Nigeria Limited’s OFON Oil Field.
Carrying out Class and Statutory surveys on vessels’ hull, main engine, generators, pumps and other associated machinery against required standards and regulations
Overseeing repairs and maintenance of vessels’ hull and machinery afloat and in dry dock
Carrying out audits according to the International Safety
Management code on companies and their personnel as well as on vessels and their crew
Carrying out audits according to the International Ship and Port
Facility Security code on vessels and their crew
Advising clients on careful planning/scheduling of necessary surveys and audits
Carrying out surveys to determine the condition and current market
value of vessels
Supervision of sand blasting and coating of fabricated pipes
Taking readings of atmospheric and substrate conditions
Checking blasted pipes for the Anchor Gauge Profile
Taking readings of paint film thicknesses
Preparation of daily work report, thickness appearance report and surface preparation inspection report
Ensuring that jobs are carried out according to client’s stipulated specifications
Reading and interpreting piping isometric drawings to check the dimensions and orientation of fitted pipe spools before they are welded.
Performing visual checks on spools after they are welded to ensure welds have no faults
Preparation of Material Take Off for the collection of fittings used in fabrication
Calibration of welding machines
Preparation of daily weld report and weld progress report
Reducing the time it takes to prepare invoices by automating the compilation of man-hour worked.
Automating the preparation of staff salaries and allowances using the necessary parameters thereby saving time and reducing stress involved in doing so.
Resolving long standing accommodation issues that led to disagreement among staff members.
Efficiently managing the movement of materials and machine to and from site thereby making them available on-time whenever needed.