Lyle Armacost

Experience

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  MEBA Dist 1-PCD (AFL-CIO)

  Jun 2007 - now

  Marine Engineer

  Chief Engineer’s License for motor vessels, unlimited horsepower. First Assistant Engineer's License for steam vessels, unlimited horsepowerThird Assistant Engineer's License for gas turbine vessels, unlimited horsepower.15+ years sailing as a Licensed Engineer aboard MEBA contracted vessels.Duties have included: watch standing, maintenance and operation of steam and diesel propulsion plants, including all auxiliary machinery and supporting systems.Experienced in organizing and performing maintenance of shipboard machinery in keeping with manufacturer’s recommended preventative maintenance schedule.Experienced with ShipManager and NS5 Maintenance Management Programs, including writing and executing work orders, keeping machinery logs, parts requisitions, inventories, near misses, and casualty reports.Troubleshooting and repair of machinery malfunctions and casualties, both electrical and mechanical.Supervised and assisted with major overhauls, retrofits, and standard dry dock items during shipyard period aboard the USNS Waters and SS Antares.Experience with MAN B&W and Wartsila/Sulzer two-stroke main propulsion slow speed diesel engines; STX, Caterpillar, Holden, MAK, Wartzila, MAN B&W, Yanmar, EMD, and Alco diesel generator engines; Babcock & Wilcox and Foster Wheeler main propulsion boilers; and GE main propulsion and turbogenerator steam turbines. Show less

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  US Navy Reserve

  Jun 2007 - Jan 2016

  Lieutenant - Strategic Sealift Officer Program

  The SSO Program provides the Navy with officers that possess U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credentials and are experienced in sealift, maritime operations, and logistics as well as able to support national defense sealift requirements and capabilities.

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  Keystone Shipping Company

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2014

  Marine Engineer

  Two years as 1st and 2nd Assistant Engineer aboard MARAD Ready Reserve Force SL-7 Class Fast Sealift Ships, including sailing on four turbo activations/sea trials and a dry-docking of the SS Antares.Management of two Babcock & Wilcox boiler steam power plants, 966,000 lbs/hr combined steam flow, supplying two main propulsion steam turbine engines with a combined 120,000 horsepower. Plant automation was accomplished using Yokogawa digital single and multi loop PID controllers.Ensure vessel compliance of MARAD RRF Fleet readiness standards during reduced operating status.Operate and manage main propulsion equipment and auxiliary machinery to ensure the standards of MARAD Sea Trial Agendas are met.Supervised vendors and repair teams with large scale maintenance and retrofit projects. Show less

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  Maersk Line, Limited

  Sept 2017 - now

  • Chief Engineer

    Jun 2024 - now

  • First Assistant Engineer

    Sept 2017 - Jun 2024