Stephen Overton

Stephen overton

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    First Engineer on the Transocean Endurance

  • Education

    • New zealand maritime school

      2016 - 2016
      Marine engineer class 2 naval architecture and marine engineering
    • Wellington college

      1990 - 1993
    • Hamilton boys' high school

      1994 - 1995
      University entrance 7th form
  • Experience

    • Royal new zealand navy

      Jan 1996 - Nov 2011

      As a Petty Officer in the Navy I exhibited the following qualities:1. Leadership - effective leadership arising from sound knowledge put into practice overtime,whose personal qualities are such that I hold the respect of all whom I associateprofessionally.2. Co-operation - effectively working as a member of the team; contributing to its overalleffectiveness.3. Performance under stress – maintaining a high level of effectiveness despite stress orpressure.4. Adaptability - meeting new situations with skill and ability to think "outside the square".5. Learning from experience - acknowledging mistakes and using opportunities to learn fromexperience.6. Responsibility - accepting assigned responsibilities.7. Initiative – taking necessary action without delay.8. Loyalty - supporting superiors, peers and subordinates, and complying with orders and instructions.9. Personal appearance and bearing - maintaining high standard of appearance andbearing, and keeping uniform well maintained.10. Physical fitness - maintaining a high degree of physical fitness due to commitments as aDefence Diver and Assistant Physical Training Instructor.11. Swimming - able to swim due to navy fitness requirements.12. Supervision and Control of Work - ensuring that delegated duties are assigned equitablyand completed to a satisfactory standard within a specified time.13. Personal Example – it is the duty of all POs to set and maintain an exemplarystandard of personal conduct, demeanour and displayed attitude, acting as a role model fortheir subordinates to follow.14. Training - conduct on the job training to enable subordinates to progress towards a high jobperformance level. Show less

      • Petty Officer Marine Technician

        Jan 1996 - Nov 2011
      • Petty Officer

        Jan 1996 - Nov 2011
    • Offshore marine solutions

      Sept 2011 - Apr 2012
      Third engineer

      Served on the vessel Jaya Amazon.

    • Sanfords seafood ltd

      Apr 2012 - Jun 2012
      Chief engineer

      Served on the Sanfords Drysdale, a scampi trawler.

    • Offshore solutions ltd.

      Jun 2012 - Aug 2021
      Third engineer

      As the 3rd Engineer and whilst serving as Petty Officer Marine Technician in the RNZN, my tasks on a ship have includedPlant Machinery and Operation1. Supervise the machinery state as ordered.2. Conduct Marine Engineering (ME) rounds.3. Direct action in the event of a M.E. Emergency (Emergency Casualty Control Drills).4. Supervise and control the operation of Machinery Control Room (MCR) equipment.5. Supervise and direct the resetting of plant and machinery.6. 6. Supervise the de-isolation/isolation of systems and machinery.7. Direct the control of fluid systems.8. Direct the operation of main machinery in local control mode.9. Direct the operation of auxiliary machinery10. Operate plant machinery within normal operating parameters.Maintenance1. Supervise planned maintenance.2. Supervise unplanned maintenance.Occasional ME duties1. Supervise the rigging of portable electrical equipment.2. Direct and supervise the connecting/disconnecting of shore services.3. Direct and supervise the rigging of temporary lighting.4. Direct and supervise the preparations and replenishment of fluids.5. Fuel Management including bunkering to maintain ship's trim and stability. Show less

    • Babcock australia & new zealand

      Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
      Engineering technician

      Supporting the Royal New Zealand Navy resolving operational defects affecting the seagoing ability of there vessels.

    • Tidewater

      May 2022 - Jun 2022
      Second engineer

      Third Engineer on the Platform Support Vessel (PSV) Pacific Grackle supporting offshore operations for the Shell Prelude a floating liquefied natural gas (flng) facility producing natural gas off the coast of Australia.

    • Swires pacifica

      Aug 2022 - Oct 2023
      Second engineer on the moana chief

      Second Engineer on the Moana Chief a container vessel operating off the coast of New Zealand

    • Bhagwan marine

      Dec 2023 - Jul 2024
      First engineer on the wb400 construction barge

      Worked on the WB400 Construction Barge as a First Engineer doing the night shift.

    • Transocean

      Jul 2024 - now
      First engineer - dayshift

      First Engineer on the Trasnocean Endurance, a semisubmersible oil rig.

  • Licenses & Certifications