Robert Smith

Experience

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  PG Tankers

  Sept 2012 - Jul 2015

  Deck Cadet

  I spent my cadetship training with Pritchard Gordon Tankers and serving on their ships as a deck cadet. The vast of my cadetship experience was located in Central and Southern America.During this time I understudied many of the officers and crew on board learning their roles, which alongside my land based training carried out at South Tyneside College, assisted me in becoming a qualified Officer of the Watch

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  Pritchard Gordon Tankers LTD

  Jul 2015 - Sept 2018

  Third Officer

  I am a highly motivated watch keeping officer holding a British OOW II/1 ticket with Oil DCE. I have sailed in Northern Europe & the Caribbean with experience in a varied range of Petroleum Products.I am currently working towards promotion within the company to Second Officer and then further upon completion of another college phase to get my Chief Officers Certificate of Competency. This often aided by assisting the Chief Officer with deck maintenance tasks and tank preparation.

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  Pritchard-Gordon Tankers Ltd

  Sept 2018 - now

  Second Officer

  Sailing as Second Officer onboard Product tankers, I am also the Safety Officer onboard and responsible for Navigational tasks.