Crew Assistant (Travel Consultant)

You will be responsible for contributing to assignment of crew qualifying with regulations and requirements and to arrange personnel’ logistics as per planning of deployments.

A leading international player in marine services, BOURBON offers to the most demanding oil & gas clients worldwide a full line of innovative, safe, high performance and new generation vessels and an expanded offer of offshore oil & gas services.

In order to achieve this, you will:

• Organize personnel logistics for crew changes (visas, travels and follow up to destination);

• Check, ensure record and update of all crew complement’s data and activities (including local crew if applicable) in compliance with regulations BOURBON’s and Client’s requirements;

• Apply and follow-up of all the flags requirements (endorsement, seaman book,…) till delivery to the individuals;

• Collect training needs and control seafarers’ training achievement  under Crew Coordinator’ supervision;

• Assist and replace as needed the Crew Coordinator for management / planning of crew in order to ensure proper and timely ships manning.

• Assist Crew Coordinator on checking and recording seafarers’ appraisals / assessments results for training, promotion;

• Assist Crew Coordinator at checking invoices.

   

The Crew Assistant is linked functionally to the Crew Coordinator.

Your profile:

• You have a University degree;

• You have at least 2 years’ relevant experience as administrative assistant and travel agent. Knowledge of marine industry and/or oil and gas industry will be a plus (STCW, MLC 2006, crew changes, flags, etc.);

• You are extremely organized, able to manage priorities and have strong attention to details;

• You are dynamic and polyvalent and you have excellent communication and customer-service skills;

• You are able to work on multiple projects at the same time and to think and act quickly under pressure and meet deadlines;

• You must be willing to work autonomously and be comfortable working in a multi-cultural environment;

• You have a good knowledge of MS Office especially excel;

• A perfect command of French and English is mandatory.