Barge Engineer

Supervises & coordinates all marine activities onboard including, but not limited to, safety, environment, and firefighting equipment, lifting operations, rig moves & jacking system operation, stability & ballast controls, helicopter operations, hull & tanks maintenance, emergencies response roles.

Care and certification of all marine equipment onboard.

Manage and ensure rig is in compliance with applicable rules, codes, regulations, and industry best practices considering the safety of personnel, environment & equipment.

• Supervises and arranges for the preparation of Rig Move, stability calculations for jacking, floating, and preloading, ensuring compliance with Rig Move preparation checklists.
• Observation of weather forecast for rig move window including preload hours.
• Review of Soil condition reports for location for anticipation of expected penetration.
• Ensure the jacking system & motors have planned maintenance completed up to date and are ready for operation.
• The drilling package and cantilever are secured per the rig’s operation manual.
• Cranes and loose items are secured in accordance with the best seamanship practices while securing watertight doors/hatches during the rig move.
• Towing is available, maintained up to date equipment is ready and certified as required. Spare equipment should be considered and highlighted if not available.
• Mooring winches are maintained up to date and ready for operation.