Captain/Engineer, Crew, Skipper, Watchkeeper, Dive instructor, CommercialDiver
Hi I'm Colin, outgoing, resourceful, enthusiastic and take pride in my work, im looking for a Captain/Skipper or Chief Engineer position, Im a Dive Instructor, Marine/ Mechanical engineer, Commercially endorsed RYA Cruising Instructor, Yachtmaster offshore. I have many thousands of actual seagoing miles on vessels up to 480ft, sailed all the oceans, been to antartica twice, middle east, far east, far west, and Scotland is my playground, Ive worked on workboats most of my time and most recently Skippered a small cruise vessel taking charter guests around the west coast of Scotland and St Kilda, I also supervise and dive commercially act as a safety boat tender, have experience in yachting up to 72 ft but some as small as 21ft, experience on commercial dive vessels as well as pleasure craft and recreational dive boats( skippered by myself with passengers up to 24). I embrace challenges in either yachts or motor vessels, short or longterm
MCA master of yachts 200gt, OOW<500gt
RYA lvl 2 powerboat CE
RYA Day skipper CE
RYA Coastal skipper CE
RYA YM offshore (Sail)CE
RYA Cruising Instructor CE
RYA VHF short range CE
RYA Radar CE
RYA PPR
STCW renewed Nov 23
MCA PSSR renewed Nov 23
MCA AEC 1 Nov 23
MECO LVL 3 Technician( Marine electrics and electronics)
DMT( Diver medic technician)
Qualifications in mechanical and marine engineering
Watchkeeping certificate
Royal Navy trained
PADI IDC Staff Instructor(27 yrs+)
First aid instructor with O2 and AED Instructor(26 yrs +)
HSE commercial diver with OGUK WETBELL(16 yrs+)
I am a hard worker, multiskilled/faceted individual, with yrs of experience in many service industries ranging from medical, to hospitality, i thrive in challenges on every level, and quickly find solutions to problems should they need to be fixed, mechanically, electrically, or with personnel, im approachable, empathic and understanding.
This season 2024,
2024 season(Mar-Oct) Majestic line Scotland, Captain/Skipper, MV Glen Shiel/ Glen Etive
2024 season, Elite sailing, Chatham, Cruising instructor
2024 season, Scotsail, Largs, Cruising instructor
2024 season, Allabroad Sailing academy, Gibraltar, Lead instructor
2024 season, MV Insomnia, Engineer, transfer port of origin to new port