Trial Captain
Core
Planning, coordinating, and executing sea trials and delivery voyages for newly built vessels to ensure they meet contractual, regulatory, and operational requirements before client handover.
Role type
Senior operational leader (Trial Captain) for vessel commissioning and delivery
Builds
High-quality tugboats, workboats, and high-speed crafts for global customers
Domain
Maritime shipbuilding and vessel commissioning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Command-level maritime leadership, sea trial planning and execution, stakeholder coordination with classification societies and customers, vessel performance verification, safety culture promotion, regulatory compliance, technical deficiency identification, report preparation
Preferred skills
Experience in tugboat/workboat/offshore vessel operations, knowledge of international maritime regulations and class rules
Technologies
Maritime navigation systems, propulsion and steering systems, safety management systems
Responsibilities
Lead harbor and sea acceptance tests, act as primary operational authority onboard during trials, coordinate trial programs with external stakeholders, verify vessel performance against specifications, supervise trial crews, monitor navigation and propulsion systems, identify and coordinate corrective actions for deficiencies, prepare sea trial reports and acceptance documentation, support vessel delivery voyages
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with command-level authority