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RESUME

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 28/11/1993

Nationality: South African

Marital status: Single

Languages: English, Afrikaans, basic Dutch

Driver’s license: Yes South African

Passport expiry 07 march 2020

Shengen visa expiry - march 2015

B1B2 visa expiry – October 2014

Mobile: New number to follow soon

Email: jaredwatney@gmail.com

Non-Smoker

No Tattoos

Profile

statement

 

If your looking for an individual who has previous experience in working to top quality standards of a new build Feadship, has something different from all other Yacht crew like a Helicopter licence and the skills and capabilities to handle the pressure  that comes with the licence, is by nature a peoples person who loves interacting with others and being social, as well as loves having a good laugh with others who have a good sense of humour...I'll happily be your next employee.

Work​

experience​
 

Name of Yacht: MY/ Sea Owl Length: 203ft Feadship

Dates: June 19 2013- currently onboard

 

Position Held: Deckhand

Job Description: 

New Build sorting duties, all deck duties, including full operation of anchors, varnishing skills, paint repairs, corking and chart corrections. Tenders using jet drive and inboard outboard engine tenders 8.40 meters in length. All rigging and prepping of fishing rod’s. Chief water sport instructor including SUP’s, wakeboarding, skiing, surfing and more. Looking after kids of all ages. With most of west coast of Norway, Rybovich yard period, Caribbean season, two Atlantic crossings and currently a Mediterranean season under our belt I can say we have worked hard and I feel confident with my work abilities, be it underway, in a yard period or solo on night watch charter shifts.

DAYS AT SEA ON SEA OWL: 80+

TOTAL MILES ON SEA OWL: 14 000+

 

 

Name of Yacht: MY/Ocean Adventurer2 Length: 82ft Catamaran

 

Dates:  November 2nd 2012 –May 1st  2013

Position Held: Deckhand and duties of higher position.

Job Description:

All deck duties, tender operation and maintenance of outboard engines. All duties including operation of the generator, salt water desalination and full client confrontation as we had a 3 day charter with 10 guests on board while I was in charge. A new East African expedition began. We would be assisting a team of scientists who would be diving over 250 dives. Duties included: operation and maintenance of dive compressor, diesel engine services and maintenance, generator services and maintenance, all deck and interior work, skippering the vessel to collect divers. Solo navigational watches 

DAYS AT SEA ON OCEAN ADVENTURER 2: 100+

TOTAL MILES ON OCEAN ADVENTURER 2: 8700

 

 

Water sports instructor

 

Dates: December 1st 2010 – December 30

Job Description: Ran the water sports area of a local resort where I lived. This included driving the tender as well as coaching wakeboarding, skiing, slalom skiing, and taking guests on the tube.

 

Surf instructor

Dates: occasional, all year round January 2011- 2012

Job Description: I was a surf instructor for an international beach backpackers. Whenever clients requested lessons they were sent to me. With a father who has surfed for 50+ years, family on a professional surfing side and myself who has surfed since I was 8, I am more than capable to teach anyone.

Skills

  • Excellent people skills

  • Business thinker

  • Qualified for Southern Cape Surf Team while at school

  • I play and taught drums for over 5 years

  • All water sports come naturally for me and is defiantly a strength in my skills

  • I learn faster than most and am quite competitive

  • Great knowledge of AV equipment

Languages

First Language- English

Second Language- Afrikaans

Additional- some Dutch

Education

-Ocean Sailing Academy

* All aspects of RYA Yachtmaster offshore 200T syllabus complete including:

  • RYA Yachtmaster Coastal/ offshore theory course complete and passed
  • Mile building complete
  • Skippered passages complete
  • Night watch leader complete

 

*Unfortunately I was unable to obtain my ticket as someone ran our exam vessel aground and the vessel was on dry dock just days before my final exam was due. I had no choice but to leave without it and complete another time.

 

APPROVED ENGINE COURSE (AEC)

 

STCW95 Basic Safety - Essential maritime crew training

-Marine fire fighter and fire prevention

-First aid at sea

-PSSR- Personal Safety & Social Responsibility

-PST- Personal Survival Techniques

 

-Power Boat Level 2

-Able to tender clients on power boats up to 10metres.

 

-Blue Sky Aviation George South Africa

- Solo helicopter flight – July 2010 – age 16- One of the youngest students in South Africa to fly a solo circuit around Controlled Airspace

 

- Helicopter pilot qualified – 12 December 2011 – age 18-Therefore have acquired and utilized the knowledge to read and interoperate maps and charts, respond under stressful situations, work under pressure, have good knowledge on weather systems and other meteorological conditions.

 

- Qualified and indorsed in Pilot Log Book to operate Robinson 22

- Restricted Radio License- VHF

- English Language Proficiency test level 6 of 6 

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