Resume

Name: Chris Burns

Address UK:

103 Bolea Rd,

Limavady,

Co. Londonderry

United Kingdom

BT49 0QU

Address Australia:

33 Beach Rd,

Hampton,

Victoria,

3188

Australia.

I alternate between these two locations and can call either of

these locations my home port.

Contact Details

From Within UK : 07599 837 915

From Outside UK : +44 7599 837 915

Aus Mobile: 0418 30 60 80

Email: cburns1@live.com

Nationality: Australian

Date of Birth: 14/12/67

Linkedin Profile:

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/marineengineer1

Qualifications

• Engineer Watchkeeper III/1 Diploma issued by AMSA.

• Engineer Watchkeeper III/1 Certificate of Equivalent Competency issued by UK. M.C.A.

o Engineer Watchkeeper III/1 Dutch Endorsement

o Engineer Watchkeeper III/1 Belgium Endorsement

o Engineer Watchkeeper III/1 Cyprus Endorsement

o Engineer Watchkeeper III/1 Bahamas Endorsement

• Engineer Class 3 issued by A.M.S.A.

• Chief Engineer <3000kw in the EEZ STCW95 Endorsement

• Coxswain Grade 1 Near Coastal

• Industrial Radiation Safety Officer

• Motor Mechanic / Automotive Technician ( Mercedes Benz)

• OPITO Approved BOSIET

• OPITO Approved CA EBS

• OPITO Approved MIST

• Basic and Advanced Fire Fighting

• Confined Space Stand by, Entrant, Supervisor and Rescue

• Working Safely at Heights and Permits

• Hot Work and Permits

• Proficiency in Survival Craft

• Marine First Aid

• Apply First Aid

• Certificate II in Panel Shop Management and Estimating Automotive Body Repair

• Current Medicals : AMSA- Australian Maritime Safety Authority

• UK. MCA Seafarers Medical Certificate (ENG 1)

• OGUK

• UK Bi – Deltoid Measurement Certificate

Experience

• Both Blue Collar and White Collar Experience.

• Completed my Motor Mechanics Apprenticeship with Mercedes Benz and Attended Advanced Technician

training at Mercedes Benz Australia in Melbourne,

• Worked for 7 years at JMJ Fleet Management/GE Capital Fleet Services working up from Victorian

Government Acquisitions and Disposals officer to National Auction and Assessment Manager in Australia.

• Lived and Worked on Hamilton Island for almost 2 years working as a dive boat skipper/tour guide

(coxswain) and also working for The Moorings looking after the maintenance and repair of the charter yacht

fleet. This also included briefing customers on the area and familiarizing them with their chosen vessel.

Emergency break down repairs and rescues via the company chase boat was also part of the every day

responsibility.

• Work at sea started off in catering as a steward on the Pearl River for Dredging International. I soon worked

for other dreging companies in Australia and quickly worked my way into the engine room and quite literally

started at the bottom and just kept working up.

• I put myself through the Marine Engineer Class 3 training at college and I was soon picked up again by my

old dredging companies..ie Van Oord, Boskalis and Dredging International only now as a 2nd Engineer.

• After some time and various projects I was finally offered a Traineeship by Boskalis to get my Diploma in

Marine Engineer Watchkeeping. I completed my training on the following vessels while working on major

infrastructure projects such as –Melbourne Channel Deepening, Fremantle harbour, Gorgon LNG Terminal at

Barrow Island for Chevron, etc and a couple of dry docks in Singapore

o Vessels:

o TSHD Cornelis Zanen

o TSHD Queen of the Netherlands

o CSD Taurus II

• After completing my traineeship with Boskalis I continued to work for them as a 2nd Engineer on the TSHD

Gateway and finished all of the projects they had in Australia. I then sailed the TSHD Gateway to Guaymas

Mexico and continued working there for a brief period.

• I then worked for Van Oord on the TSHD Rotterdam (DP1 class) and completed a Port expansion project for

Rio Tinto in Cape Lambert Western Autralia. We then sailed to Brisbane for a 2 week dry dock before joining

and completing the huge Gladstone LNG Terminal and Harbour project.

• I was then offered a job with Dredging International as a 2nd Engineer on TSHD Breydel where we completed

the Wheatstone project for Chevron and Bectel.

• From there I then joined Skilled Offshore (Later taken over by Programmed Marine) where I worked as a 2nd

Engineer on the DP3 Class PLV Castorone for Saipem ( At Over 330m long, it is the biggest Pipe Laying

Vessel in the world.)

• Working on projects for clients such as Rio Tinto, Chevron and Saipem etc has meant amalgamating the

Occupational Health and Safety procedures of both the employing company and the client. I have taken a

proactive approach to this and assisted vessels to become compliant to the client requirements and going

through both regular and random inspections. This involved becoming a regular member of on board and

project safety committees and updating/creating forms, permits, procedures and obtaining and organising on

board Safety Data Sheets etc.

• Now looking for new challenges and opportunities!

Education University/College Degree Major Graduation

Year

Location

ANSTO

Australian Nuclear

Science and Technology

Organisation

Certificate Industrial Radiation Safety

Officer

2016 Sydney,

Australia

Tafe NSW,

Hunter Institute

Diploma Diploma Of Transport and

Distribution (Marine

Engineering) Watchkeepers

2010 Newcastle,

NSW

Kangan Batman Tafe Certificate

III

Automotive Specialist.

Diesel Fitter

2010 Melbourne,

Vic

Challenger Tafe W.A.

Maritime Training

Centre

Certificate

III

Marine Engineer Class 3 2007 Fremantle,

Western

Australia

Australian Maritime

College

Certificate A.M.S.A. STCW95

Approved Sea Safety

Training Course

2003 Launceston,

Tasmania

Ocean Yachtmaster Certificate Coxswains 2002 Hastings,

Victoria

GE Capital Fleet

Services

2 Day

Course

Occupational Health and

Safety with Plant and

Machinery

1999 Port

Melbourne,

Victoria.

Richmond College Of

Tafe

Certificate II Panel Shop Management

and Assessing

1991 Richmond,

Victoria.

Mercedes Benz

Australia

Trade Advanced Automotive

Technician

1990 Mulgrave,

Victoria.

Brighton Star

(Authorised Mercedes

Benz Dealer)

Certificate

III, Trade

Motor Mechanic

Apprenticeship

1990 Brighton,

Victoria.

Pre University/High School

Brighton Grammar Year 9 to Year 11 1985 Brighton, Vic

Haileybury College Prep to Year 8 1981 Brighton, Vic

Other Training/Experience

- Brighton Grammar Cadet Cor

- 1.5 years volunteer work with "Canteen", providing help, guidance and support to teenage children with

cancer. This help was also extended to the children's' parents and families.

Employment History From To Employer Position Held Location/Vessel

2016 2016 Boskalis Australia Pty Ltd 2nd Engineer TSHD Gateway

2015 2015 Skilled Offshore/Programmed

Marine Australia for Client:

Saipem

2nd Engineer PLV Castorone ,

Bayu Pipeline

North West Australia

2013 2014 Dredging International Australia

Pty Ltd

2nd Engineer TSHD Breydel

Wheatstone Project

2012 2013 Van Oord Australia Pty Ltd 2nd Engineer TSHD Rotterdam

2011 2012 Boskalis Australia Pty Ltd 2nd Engineer TSHD Gateway

Gorgon Project

2008 2011 Boskalis Australia Pty Ltd 2nd Engineer/Trainee

Watchkeeper

CSD Taurus

TSHD Cornelis Zanen

TSHD Queen of the

Netherlands

2007 2008 Van Oord Australia Pty Ltd 2nd Engineer TSHD Volvox Asia

2006 2007 Van Oord Australia Pty Ltd Rating Engine Room TSHD Volvox Asia

2004 2006 Various International Dredging

Companies. Dredeco, Van Oord,

Boskalis.

Rating Engine Room

Catering

Seagoing

2002 Feb 2004 The Moorings Coxswain/ Deckhand/

Vessel Maintenance

Seagoing

2002 Dec 2003 H20 Dive Shop Coxswain Hamilton Island

2000 2002 GE Capital Fleet Services National Auction and

Assessment

Coordinator

Hamilton Island

1997 2000 JMJ Fleet Services Victorian Auction

Coordinator

Port Melbourne,

Victoria

1995 1997 JMJ Fleet Management Vehicle Disposal

Officer

(Victorian

Government Services)

Port Melbourne,

Victoria

1994 1995 JMJ Fleet Management Vehicle Purchasing and

Disposal

Officer (Victorian

Government

Services)

Port Melbourne,

Victoria

1993 1993 Self Employed - Auto Network Self Employed Port Melbourne,

Victoria.

1992 1993 Jupps Motor Auctions Assistant Floor

Manager

Brighton, Victoria.

1991 1991 Colonial Mutual Group Career Agent

(Superannuation and

Financial Advisor)

West Melbourne,

Victoria

1990 1991 Lanes Motors/ Mercedes Benz Of

Melbourne

Automotive Technician

Hawthorn

1986 1990 Self Employed Disc Jockey South Melbourne,

Victoria.

1986 1990 Brighton Star Mercedes Benz Apprentice Technician Victoria

Brighton

*Please note that JMJ Fleet Management was purchased by GE Capital in 1996 who then changed the

name of the company to GE Capital Fleet Services.

References

Name Contact Position Held Company Phone Number Veronica Munoz Crewing Officer Skilled Offshore/

Programmed Australia

Phone:

(08) 6310 5900

Email:

Veronica.Munoz@programmed.com.au

Paul Mc Guinness Human Resources

Manager

Boskalis Australia Pty

Ltd

Phone:

0437 607 320

Richard Kemps Human Resources

Manager

Van Oord Australia

Pty Ltd

Phone:

0408 538 603

Leanne Schoppe Crewing Manager

Australia

Dredging International

Australia Pty Ltd

Phone:

(07)3340 4040

0417 350 536