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Scott Waterfield

Skipper

Mate

Deckhand

Delivery crew

Key Skills

 

Boating and the marine environment is in my blood - but I've done a lot more than that.  So when you employ me on your vessel you will get a very competent marine worker plus a diverse range of other skills including hospitality service, maintenance and business skills.

 

Boating and marine skills

Helmsman - short handed / fully crewed any crew position

Deck handing and on board support - vessel and clients

Navigation / trip planning

Marine rentals - jet ski, catarmaran hire

Kayak guiding / qualified instructor - mixed groups and high end families

Sailing - dinghys, hobie cats, keelers

Windsurfing - previous slalom & wave sailing, IMCO class long board racing

Competent swimmer and general water skills

 

Hospitality and customer service

Extensive experience in front of house

Silver service waiter

Cocktail barman

Licenced Duty manager with Liquor Controllers Qualification

Bar management - including day to day running of a bar including staff rostering, stock control and ordering, cash ups and bankings, security etc

Cooking for groups while guiding - outdoors, barbeques etc

Strong customer service skills - managed tourism businesses, retail stores and call centres

 

General maintenance and engineering

Vessel preparation and care - cleaning, basic repairs etc

Experience with gelcoats, resins etc from owning a marine manufacturing business exporting product to Australia, Europe and Asia

Basic plumbing and wiring maintenance - refitted 2 keelers

Basic engine maintenance, fault finding etc

 

Logistics and operations

Great with scheduling and resource planning

Spatially aware - can always make things fit

Provisioning - stores, food, equipment

 

Safety management

Qualified with outdoor risk management

Strong group management particularly in marine environments

Written safety management and evacuation plans

Managed health & safety in the workplace involving hazardous substances - resins, acetone etc

 

Business skills

Strong computer skills - systems, databases and other applications

Accounting and financial management

Human resource management - trades focus

Corporate trainer / personal efficiency coach

Generally technology savy - can fix most things

Strategy, business planning and marketing

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