Peter Jonker's Resume

Certificates: Canadian ON1, Panamanian Unlimited Master. He worked in the maritime field since his early teens. As a teenager he sailed with his father who was master for one of the companies that later combined to form Nedlloyd (Nederland Line, Amsterdam; Rotterdam Lloyd, Rotterdam). Worked on general cargo vessels, coast guard ships, coastal supply vessels, tugs, log barges, ferries, passenger vessels (Stena), ocean going dredgers (Arctic), and high speed craft (SeaLink & HarbourLynx). Has built fishing vessels to 65 feet and fished his boats along the Pacific Coast to mid Pacific. Delivered ships from Singapore to New Guinea, put them into commission, hired and trained crews. Worked to put ships into compliance with the International Safety Management Code (ISM), ship security systems and established quality assurance and management systems. He was superintendent for safety, environment and training for P&O, Indonesia & is a Transport Canada approved training provider. He holds hold a Provincial instructors Diploma & taught nautical courses at PMTC/BCIT, Camosun College, and started the nautical program at North Island College. His courses are approved by Transport Canada & Industry Canada. He is a radio examiner for industry Canada. & has been registered by the Private Post Secondary Education Commission of British Columbia as a post secondary education provider. He is approved to issue Transport Canada training certificates for MED courses and has been authorized in the past to issue High Speed Craft Type Ratings. He is authorized to issue Radio Operator's Certificates for Industry Canada. Work Experience Sept 07- present – operating Safer Ocean Systems (SOS), a marine training facility Incorporated in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

Sep 05-Sept 07 - worked in Chemainus BC at marine training facility (Safer Ocean Systems) Safety & training Jones Marine Services, (coastal tugs & crew boats), while also offering approved training courses for professional mariners. (Chartwork, Colregs, Basic Safety Course, stability, & GMDSS Sea Area A1 radio courses.)

March 03-Sep 05 - Port Capt/Senior Master, High Speed Craft Training Officer Nanaimo Vancouver high speed ferry service. Wrote TC approved High Speed Craft Training Course, provided high speed craft type rating (ratings) on behalf of TC. Took over the ship after refit, hired & trained crew & put vessel through statutory approval procedures. 3000 crossings of Georgia Strait as master of high speed ferries.

Oct 01-March 03 - Caspian Sea; Provided contract marine safety training, oil rig emergency ice evacuation using amphibious escape vehicles. Also basic safety, HUET and Fast Rescue Craft training

June-Oct 01 - Master of transpacific fibre optic cable guard ship stationed 50 miles off C.Flattery.

April-June 01 - Taught numerous marine courses on Vancouver Island under the name Safer Ocean Systems (SOS) TC approved training provider.

March 00 - April 00- Taught my watch keeping mate/Fishing Master Class 3 course for North Island College in Courtenay.

Feb. 00-March 00 - Delivered Marine Emergency Duties A-1 Basic Safety Courses at the Navy Fleet School in Esquimalt for BC Ferries. This set up Camosun College to offer MED training.

Aug 99-Dec 99 - Seamanship instructor at BCIT/PMTC. Instructing Bridge watchman Course in compliance with STCW, Transport Canada, and ISO/ISM standards. Instructed Marine Emergency Courses including A1, and B1 lifesaving appliances courses.

Oct.97-Aug 99 - Twenty-month contract with PT AlatieF P&O in New Guinea. Stood by the construction (Singmarine Shipyard, Singapore) of two tug/barge self-unloading composite units (pusher tug & barge). accepted the ships as master and delivered them to Irian Jaya, New Guinea (+/-2200 miles). Trained the crews and commissioned the vessels as lightering units and offshore loading of bulk carriers and discharge of tankers/bulkers. The first barge is an 8,000 tonne dwt coal/oil (OBO) vessel used to transport fuel from ships offshore. The second is an 18,000 tonne concentrate barge used to load copper concentrate offshore. My job involved shipyard trials, liaison with DNV, getting new ships ready for sea, organizing of crews, and preparing procedures in line with the STCW, ISM, BC, & ISO codes for the safe operation of ships. Post commissioning was training master for the operation, including prep of load/discharge plans, etc. The pusher tugs are 1000 tonnes, DNV class, Schottel 360¼ drives, 5500 HP(CAT) with crews of 19-25 men; barge thrusters are Schottel 1000 hp.. This job emphasized the writing of manuals and organizing compliance with the International Safety Management Code (ISM Code). I left P&O as superintendent, safety environment & training handing over my duties to my national understudy. P&O operates the port and infrastructure for Freeport-Mac Moran Copper & Gold.

1997- Training officer BC Ferries, Horseshoe Bay, seamanship instructor at Pacific Marine Training Campus of BCIT. Teaching entry-level courses, M.E.D., and the BCF Lifeboat Course.

1996 - July to December-master in lieu of pilot on 1500 tonne 220ft megayacht on BC cruise, then chief officer/navigator on this vessel on a South Pacific cruise.

1995 - Master of a Korean-owned long line-fishing vessel engaged in experimental skate fishery.1994- instructor nautical courses for the Native Fisherman's Training & Development Society, and relief master MV Forest Transporter (100 landing ship, BC Coast).

1993 - Engaged in an attempt to reinstate a Nanaimo/Vancouver passenger fast-ferry.

1992 - Senior Captain, Royal Sea Link Express catamaran ferry Orca Spirit, passenger high-speed service between Nanaimo Vancouver (Kvaerner Fjellstrand 40m Flying Cat). Special duties included crew training and liaison with Transport Canada Marine Safety on crew issues.

1991- Instructor Watchkeeping Mate/ FM3 course, Comox Mall as BC Maritime Academy in cooperation with North Island College, and relief Master on the dragger Kella Lee.

1990 - Master F/V Beowulf offshore automated longline vessel (summer). Chief Officer with BC Stena Line on the vessels Crown Princess Victoria & Vancouver Island Princess, operating between Seattle & Victoria (September to December when the company folded). ISM Lead Auditor Course, Ferraby_Stebbing UK.

Prior to 1990 - Chief Officer with Royal Volker Stevin operating large trailing suction hopper dredges (10,000t) building islands in the Canadian Arctic for the purpose of oil exploration. During the winter season taught nautical courses at Pacific Marine Training Institute, mainly WKM/FM3 navigation, chartwork stability modules.

Prior to this time built and operated a 63ft fishing schooner out of Comox,BC. Off seasons worked as mate on local ferries and studied for nautical certificates. Before that worked on various local & foreign ships and owned several fishing vessels.

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