Marine Training Instructor – Deck

Location: Papua New Guinea Division: Logistics Department: Ship Management Reports to: Senior Marine Training Centre Manager
About the Opportunity
Our client is seeking an experienced and highly competent Marine Training Centre Instructor – Deck to deliver high-quality maritime training and develop the next generation of Deck Officers and Ratings.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced maritime professional with a strong seagoing background, proven instructional or assessment experience, and in-depth knowledge of international maritime regulations. The successful candidate will play a key role in strengthening deck competency across the fleet, maintaining regulatory compliance, and ensuring the highest standards of safety and operational performance.
Key Responsibilities

• Deliver maritime training: Facilitate approved deck courses covering Navigation, COLREGS, Bridge Resource Management (BRM), Watchkeeping, Cargo Handling, and Officer of the Watch (OOW), Chief Mate and Master modules.
• Lead simulator-based instruction: Deliver practical training using Bridge, ECDIS, Radar/ARPA and GMDSS simulators, ensuring scenarios are validated and equipment checks are completed.
• Develop curriculum and learning materials: Prepare and maintain lesson plans, presentations, assessment tools and simulator scenarios aligned with IMO Model Courses, STCW requirements and applicable NMSA standards.
• Assess and mentor trainees: Conduct competency assessments, provide constructive feedback, and coach cadets and serving officers to support professional development and career progression.
• Maintain regulatory compliance: Ensure training and assessment meet STCW and National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) requirements, particularly STCW Tables A-III/1 and A-III/2.
• Drive quality assurance: Maintain accurate training records, support audits and accreditation activities, address non-conformances, and ensure training documentation remains audit-ready.
• Improve fleet competency: Identify deck competency gaps, develop targeted training interventions using incident and audit findings, and contribute technical expertise to fleet deck incident investigations.
• Promote safety and accountability: Uphold a strong safety culture, maintain professional standards, and ensure training activities meet the Centre’s quality and compliance expectations.
• Support industry engagement: Liaise with NMSA, contribute to national maritime forums, and represent the organisation in relevant regulatory and curriculum development initiatives.

About You
You are a confident and disciplined maritime professional who combines extensive seagoing experience with strong instructional capability. You can lead by influence, maintain high standards of accountability, and translate operational experience into practical, competency-based training.
You will bring:

• A STCW II/2 Certificate of Competency as Chief Officer or higher, for foreign-going service, valid or eligible for recognition by NMSA.
• Recognised examiner or assessor designation, with industry credentials such as IAMI assessor status highly relevant.
• At least five years of sea service in a management role on international trading vessels.
• Previous experience as a maritime instructor and/or assessor, with familiarity with IMO Model Courses and competency-based assessment.
• Strong technical proficiency in bridge systems, including ECDIS, Radar/ARPA and GMDSS, and experience delivering simulator-based training.
• A sound understanding of STCW requirements, maritime regulatory compliance, quality assurance and accreditation processes.
• Excellent communication, leadership, planning and organisational skills.
• A proactive, resilient and solutions-focused approach, with the confidence to challenge non-compliance and drive continuous improvement.

Key Performance Indicators
The successful candidate will contribute to measurable improvements in training quality, trainee performance and fleet safety, with performance targets including:

• At least 85% first-time assessment pass rate.
• At least 90% trainee satisfaction.
• Zero major non-conformances.
• Training paperwork submitted within 48 hours.
• Corrective and preventive actions closed within 30 days.

The Opportunity
This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to maritime capability development in Papua New Guinea, influence deck training standards across the organisation, and support the development of competent, safety-conscious maritime professionals.
The successful candidate will be able to apply their seagoing expertise in a leadership-focused training role, contribute to regulatory and industry engagement, and help shape the future of maritime training.