Ships Safety Officer, SSO

Overview:

Job Description

Perform all the functions of a Ships Safety Officer IAW NAVSEA 0905-485-6010 Manual for the Control of Testing and Ship Conditions and all local Shipyard Standard Procedure’s (SSP), Multi-Department Direction’s (MDD), and Department Instructions (DI’s).

Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Liaison between Governement and Electric Boat for all 6010 items
• Responsible for planning and carrying out all required fire and flooding drills

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum 5 years of experience in military, shipbuilding, ship repair, or manufacturing industry.
• Shall have a minimum of 6 months experience as either an Assistant Ship Superintendent, Ship Superintendent (Trainee), Production Line Supervisor, Test Engineer or a Progress man or their equivalents in a private shipyard while assigned to shipboard work on nuclear submarines, or shall hold a Navy qualification in submarines.
• Shall be knowledgeable of the characteristics, arrangement of compartments, tanks and accesses, and shipyard regulations, instructions, and orders pertaining to the security, safety, and watertight integrity of the ship to which assigned.
• Possess a working knowledge of Ripouts, TGI’s and other test related paperwork
• Knowledgeable in ship yard tagout procedures IAW SSP 7.39
• A working knowledge of Watertight Integrity Permits (WIP), High Risk Evolutions, Safety Plan of the Day (SPOD) and Drill and the associated SSP’s and DI’s.

Skills:

• Be able to complete Electric Boat 6010 School
• Be able to complete qualifications as a Shift Test Director
• Be able to complete D272 SSO Qualification Card and associated practical factors.
• Be able to hold various meetings as a leader between EB personnel and USN.
• Be able to conduct Shipboard Drills IAW PS45, 6010 and DI requirements

Climbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Heavy Lifting, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Medium Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting

Environmental Attributes: Acids or Alkalis, Cold, Dry, Dusty, Fumes, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily, Outside, Wet