Karol Gniech

Master Mariner @ Kuwait Oil Tanker Company

About

"Better be a pirate than join the navy" - Steve Jobs Every Captain is as good as his last manoeuvre...

Country

Poland

City

Gdańsk

Industry

Maritime

Skill

Navigation, Tanker Operations, ISM, Root Cause Analysis, Continuous Improvement, Structured thinking, Risk Assessment, Internal Audit, Trainers, Incident Investigation, Incident Reporting, People Leadership, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, Safety Management Systems, Vetting, Teamwork, Maritime

Experience

Master Mariner

Kuwait Oil Tanker Company

2019-10 - Present · 7 yrs

Kuwait

Master on Medium-Range Oil Tankers Seconded to Head Office to support Fleet Personnel Department from March-2020 till January 2021. Seconded to Head Office to support FHSE Department from April to July 2024 Seconded to Head Office to support Fleet Personnel Group from October 2024 till date.

Chief Officer

Kuwait Oil Tanker Company

2016-3 - 2019-10 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Kuwait

Chief Mate on MR oil/chem tankers

Deck Officer

Kuwait Oil Tanker Company

2015-4 - 2016-3 · 1 yr

Safety Officer on VLCC and MR Tankers

Marine Superintendent / Q&S Assistant Manager

Lauranne Shipping BV

2012-9 - 2015-3 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Sas van Gent, The Netherlands

Incident investigation, Root cause analysis, RA, crew management and recruitment, internal/external audits and inspections, navigational audits, vetting inspections, day-to-day management of the vessels, maintenance control, training of the crews, review and update of the company's SMS. Reporting to senior management.