1. Capt. Robert C. Koehler, Jr.
Cell: (310) 508-7909
Email: captboblb@gmail.com
Objective: To continue serving the Maritime Industry as a Master of Towing Vessels or in any capacity
that is beneficial to your organization.
Work Experience:
2014 – Present – Master, Pilot, Engineer, Deckhand - Southern California
• Piloting tugs and freight barges and working aboard ship assist tugs & bunker barges
1981 - 2014 – Port Pilot – Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Pedro Bay - Jacobsen Pilot Service, Inc.
• Piloting, supervision & coordination of more than 15,000 vessel transits in San Pedro Bay area
• Maneuvering, navigating, docking, undocking & flat towing of all types and sizes of vessels
• Operation of Pilot Mate portable GPS system, Operation of ship and shore radar
• Lead pilot, assistant pilot and management pilot on team piloting jobs
• VHF radio communications with pilot stations, vessel traffic center, other pilots and tug captains
• Coordination and utilization of multiple ship assist tugs
• Piloted hundreds of vessel movements in the Port of Los Angeles
• Piloted vessels up to 64 foot draft and in excess of 160,000 Gross Tons
1977 – 1981 – Master of Towing Vessels - Foss Maritime, Inc. (formerly Pacific Towboat)
• Ship assist and all forms of towboat operations in Southern California area including towing barges
• Docking Master on flat tows of ships and barges in excess of 5,000 GRT
Additional Experience:
Deck officer and conning officer on a United States Navy Minesweeper, Officer-in-Charge of Navy boat
unit supporting SEAL operations, Captain of ferries, water taxies, research vessels & crew boats, Mate on
sail training ship , Sailing/Navigation Instructor, Investment Advisor/Trust Administrator, Truck Driver,
Forklift Operator
Education:
• Maritime training in Emergency Ship handling, STCW, Bridge Resource Management and Radar
• U. S. Navy - Officer Candidate School and Mine Warfare School
• Principia College - Elsah, IL - Bachelor of Arts (Political Science/Business Administration)
Licenses and Certifications:
• First Class Pilot – Unlimited Gross Tons – San Pedro Bay including Los Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim
Bay & Approaches
• Master – Towing Vessels – Any GRT - Oceans
• Master – Self Propelled (including Aux Sail) – 200 GRT - Oceans
• Third Mate – Unlimited – Self Propelled Vessels - Oceans
• Radar Observer (Unlimited)
• Able Seaman – Any Waters Unlimited, Lifeboatman, Wiper, Stewards Dept (FH)
• CDL Class AM1 - Triples, Tank, Air Brakes, Haz Mat; Amateur Radio General License- KD6CZV
• TWIC - CPR & First Aid - Current USCG & CA DMV Physical - Participant in Random Drug Testing
• FCC Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit
• Towing Officers’ Assessment Record (TOAR) – Oceans, Near Coastal & Limited Routes
Computer Skills: Microsoft Windows & Apple/Mac, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Social Media