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Mr Ernest Willem Maas-Geesteranus
29 Devon Rd, Swanbourne
PERTH, WA, 6010
11/05/2016
To Whom It May Concern
Currently l am Master on a small inshore Seismic Gun Boat in Azerbaijan, on the
Caspian Sea. The previous four years I have been working as Mate/ Pipe Operator
on a 66mtr Split Hopper Suction Dredge, and Mate on18-45 metre ASD tugs within
the Western Australia's resources sector. This included: oil and gas services at
Barrow Island; mining services at Cape Preston; and harbour barge towage at
Henderson, Perth.
Experience at Barrow Island included: ocean towing from Henderson; birthing of
shipping; and towing construction barges from Barrow Island to Dampier. I was
mainly under contract with OMS during this time with some work completed for
WestSea.
My contract with TAMS at Cape Preston was primarily towing and birthing of iron ore
barges to ocean-going vessels from the Port.
Additional experience in the towing and birthing of barges was gained during
contract for PB Towage at Henderson.
I currently hold a Western Australian and Queensland Master 4 and a New Zealand
Offshore Master Unlimited <500 Ton. In addition, I have all current compliance
certifications.
Experience prior to the above includes extensive Master/Mate positions on Seismic
vessels throughout the world, including Bangladesh, Borneo, Norway and New
Zealand. In addition, I have spend 25 years in the commercial fishing industries
worldwide.
Please refer to the attached curriculum vitae for details and further information.
Yours truly,
Ernest W. Maas-Geesteranus.

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ErnestMaas-Geesteranus
+64 (0) 21 039 6065 (NZ)
+61(0) 468375663(Australia)
erniemaas@yahoo.co.uk
Nationality: New Zealand / Netherlands
(Euro Passport)
D.O.B: 18 / 07 / 1956,Hastings,
New Zealand
PassportNumber : LL871784- NZ
NX86LCCK9- Nederland
Languages: English - ( Portuguese / Dutch /
Spanish / Afrikaans - semifluent )
MaritalStatus: Single
State of health: Excellent
Sportand hobbies: Surfing, diving, skiing, flying, fishing.
EDUCATIONAND TRAINING
Schooling: Till 1973 in New Zealand High School
Diving: PADI – open water advanced (N° 84286191)
Flying: Pilots license U.S.A. – PPL (N° 2358127) (3200 hours)
Certificates:
 WesternAustralia Master 4 #WC37776
 Queensland Master 4 # C030570
 NZ Offshore Master Unlimited 500ton #NO 40080
 (STCW95500 tonnes GRT)
 S.T.C.W.Advanced firefighting
 S.T.C.W.Proficiencyin survival and rescue boats.
 STCW 95 First Aid certificate and senior first aid
course
 Restricted radar certificate
 General Radio Operators/GMDSS certificate
 AMSA STCW95 # BB08175(Australia)
 T-Bosiet #MY026355
 AMSA MED2 (Marine Engineer Australia)

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WORK EXPERIENCE
2015 - April - Present
Van Oord - First Mate / Pipe Operator - 66m split- hopper suction dredge.
2014 - Dec
Van Oord - First Mate - 50m suction split-hopperdredge.One month
relief position.Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia.
Trevor Shield - 0418183436.
2014 Jan - Nov
TAMS: C/O - 34m ASD Tug
Barge work with 10,000+ ton Magnetite to OGV vessels
Scott MacDonald: 0427 944 884
2013 Aug - Nov
Westsea:Tugs and Crew Boats: Mate
Clinton Deng - 08 93159777.
2013 July - 2012 - Sept
OMS (GorgonProject) - 2nd Mate
Britoil 70; Star Aries (Ocean Going +ASD tugs)
Pravin Suppiah (OMS/Skilled Offshore)
08 63105600
2012 Mar - Jul
PB Towage - Tugs/Barges - Deckhand
Martin Oneil (PB WA Port Captain)
0466792631
2012 Jan - Feb
Lloyd Marine - 25m vesseltowing 45m barge - Master
Auckland / Fiji return.
Tim Lloyd - +64 21716692
2011 Apr - June
GEO Kinetics - Seismic SupportVessel,Borneo - Master
Steve Warren + 63 9175222971.
2011 Jan - Mar
Lloyd Marine - 26m Seismic SupportVessel,NZ - Master
Tim Lloyd. +6421716692
2010 April – Jul
Baja Aqua Farms: Tuna Spotter / Aircraft Pilot - Ensenada, Mexico.

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2009 - 2008
GEO Kinetics:Seismic Support Vessel,Borneo/Bangladesh - Master
Steve Warren + 63 9175222971.
2007 - 2008
WesternWorkboats:Seismic SupportVessels - Master
Sean Kelly: +64 274 390 100 (NZ)
2006 Jun-Dec
Thor: Seismic SupportVessel,Faroe Island - Mate
justin@thor.fo
2006 Jan - May
WendellOffshore:Seismic SupportVessel - Master
Kurt Aldam: +64 274847777(NZ)
2005 Nov - Dec
Full time student at Marlborough Polytech to achieve unlimited
endorsement, STCW 95 and GMDSS qualifications.
2005 October
Mate 50m MV Southern Salvor - Supply Vessel to Kermadec Island
research station.
Stoney Creek Shipping Ltd. (njolly@ihug.co.nz)
2005 August
Mate 37m MV Braveheart - Deep Ocean Barge Tow. Tauranga, New
Zealand to Suva, Fiji and return to Nelson, New Zealand towing 50m
steel barge.
Captain Matt Jolly (njolly@ihug.co.nz)
Stoney Creek Shipping Ltd
2005 May -
Mate, various vesseldeliveries from Northern Europe to
Mediterranean and Trans Atlantic. Navigational and watch keeping
duties.
2nd
Mate aboard DP Vessel‘NADIR’from Toulon, France to Gulfport,
Mississippi.
Rick Board +971 506212675

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2004 Jan - June
Mate, employed by Sanfords aboard Waihola - purse/seining tuna in
New Zealand.
2003 - 2000
 1st
mate for Export Inc. in Namibia and South Africa aboard - 30
meter ‘Alison’ and 45 meter ‘Barbara Louise’
 Full time schoolin New Zealand acquiring an Offshore Masters.
Certificate
1999 - 1998
 1st
Mate - ‘Amoria’ and ‘Atlanta’ - Cape Town, South Africa. - 34
meter vessels long-line fishing for swordfishand tuna.
 Also subcontracted grading Sashimi fish for Export Inc. of New York
and H.R.B. Fishing of Cape Town.
 Late 1999 - Walvis Bay, Namibia, grading Sashimi for Export Inc. and
H.R.B. Fishing / Big Catch. Trained in the art of grading Sashimi
Tuna by Curt Blynsinger. - Export Inc.
1997 - 1995
Captain - 15 meter fishing boat - Allison. Based in southern Angola with
12 non-English speaking Angolan crew.
1995 - 1994
 Deck Boss - 14 months in Brazil on a 30 meter Swordfishlong liner.
 Captain - 6 months of a bottom liner with Brazilian crew. Part of these
months was surface long lining for Dorado,using 10 miles of mono-
filament.
Ocean Pacific Seafood's.
1988 - 1994 (winter)
Self Employed commercial diver for sea urchins (uni) off the California
Coast for the Japanese sashimi market.

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1986 - 1994 (summer)
 Owned and operated airplane (P.A. 18 Piper Supercub)
 Self Employed as spotterpilot in the Channel Islands by the Harpoon
Sword Fishery
 Contract spotted forthe San Pedro,Santa Barbara and Ventura
Purse Seine Fleet catching giant blue fin tuna, skipjack, mackerel,
anchovy and sardines.
1985
 Worked as right hand man for owner of a small helicopter operation
on 3 Hollywood movie productions.
 Co-piloted during production, plus assisted in the fabrication of
flyable props for the movie
1985 - 1984
 Based in South Pacific on 1200 G/Ton Tuna Purse Seiner ‘Carolyn
M’, mostly in Guam, Samoa Marshall, Caroline Islands, Hawaii and
on occasionPuerto Rico via the Panama Canal.
 Gained experience in fish spotting from the air, using helicopters.
Responsibilities included : operating 15 m echo sounder/ light boat, fish
and log spotter.
*Fishing was done at night using logs, therefore it was dolphin friendly.
1983
New Zealand, 3 months spent on “Daniel Solander” employed in the
crew catching squid at night with Jigging machines as well as trolling
albacore tuna in daylight hours using double crew.
Solander Fisheries.
1983 - 1979
 Employed as skiff operatoron a Vancouver B.C., Canada based
Salmon purse seiner ‘WesternDawn’.
 One season experience in gillnetting and trolling for 5 species of
salmon.
1978 - 1974
 Deckhand on Blue fin Tuna pole boat on Australian East and South
Coast, during summer season.
 Winters - self employed as commercialabalone diver.
 Winters 77 and 78: Employed in a tuna cannery, was promoted to
line Foreman after one month for HJ Heinz Tuna Div.