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Leandro Araujo de Vasconcelos
Rua 4 norte Ap 403 Bloco A, Brasília – DF – Brazil CEP 71907-540
Discharge Book: 381P2003004465,– Email: lvasconcelos@live.com
Home Tel: +55 61 35542386/ +55 61 81302525
PROFILE
An experienced and extensively qualified Maritime professional with several years experience working on a range of
Vessels as a DPO. Technically proficient with a strong skill set including the ability to lead and manage a crew as well
as other tasks including running deck gangs, co-ordinating cargo planning and stowage, facilitating drills, to name a
few.
Exemplifies sound judgment and decision-making skills, and with exemplary abilities in employing strategic vision.
Holds excellent interpersonal and communication skills pertaining to leading a Ship’s crew and thrives in pressurised
and challenging working environments.
KEY SKILLS & EXPERTISE
• Health and Safety: Complies with On-Ship and regulatory safety protocol and policies and procedures and
reputed for within current and previous roles for proactively managing risk and hazards within any assignment set.
• Leadership and Training: Has excellent experience in delivering comprehensive leadership and on the job
mentoring to staff in each role undertaken. An effective Chief Mate who leads from the front who is recognised by
colleagues alike for influencing performance teams.
• Planning and Organisation: Has the ability to effectively organise complex projects by way of prioritising tasks in
order to complete jobs in a timely manner. Adept at supervising a ships crew.
• Strategic Problem Solving and Planning: Innovative and proactive planner with astute problem solving skills.
Able to successfully formulate solutions and strategies in pressurised situations as demonstrated on vessels such
as West Tellus (Seadrill), Songa Eclipse (Songa Off-Shore) and also through prior experience on a number of
vessels.
• Adaptable: Can easily adjust to working in different ship environments and under pressurised situations to a very
high standard. This has regularly been drawn upon throughout his professional shipping career to date.
• Communication: Has excellent verbal communication skills and can communicate proficiently as DPO with
colleagues in order to convey accurate working instructions.
• Motivation Skills: Displays high levels of motivation and is able to react in challenging situations while having the
ability to inspire colleagues and staff. This is displayed in several supervisory roles.
CURRENT VESSEL ASSIGNMENTS
Feb 2013 – May 2015 Ship Owner: Seadrill
Vessel: West Tellus
SDPO (4 weeks rotation)
Responsibilities:
• Perform in the position of SDPO with accountability for various duties including running deck gangs, co-ordinating
cargo planning and stowage, facilitating drills, and training new personnel.
• Responsible for the ship’s preventative maintenance plan including equipment, hull interior, and exterior.
• Relied upon to accurately plan navigational duties such as directing and managing voyage planning, routing, to
name a few.
• Partake in other Ship duties including security, security and managing the stability calculations and afloat
maintenance.
Apr 2012 – Jan 2013 Ship Owner: Songa Off-Shore
Vessel: Songa Eclipse
DPO (4 weeks rotation)
Responsibilities:
• Functioned as DPO and performed diverse tasks pertaining to maintenance, security and navigation, to name a
few.

2. Jan 2011 – Apr 2011 Ship Owner: Schahin
Vessel: Semi sub Pantanal
Chief Mate (3 weeks rotation)
Responsibilities:
• Relied upon to provide assistance to Ship’s Master in relation to controlling the rig’s marine operations.
• Accountable for overseeing crew safety, maintenance of rig equipment and also environmental factors.
Jun 2010 – Dec 2010 Ship Owner: Owner: Transocean
Vessel: Deepwater Champion
DPO (4 weeks rotation)
Responsibilities:
• Tasked with overseeing the efficient operation of the rig's station keeping pertaining to the Ship’s Operation,
status of equipment and Standing Orders.
• Partake in Deck Officer duties as and when required including Rig control using Joystick as well as manual
control handling.
• Ensure the effective implementation of ISM Code prior to Ship’s departure.
Jul 2008 – Jun 2010 Ship Owner: Owner: Transocean
Vessel: Sedco 707
SDPO (4 weeks rotation)
Jan 2007 – Jun 2008 Ship Owner: Owner: Pride International
Vessel: Pride Brazil
DPO (2 weeks rotation)
Jun 2006 – Dec 2006 Ship Owner: Owner: FINARGE Armamento Genovese Srl
Vessel: A.H Paraggi
Chief Officer (5 weeks rotation)
Other Vessel assignments are available on request
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Relevant Qualifications:
• Advanced Fire Fighting
• Advanced Fire Fighting (Falck Nutec)
• APOS Advanced Course
• Bahamas Recognition
• Course on Automatic Radar Plotting Aids
• Course on Familiarization with Offshore Supply Operations
• Danish Recognition Certificate
• DP Lessons Learned Power Simulator (Kongsberg Houston)
• DP Operator Advanced Course (Kongsberg)
• DP Operator Basic (Kongsberg)
• DP OPERATOR FULL (The Nautical Institute)
• Dynamic Positioning
• Dynamic Positioning Lessons Learned (Transocean)
• Fast Rescue Boat Course (Falck Nutec)
• GMDSS
• HUET (Falck Nutec)
• K-Bridge Operator Familiarization Course (Kongsberg Busan)
• K-Pos DP Operator Familiarization Course (Kongsberg Busan)
• Leadership course on Offshore Supply Operations
• Liberia Recognition Certificate Chief Mate
• Medical First Aid
• Nautical Sciences (CIAGA)
• Personal Safeguard and Social Responsibilities
• Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats
• Rigging/Slinging (DM Training)
• Stability III Floater (Transocean)
• STCW rules II/2