Summary
Overview
Work History
Skills
Certificate of Competency - STCW Certification
Additional Maritime Certificates - Professional Trainings
Worthy Collaborations
Career Development Plan
Languages
Timeline
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Ilias Tsoukas

Ilias Tsoukas

Serres , Greece

Summary

Chief Officer with several years in maritime industry(cruise and merchant). Committed to safe and cost-effective resource management and performance quality to achieve successful outcomes. Promotes accountability and sets measurable goals to maximize staff productivity.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Officer

Celebrity Cruises
05.2019 - Current
  • Achieved high standards of ship overall appearance, exceeding company's expectations, and enhancing passengers' comfort with their accommodations.
  • Responsible for ship hull and tank maintenance, ensuring effective completion of multiple projects.
  • Managed and maintained ship deck conditions to ensure optimal appearance for future teak and teakwood decks.
  • Maintenance and project manager of the ship's LSA equipment, shell doors, and platforms.
  • Aided in optimizing the Ship's Safety Management System by sharing practical recommendations based on international regulations and best practices.

Navigation / Stability Officer

Celebrity Cruises
05.2019 - Current
  • Enhanced operational effectiveness by developing speed templates and navigation routes for various global voyages.
  • Achieved significant improvements in fuel efficiency and vessel's speed performance as the project manager
  • Executed routine navigational bridge activities.
  • Conning officer - effective maneuvers upon ship's docking and undocking.

Hull and Deck Maintenance Manager

Navadia shipyard
Cadiz , Spain
04.2024 - 06.2024
  • Supervised shipboard maintenance operations, including managing contractors responsible for tanks and other related equipment.
  • Deck maintenance manager ,organizing the projects of the ship's revitalization ( Celebrity Equinox ) , oversee the ship's glass replacement and new installation of future teak ( bolidt) and wooded decks.
  • Ensured effective coating application and the antifouling installation process
  • Inventory management, resulting in enhanced tracking of spare parts and more precise monitoring of paint quantity.

Shipyard - Project Manager

Variety Cruises
Piraeus
01.2018 - 04.2019
  • Project manager of the exterior and interior maintenance. Managed and guided crew members and contractors throughout shipyard operations, ensuring safety onboard the vessel.
  • Manager of the ship's hull and tanks' steel and coating repairs.
  • Supporting to the Maneuvering trials are to be performed according to the IMO Res. Res. MSC.137(76) “Standards for Ship Maneuverability”, .

Warrant Officer - Paris MOU Inspector

Hellenic Navy / Hellenic CG
Thessaloniki Greece
02.2017 - 12.2017

Navigation Officer - Deck Officer

Costamare Shipping Co
Athens , Greece
03.2010 - 01.2017
  • Executed navigational bridge watchkeeping antasks in compliance with global regulations(High speed containerships 360meters). **Sailing Areas: Caribbean , Mediterranean, North Europe & Baltic ,USA South America , Australia, Asia and . Multiple passages through the Suez Canal and Panama Canal.
  • Proficient in calculation of ship's intact and damage stability, strength, and loading principles.

Skills

  • Policy Development
  • Fuel and route optimitation
  • Displacement and trim optimitation
  • Corporate leadership
  • Development of Safety Management
  • Operational leadership
  • Shareholder accountability

Certificate of Competency - STCW Certification

  • Master's License (Unlimited)
  • STCW A-V1/1 to A - VI/4-1 (Unlimited)
  • PLATINUM - ECDIS specific (STCW)

Additional Maritime Certificates - Professional Trainings

  • NAPA stability
  • Bridge Resource Management ( Simwave )
  • COLREGS (Simwave)
  • Internal Auditor of an Integrated Management System in Maritime (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001) -(DNV prospective)
  • Cruise Ship Essentials Training for Shipyards (DNV prospective)
  • Technical focus areas for selected systems including fire safety, escape and lifesaving appliances (DNV)
  • Relevant passenger ship regulations from SOLAS (DNV)
  • Introduction to passenger ship requirements for hull and stability (DNV)
  • Microsoft Office Expert
  • AMOS marine software expert

Worthy Collaborations

  • Extended Essay Massive Investments Firms ( Vanguard, BlackRock, e.t.c.) in Cruise Ship industry (TBA) - City University
  • Article "Kids love cruising " Forbes,Cruise critic (TBA)

Career Development Plan

  • Coating Inspector
  • Decking systems technician

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Greek
Native/ Bilingual
French
Elementary

Timeline

Hull and Deck Maintenance Manager

Navadia shipyard
04.2024 - 06.2024

Chief Officer

Celebrity Cruises
05.2019 - Current

Navigation / Stability Officer

Celebrity Cruises
05.2019 - Current

Shipyard - Project Manager

Variety Cruises
01.2018 - 04.2019

Warrant Officer - Paris MOU Inspector

Hellenic Navy / Hellenic CG
02.2017 - 12.2017

Navigation Officer - Deck Officer

Costamare Shipping Co
03.2010 - 01.2017

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