24 May Thomas Madden
- Miami Beach, Florida
- May 24, 2019
Thomas is a lover of the outdoors and most especially, beaches and the water. He opted to feed his hunger for the ocean by pursuing a career in yachting. He is eager to travel, broaden his skill sets, and expand his knowledge on deck, as well as mechanically, to eventually captain a vessel himself.
Experience
M/Y Free Spirit is a multiple owner vessel based in Miami with a 32’ Intrepid tender and 4 permanent crew. While
being in charge of the exterior crew my sole job is to efficiently take care of the exterior duties on both Mangusta
and Intrepid, engine room maintenance, tender maintenance, toy maintenance and guest safety.
Responsibilities:
Washdowns, polishing, waxing, teak-deck maintenance, stainless maintenance.
Painting, caulking, sanding, bilge cleaning, basic repairs.
Night watches, navigation, basic maneuvering and operation of jet drives.
Tender driving, line handling, safety drills, water sport demonstrations
Toy maintenance: Blowup tender, wave runners, sea bobs, jetsurfs, skyboard and snorkel equipment
Mechanical testing schedule checks on:
Generators, mains, sea-chests maintenance and testing, strainer maintenance
Windless testing, navigational equipment testing, fire equipment testing
M/Y Friday is a chartered vessel based in Miami. Only permanent crew, 1st mate with interior duties, live-board and
sole responsible for upkeep, wash downs, charter preparation and overall proper running of vessel wen captains,
stews and chef are made available for charter.
Deck Work:
Washdowns, teak-deck maintenance, stainless maintenance.
Night watches, navigation, basic maneuvering and operation of jet drives.
Mechanical testing schedule checks on:
Generators, seacocks maintenance and testing, strainer maintenance
Thruster, Jet-Pod testing
Windless testing, navigational equipment testing, fire equipment testing
Charter Work:
Vessel preparation on exterior as well as management of interior crew, provisioning, jets and tender maintenece,
toy preporation.
Receiving and hosting guests, serving where required
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Having grown up on the beaches of New Jersey, Thomas spends every spare moment surfing, riding wave runners, fishing or any water sport related activity. He is transitioning from being a 1st mate on M/Y's to being a full time personal assistant or help in Estate or Island Management. He is determined and experienced with strong leadership skills. Thomas communicates well to ensure the needs of those around him are fulfilled.