Thomas Steinruck Jr.
3115 South Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34982

Home (772) 464-6233 Cell (772) 834-5189 Fax (772) 464-7204 E-Mail: ztug@hotmail.com

Objective: Captain or Chief Mate

License: U.S.C.G.

Master of Steam or Motor Vessels of Any Gross Tons upon Oceans.
First Class Pilot of Vessels of Any Gross Tons, New York Harbor, The Kills, The East River, Long Island Sound, Port Jefferson, NY and New Haven, CT.
PIC Dangerous Liquids
STCW including Vessel Security Officer, GMDSS, ARPA
U.S.C.G. Designated Examiner

Awards: Department of Transportation 911 Medal

Chamber of Shipping of America, Ship Safety Achievement Letter of Commendation for 911

Education: B. S. Marine Transportation / Economics 1978
S.U.N.Y Maritime College

Ft. Schuyler, Bronx, NY

Experience: Captain
April 2004 to

Present: McAllister Towing of New York New York Harbor and East Coast

Captain of 4,000 H.P. Tug Justine McAllister. Towing 120,000 Bbls oil barge RTC 120, primary route between NYC and Albany, NY. In Recent years have been assigned to various large tows including coal barge Maryland with a daft of 29’ loaded and routes from Maine to Georgia. Ship Docking in New York.

· Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the vessel and tow.

· Safety, security and education of crew.

February 1998 to Chief Mate
April 2004: K -Sea Transportation North East

Chief Officer aboard K-Sea’s 600’ ATB, Lincoln Sea (former SeaRiver Everett), newest addition to the fleet at that time. Responsibilities included overall cargo operations and navigational watches. Routes plied were Hudson River and New England waters.
Sailed as Chief Officer and Pilot, of a 1729 GT coastal product tanker. The vessels unique design, with twin Z-Drives and shallow draft, allowing it to call on smaller ports such as Nantucket, MA, Innwood, NY and Stamford, CT. Duties included docking and undocking, navigation, and cargo operations.

August 1996 to Chief Officer
February 1998 Vela International Marine LTD World Wide

Sailed as Chief Officer aboard state of the art 1090’, 300,000 ton Very Large Crude Carriers. Ships had a draft of 72 feet loaded and were the largest vessel that could transit the Suez Canal when empty. Responsible for the implementation of deck planned maintenance, all phases of cargo ops and regulatory compliance, including OPA 90 and ISO9000. Received company’s "Qualified for Command" endorsement. Sailed Persian Gulf to U.S. Gulf, Northern Europe and Southeast Asia.

August 1995 to Captain
August 1996 Windridge Yacht Charters SE Florida and New York

Captained a 170’ luxury charter vessel. Responsible for the safety and satisfaction of up to 500 passengers and a crew of 35. Performed administrative and social functions as well as all ship handling and navigation. The vessel relocated from South Florida, where it was the largest that could be accommodated in many of the harbors it called on, to the New York for the summer where we ran in a heavy commercial VTS environment.

June 1978 to Captain
August 1995: SeaRiver Maritime Inc.(Exxon) North East, Gulf Coast, San Francisco

Pioneered San Francisco ship assist and escort work for Exxon aboard the emergency response tug Exxon Carquinez, docking tankers, freighters and car carriers in the Bay Area. Outfitted with foam fire fighting capability and 4000’ oil spill recovery boom. Responsible for the operation of the vessel, crew management, stores ordering and the direction of extensive onboard safety and training programs.
Master of 150’ Exxon California, most powerful "Harbor" tug in West Coast service. Escorting, docking and undocking Tankers as large as 1000’ and 211,000 tons.
Launched Exxon Golden State, 550 ft. 9900 ton Dual Mode Integrated Tug / Barge unit, in Gulf of Mexico service. Sailed as Chief Officer and then Captain. Directed all vessel operations including cargo.
Served as Chief Mate and Step up Captain aboard vessels of Exxon’s New York fleet. Ship assist, barge work, creek work, and coastal towing.
First operator to tow 150,000-barrel oil barge "Exxon Bayway".
Chief Mate and Pilot of 276’ 30,000 bbls Z Drive tanker of 1795 gross tons.

Short Courses and other Certificates:

Vessel Security Officer (North Shore Maritime Security)
Radar Observer Unlimited Rectification Course.( SeaSchool, Fort Lauderdale, FL)
ARPA (Maritime Professional Training, Ft. Lauderdale)
Bridge Resource Management. (Chapman School of Seamanship, Stuart, FL)
Tank ship Dangerous Liquids (PIC) Course (SUNY Maritime College, Bronx, NY)
Personal Safety and Social Responsibility Course (SUNY Maritime College, Bronx, NY)
Personal Survival Techniques Course (SUNY Maritime College, Bronx, NY)
Basic Firefighting (SUNY Maritime College, Bronx, NY)
Basic First Aid & CPR (SUNY Maritime College, Bronx, NY)
Petroleum Tanker Safety Course. (Warsash Maritime Center, Southampton, UK)
Inert Gas Systems Course. ( Warsash Maritime Center, Southampton, UK)
Crude Oil Washing Course. ( Warsash Maritime Center Southampton, UK)
Advanced Tug-Barge Boat Handling. (Marine Safety International, Kings Point, NY)
GMDSS Operator Course. (Wray Castle, Windermere, UK)
Emergency First Care training. (Including CPR).
Marine Fire Fighting and Emergency Training Course. (Texas A&M University)
Exxon Shipping Company Occupational Health Training. AIco-Sensor Ill Training.
Drug & Alcohol Specimen Collection Training for Vessel Supervisors (American Maritime Safety)

F. A. A. Licensed Commercial Pilot: Ratings: Airplane, Multi engine Land, Single Engine Land and Sea, Instrument.