Captain Services / Yacht Management / Yacht Delivery /Yacht Training / Insurance Sign off / Survey Sea Trials / Boat Handling / Refit Managing / Ship Yard.
I am a professional 500 GT-200 GRT Ton Master, Able Seaman Unlimited, licensed Motor Vessel Yacht Captain. Not a hobbyist! Vessels up to 80 Meters (265 ft). Over the last 30 years I have done Captain Service, Yacht training for navigation, radar usage and boat handling. Pre purchase yacht inspection and consulting, manage shipyard projects. Yacht Management and Yacht Delivery for various motor vessels’ in blue and coastal waters of the west coast in Newport Beach, San Diego, Marina Del Rey, Long Beach, from the Gulf of Mexico / Panama / California / Oregon/ Washington/ British Columbia to Alaska. With thousands of nautical miles logged.
Experienced in all on-board electronics, including Global Positioning Systems Chart-plotter, AIS transceivers, radar, auto pilot, stabilizers, computer navigation, sonar, as well as Coastal Navigation with paper raster charts. Management and training of crew, I have many years of experience with vessel engineering, electrical (AC/DC) diesel engines, crane operation, twenty-three years as a mechanic, I proficient with all working systems on a vessel. I am non smoker and actively enrolled in a maritime drug testing consortium and submit to random drug and alcohol testing.
Captain Certification:
- USCG 500 GT 200 GRT Ton Master (International Captain) #2776127
- U.S. Merchant Mariner Document (MMC) (Z-Card)
- Able Bodied Seaman (Unlimited)
- Vessel Security Officer (VSO)
- Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties
- Security Awareness
- Hazardous Material Handler (HazWoper)
- Life-Boatman Endorsement (Survival Craft)
- Radar Observer (Unlimited)
- Marlinspike Seamanship
- Basic Fire Fighting
- Advance Fire Fighting
- Personal Survival Craft Techniques
- Valid U.S. Passport
- Commercial Towing Endorsement
- Personal Safety and Social Responsibility
- CPR & First Aid Certification
- Marine Radio Operator Permit (MROP)
- Naui Openwater Scuba Diver
- SDI Computer Nitrox Diver
- Technician Class Ham Radio Operator
Experience Counts!
Always investigate the experience of the captain that you consider! Small licensed captains generally have minimal time at sea and No commercial experience. Ask for a resume and credible maritime references. Captain Chuck Brown has thousands of days at sea with real Blue Water and commercial experience!
Captain Chuck Brown
chuck@westcoastcaptain.com
+1 714 625-6074
USCG Captain Reference