Gabriel Pretorius

We are currently in a shipyard on dry dock undergoing a 5 year service. -I was full time in the engineering department until the end of September to expand my engineering knowledge.(I am back on deck now as lead deckhand) -During this time we did a sea trial with surveyors onboard, -Prepared the boat for dry dock, -Once on dry dock I was taking contractors around the boat and providing them with the information they required, -Monitoring alarms and doing weekend watches as engineer, -Opening and inspecting water tanks, -General weekly maintenance of the vessel,

During my employment as a deckhand on M/Y My Legacy which is privately owned. My duties on board include, but are not limited to: Full set up when boss is on board. Driving the tender. Anchoring. Crane operation when launching the tenders. Navigational watches while underway. Line handling. Detailing and maintaining the boat to a high standard at all times.

During my employment as chase boat driver/deckhand operating a Capelli Tempest 770WA with a 250HP outboard engine, my duties included, but were not limited to: Taking control and navigating the main vessel while towing the chase boat over extended passages, Running repairs on the four Volvo Penta IPS600 engines (including replacing a starter motor mid charter). Scouting for anchor spots with the chase boat and communicating with the captain. Taking guests to do watersports, including wakeboarding, skiing, snorkeling, etc.