Deputy Associate Administrator for Federal Sealift

Summary

Deputy Associate Administrator for Federal Sealift

The Deputy Associate Administrator for Federal Sealift is responsible for the following areas:

• Managing the (3) National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) anchorages and field activity sites, New Construction, Public Nautical Scholarship Program (PNSP), Ship Manager Contracts (SMC); Fleet and Logistics Support, including the Ship Disposal Program (SDP), and the Nuclear Ship Savannah Technical Staff.
• Overseeing the acquisition, operation, maintenance, repair, and logistics support of Government-owned or acquired merchant ships activated from the NDRF. Oversight and resource management for the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) program in support of defense sealift requirements. Functional areas include headquarters divisions and field activities: Division of Maintenance and Repair; Division of Sealift Operations and Emergency Response; Division of Logistics Support; Division of Atlantic Operations; Division of Gulf Operations; and Division of Pacific Operations. Also oversees the MARAD Liaison Officer (LNO) to the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) Headquarters.
• Overseeing operating activated ships under a MARAD-only Operational Control (OPCON), the MCC functions as the MARAD Command Center, the operational command and control (C2) node, for directing ship and field activities that support MARAD's sealift programs as well as national security or defense requirements during wartime and civil contingency actions.
• Advising and consulting with the Associate Administrator for Strategic Sealift on policy recommendations and courses of action with far reaching consequences in the management of MARAD programs for operating ships. Provides technical expertise in ship management and functional skill in maritime operations to fulfill agency objectives and statutory responsibilities for peacetime, national security, and wartime.
• Planning, directing, and coordinating programs that provide critical marine engineering and marine repair services. Evaluating progress and efficiency to determine the need for continuation or redirection of programs or parts thereof; documents and estimate cost trends in relation to program requirements; and coordinates program activity with stakeholders. In conjunction with the AA, determining the scope or responsibility of the respective organizations for ship procurement, conversion, reconversion, reconditioning, or modification that substantially changes the basic characteristics of vessels. Reviewing and approving substantial or controversial changes in plans and specifications for ship repair, maintenance, or operation contracts.

Job Description

Deputy Associate Administrator for Federal Sealift

The Deputy Associate Administrator for Federal Sealift is responsible for the following areas:

• Managing the (3) National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) anchorages and field activity sites, New Construction, Public Nautical Scholarship Program (PNSP), Ship Manager Contracts (SMC); Fleet and Logistics Support, including the Ship Disposal Program (SDP), and the Nuclear Ship Savannah Technical Staff.
• Overseeing the acquisition, operation, maintenance, repair, and logistics support of Government-owned or acquired merchant ships activated from the NDRF. Oversight and resource management for the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) program in support of defense sealift requirements. Functional areas include headquarters divisions and field activities: Division of Maintenance and Repair; Division of Sealift Operations and Emergency Response; Division of Logistics Support; Division of Atlantic Operations; Division of Gulf Operations; and Division of Pacific Operations. Also oversees the MARAD Liaison Officer (LNO) to the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) Headquarters.
• Overseeing operating activated ships under a MARAD-only Operational Control (OPCON), the MCC functions as the MARAD Command Center, the operational command and control (C2) node, for directing ship and field activities that support MARAD's sealift programs as well as national security or defense requirements during wartime and civil contingency actions.
• Advising and consulting with the Associate Administrator for Strategic Sealift on policy recommendations and courses of action with far reaching consequences in the management of MARAD programs for operating ships. Provides technical expertise in ship management and functional skill in maritime operations to fulfill agency objectives and statutory responsibilities for peacetime, national security, and wartime.
• Planning, directing, and coordinating programs that provide critical marine engineering and marine repair services. Evaluating progress and efficiency to determine the need for continuation or redirection of programs or parts thereof; documents and estimate cost trends in relation to program requirements; and coordinates program activity with stakeholders. In conjunction with the AA, determining the scope or responsibility of the respective organizations for ship procurement, conversion, reconversion, reconditioning, or modification that substantially changes the basic characteristics of vessels. Reviewing and approving substantial or controversial changes in plans and specifications for ship repair, maintenance, or operation contracts.