Assistant Regional Marine Operations Manager - East

Assistant Regional Marine Operations Manager - East

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The Assistant Regional Marine Operations Manager – Eastern Region is a regional management position primarily traveling and working on board ships. The Manager directs safe vessel operations and ensures compliance with company and regulatory standards while supervising and developing shipboard Captains, Navigation Mates, Mates, Third Mates, and Senior Deckhands. Responsibilities include issuing sailing instructions, assessing voyage planning, maintaining operational readiness, and coordinating inspection and incident reporting with USCG.

The Manager also oversees shipboard officer licensing, certification, hiring and development, and supports shipboard crew performance to align with ACL policies.

At American Cruise Lines, we are driven by our values—Optimism, Commitment, Patriotism, and Merit. These values shape our culture, our service, and our people, guiding us as we work together to Share America’s Story on the Finest American Ships.

• Supervise, Schedule, Evaluate, and Develop world‑class Shipboard Captains, Navigation Mates, Mates, Third Mates, and Sr Deckhands.
• Issue Captain’s Sailing Instructions directing Fleet Execution of Company Cruise Itineraries.
• Assess and Oversee Daily Fleet Voyage Planning, Execution, and Timely Change Orders.
• Establish, Observe, and Enforce Fleet Readiness and Procedures aligned with Regulations and ACL Policy.
• Review, Observe, and Enforce shipboard company and regulatory standards across the fleet.
• Supervise Marine Shipboard Officer Licensing, Certification, and Reporting Requirements.
• Guide Performance, Assessment, and Posting of Marine Officers.
• Sail periodically as Captain to maintain proficiency, navigate itineraries, and fill emergent gaps.
• Directly supervise and evaluate Captains. Supervise Navigation Mates, Mates, Third Mates, Sr Deckhands, and through shipboard Captains.
• Ensure Shipboard Marine Department perform to ACL Operations Manual Standards.
• Develop and Oversee Standardized Daily‑Weekly‑Monthly Procedures for Marine Department Tasks.
• Set professional example and builds genuine teamwork within Deck Departments.
• Identify and Resolve Challenges:
  Personnel, Operations, Logistics.
• Focus Shipboard Marine Teams on:
  Safe‑Secure‑Clean Daily Execution of Operations.
• Sustain Professional Relationships with Dock, Port, Logistics Stakeholders.
• Assist with Interviewing, Onboarding, Developing new Captains, Navigation Mates, Mates and 3rdMates.
• Coordinate Shipboard Teamwork together with Regional Hotel Ops Managers and Regional Port Engineers.
• Maintain Proficiency to Sail as Captain.
• Develop Advanced Ship handing and Maneuvering Skills with Ability to Assess Officers.
• Oversee Shipboard Deck Department routine discipline in adherence to Regulatory Safety‑Security‑Environmental compliance.
• Build Teamwork across Marine, Hotel, and Engineering Operations.

• Masters License 100T.
• 3‑yrs+ experience as a Captain.
• Ability to sail as needed during the training and development process.
• Prior U.S. Coast Guard experience or familiarity with maritime operations and regulations are strongly preferred.
• Poised leadership, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
• Desire to travel and work a flexible schedule.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• US Coast Guard regulated pre‑employment drug test and periodic consortium testing.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently (approximately 50 %) to vessels within the assigned region.

• Ability to supervise, mentor, critique, and coach.
• Confidence to constructively assess performance and assertively guide performance to standards.
• Poise to adapt, problem solve, and make decisions in dynamic environment.
• Superior time management.
• Commitment to lead and live by example.

At American Cruise Lines, our people are the driving force behind our success. As the nation’s leader in U.S. river cruising, we’re experiencing rapid growth – and we're investing in top talent to grow with us. When you join our team, you’ll find a dynamic work environment that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence, with real opportunities to build your career and make an impact.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing