I wake up 0600 and rendezvouz with the agent at the Galle Villa at 0700, for transfer to the Sri Lankan naval base.
Working as a Maritime Security Operative for Ambrey offers you the chance to use your military experience and skills to protect the vessels and crew as they transit through high risk areas affected by piracy and maritime crime.
With the expansion of Ambrey’s fleet – including Vessel Based Armouries (VBA’s), we provide more accommodation and opportunity to operate offshore than many other competitors.
I wake up 0600 and rendezvouz with the agent at the Galle Villa at 0700, for transfer to the Sri Lankan naval base.
Our team arrives at the naval base and we check over all our equipment and weapons, including counting every round of ammunition.
We go through immigration and customs and embark the 20-30 minute launch to the client vessel.
On embarking the client vessel all our weapons and equipment are safely stored.
The Team Leader briefs the Master, then the crew are briefed all together and a security assessment is conducted.
The Team Leader takes us through a brief refresher on SOPs, Rules for the Use of Force and weapons handling tests.
We get to try a wide variety of food depending on the nationality of the crews onboard, which means we always look forward to mealtimes!
We do a 3-4 hour watch on rotation, with handovers between the team taking 10-15 minutes.
We also participate in vessel drills such as man overboard, abandon ship and fire drills. It’s important as every ship is different.
Our watches tend to coincide with the crew watches, so you really get to know members of the crew
In your down time there are opportunities for reading, personal development or exercising.
Sleeping arrangements are normally either shared or single cabins.
We typically deploy you for three to six months, during which time you will work on a number of projects and different vessels.
Ongoing personal development is important to us, so training is built in to your schedule while you are deployed, be it for team leadership, weapons handling, or simply to refresh your knowledge on our Standard Operating Procedures or Weapons Handling Tests.
Down time is on our transfer vessels or in one of our villas in Comoros or Galle. All travel and accommodation while you are deployed is looked after by our team.
We strongly believe in encouraging and supporting you to progress in your career with us. All guards are performance reviewed at the end of each transit so we can identify your talents and reward them. We also encourage your interest in promotion to more senior positions like Team Leader, Vessel Manager, or Armourer, and provide training to support your ambitions.
We operate a zero tolerance drug and alcohol policy, which includes travel time. We are committed to testing 10o% of all personnel each year. You will be regularly, randomly tested while staying on transfer vessels or in our Comoros and Galle villas, or by one of our roaming Senior Team Leaders.
Yes. Our guards are provided with Ambrey t-shirts while they are deployed, and you will also wear full HSE PPE (as detailed on your Ambrey training courses) to ensure your safety.