For Claudene Sharp-Patel, a career in the maritime industry was in her blood. Claudene comes from a family of mariners going back almost 500 years, and after pulling apart her first ship’s engine at the age of just 13, Claudene knew then that she wanted to be an engineer at sea. Now working as Viva Energy’s Marine Technical Manager, this fortitude has led Claudene to an exceptional and accomplished career in the industry.
从加蓬到格鲁吉亚的Gabon跨越地球的职业生涯
Claudene的职业生涯已经进入了上游和下游石油工业，并遍及世界各地。它在海洋保证中涵盖了救助和监管角色的高压作用。
Claudene是在职业生涯中早期审查全球驳船行业标准的推动力。在花费几乎全年绘制行业的专业知识，了解立法，Claudene必须将标准纳入石油公司国际海洋论坛（OCIMF）的要求。这涉及与大约130个石油和天然气公司和立法者一起工作，以了解各种散游世界的各种方法，并通过国家特定行业术语的差异来生产普遍理解的文件。
然而,这只是职业生涯的开始then took Claudene to Russia, Astrakhan, Cameroon, Gabon, the North Sea, and Georgia working on offshore installations and platforms, which pump oil and gas to floating production or reliquefaction storage units on ships for delivery by pipeline to refineries.
Claudene recalled one of the more memorable roles she had at an oil refinery in Britain. “We had large ships coming in to offload the crude product by pipeline into tanks. The tides were known to come in very quickly so it was a challenge to get the crude load at the right level and get the ships to discharge before the tide changed. And with another refinery located next to us sharing the same jetties the constant negotiation on berthing priorities helped me to perfect my influencing skills.”
Claudene’s experience working for Insurance underwriters managing losses from marine incidents also proved to be valuable during a salvage operation of a ship in 2011. “Marine Insurance is an extremely interesting area because you have to understand the legal nuances and different requirements of total and constructive loss and how it all falls together. It could involve overseeing an installation operation, witnessing a repair, or investigating a maritime accident.
这一经验最终将克劳德州作为国际海上组织（IMO）的顾问，最初为海上妇女，随后用于保险言论和事件。“我是一群专家的一部分，调查并分析了严重的海洋伤亡和事件，确定了任何学习，并提供了关于IMO规则和条例的任何变更的建议，或者需要解决潜在安全问题所需的导航码。”雷竞技投注下载
由行业荣誉
“我是海洋工程研究所，科学和技术研究所（傲慢）的研究所，承认我是我领域的专家和一个行业领导者。imarest是国际专业机构和所有海洋专业人士学习的社会，这是可以在我们领域作为学术获得的最高一步。“
“成为他们技术领导委员会（TLB）的一部分，并在2012年被任命为伊马雅最初的副总裁是我将永远感激的荣誉。TLB被认为是一个知识组，通过提供来自行业领先的学者的专家知识和经验，帮助IMO制定立法。“
Coming home to Australia
Claudene first visited Gore Bay Terminal in 1997 on a ship called the ‘Stellata’ and over two decades later, in 2018, found herself working at the terminal as Viva Energy’s Marine Technical Advisor. “It’s an honour to work in a terminal that has such a long history in Sydney. And the view of Sydney Harbour is also incredible”, says Claudene.
戈尔湾码头supplies fuel for customers ranging from Sydney Harbour’s iconic ferries, to cruise ships, and the Australian Defence Force. Viva Energy’s bunkering business in Sydney has thrived in this period, underpinned by supply of fuel that’s manufactured in Australia at Viva Energy’s Geelong Refinery in Victoria. The terminal also receives a range of products that get transferred to Clyde Terminal such as jet fuel destined for Sydney Airport and petrol and diesel for motorists across NSW.
Challenging the norm
Claudene最初管理了船舶审查过程，即Viva Energy承诺并支持终端和进入血湾的船只。雷电竞
通过了解一个尺寸不适合所有，Claudene对寻找做事的其他方法有一种热情。“My experience has meant that I’ve seen what can happen when things go wrong which means that I can be more critical of something if I feel it could result in an issue but at the same time this experience has also made me more open to different approaches and practices.”
And it wasn’t long before this experience proved invaluable on a project to upgrade the loading arms on one of the wharves at Gore Bay. “My focus was to build on the previous work completed on the project by helping people understand the capacity of a vessel and its limitations, and providing a recommendation on further upgrades needed to give the terminal greater long-term versatility while reducing some of the more time-consuming activities.”
它需要“集体能力”
“我相信集体能力。我们很幸运能够在技能，经验和知识方面拥有各种各样的海洋团队。雷电竞我们有人拥有专业知识的船舶，以及终端专家的人。我永远不会拥有所有的答案，但团队将会。“
Claudene的团队作为一个团体工作和讨论不同的选择，以便在确定安全性和经济角度来看，这是讨论不同的选择。
“我们管理漂浮并与终端的界面管理的所有内容，所以它是关于带来所有专业知识和经验，并进行讨论，以确保在VIVA能量下得到全面的海洋业务。”雷电竞
“我们目前还将重新开发我们的海事流程手册（MPM）。MPM是首要文件，决定了所有海事活动如何进行，包括出版物，准则和程序，需要审查和遵守。“
“最终，成功通过团队表现和持续的程度来衡量。”
支持女性在行业中规模新的高度
今年的世界海洋日的主题专注于“赋予海上社区的妇女权力”。
Claudene has seen the value of supporting women in the industry first-hand through her previous work mentoring Engineering graduates. And this is an area that Claudene remains passionate about. As a female working in what is still a male-dominated industry, Claudene understands some of the challenges facing women today in the industry and the work that needs to be done to achieve better gender equality and career development opportunities for females.
“传统上，海事行业的工程角色一直在物理上要求，并且在工业中仍然有一个耻辱，就是将一个女人留在那些类型的角色。以前海上的女性是管家，厨师或妻子的官员。现在，技术的进步意味着女性不再是一个障碍，这是一种感知，即由于家庭或其他承诺，女性可能不会成为能力或者不会围绕的感知。“
“即使在澳大利亚和英国这样的国家也罕见，在海上行业拥有一名女性工程师。它可能需要一些政府干预，就像九十年代那样鼓励公司投资更加女性的平衡比率。“
“作为每个人都知道每个人的小行业，也是可信度。我在国际海事界众所周知的监管和立法变更，我已经帮助了，我提供给石油和海事行业的指导。我是澳大利亚第一名妇女之一，以完成全面学位课程，这是一个技术的学士学位 - 我在澳大利亚海事大学完成的海洋工程。我也是第一位获得综合汽车和蒸汽总工程师的能力的女性，这让我允许我在全球任何运营区的任何吨位上工作。当我获得全国性别奖时，我被授予了全国性别奖，阿塞萨和伊玛斯斯成为澳大利亚的第一名女子，以及西方世界上第一个获得合并酋长机票。“这种声誉仍然看到行业中的其他女性伸出协议，今天就达成了Claudene。
Claudene continues to be part of IMO’s Women in Maritime forum through IMarEST and the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) providing support at conferences and forums, and she remains involved in the industry through events including the upcoming Pilotage and Port Logistics Conference which will focus on ‘Empowering Women in Maritime’.
作为一家公司，Viva En雷电竞ergy认为，工作场所的多样性是在日常生活中的每一点都很重要。我们已被授予WGEA雇主选择，以便在改善多样性方面的性别平等。这包括执行退休政策，以帮助改善工作父母的退休余额，并支持灵活的工作实践。
Claudene是一个令人难以置信的妇女在海事行业中实现的典型例子以及行业如何从思想，经验和不同方式受益的多样性。我们很自豪地拥有Claudene支持我们的海事业务，并作为Viva Energy的团队的一部分。雷电竞
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