Hanna

HANNA PETRENKO
Marine Crewing Manager | Offshore Recruitment Lead | Crew Planning & Compliance
Abu Dhabi, UAE | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | Nationality: Ukrainian

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Marine crewing and offshore recruitment professional with 6+ years of specialist experience in seafarer recruitment, crew planning, rosters, crew-
change logistics, certification control and stakeholder coordination for offshore/marine operations. Experienced in manager-level crewing roles,
including Crewing Manager, Interim Crewing Manager and Offshore Recruitment Lead. Strong knowledge of STCW, MLC, IMO, flag safe manning
requirements, Gibraltar endorsement processes, RPSL/POEA formalities, CoC/DP and OPITO certificates verification, crew training courses coordination,
crew travel, payroll inputs, agency coordination and crewing system administration.

CORE MARINE CREWING & RECRUITMENT EXPERTISE
• Marine crewing operations and crew-change planning • Offshore recruitment, CV screening and interviews
• Vessel rosters and crew composition reporting • STCW, MLC, IMO and flag safe manning compliance
• Gibraltar endorsements, CoC/DP verification, RPSL and POEA formalities • Seafarer documentation, certificate control and training matrix updates
• Travel, visa, immigration, hotel and transport coordination • Agency, ship owner, captain and superintendent liaison
• MLC employment agreements, job offers and interview evaluations • Crew welfare, dispute resolution and emergency case handling
• Payroll inputs, expenses, invoices and accounts coordination • Crewing systems, databases, reports, audit preparation and MS Office

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Held crewing leadership roles across UAE and Ukraine, including Crewing Manager, Interim Crewing Manager and Offshore Recruitment Lead.
• Managed end-to-end marine recruitment workflows from vacancy advertising and agency coordination through screening, interviews, approvals,
job offers and pre-joining documentation.
• Coordinated crew planning, rosters and crew-change logistics to keep vessel ranks covered in line with safe manning and client/company
requirements.
• Supported international crew mobilization through travel, visa, immigration, RPSL/POEA, flag-state and Gibraltar endorsement processes.

MARINE CREWING & RECRUITMENT EXPERIENCE

Telford Marine DMCC | UAE Feb 2024 - Jun 2026
Offshore Recruitment Lead (Oct 2025 - Jun 2026) | Interim Crewing Manager (Feb 2025 - May 2025)
| Crewing Officer (Feb 2024 - Feb 2025)
• Managed crew planning and roster activities, ensuring vessel ranks were covered according to flag safe manning requirements.
• Controlled seafarer certification validity before mobilization in line with STCW, MLC, IMO, client and company requirements.
• Led recruitment coordination for open offshore positions: LinkedIn vacancies, agency liaison, CV screening, shortlisting and role matching by
qualifications, certificates and vessel experience.
• Coordinated interview approvals and scheduling with vessels, technical superintendents and candidates; prepared evaluation fo rms, job offers and
MLC employment agreements.
• Handled pre-joining compliance including CoC/DP and OPITO certificates verification, Gibraltar white list/safe manning checks, GIB endorsements,
RPSL requirements for Indian crew and POEA formalities for Filipino crew.
• Arranged crew-change logistics including visas, routes, flights, rebookings, hotels, lounges, transport and immigration support through travel/local
agencies.
• Prepared weekly rosters, crew composition reports and ad hoc reports for senior management and captains; maintained crew records, certificates,
training matrices, appraisals and promotion updates.
• Supported crew welfare and business continuity by resolving crew disputes, urgent salary issues, sickness/injury cases, payroll inputs, expenses,
agency invoices and crewing system updates.
GO Marine Ports Management LLC | Abu Dhabi, UAE Oct 2017 - May 2018
Crewing Manager
• Managed crewing and recruitment activities in compliance with recruitment policies, regulations, ship owner requirements and STCW standards.
• Maintained daily communication with ship owners, screened mariner CVs, interviewed candidates for all ranks and selected cand idates against
vessel/certification requirements.
• Prepared job adverts, updated the mariner database, checked seafarer documentation, prepared job offers and coordinated crew
scheduling/planning before embarkation.
• Supported business development by identifying and engaging new clients for crewing and recruitment services.

V. Ships Offshore Ukraine | Odesa, Ukraine Sep 2014 - Sep 2017
Crewing Manager Assistant / Crewing Manager
• Supported and progressed into crewing management responsibilities for offshore personnel recruitment and pre-joining administration.
• Sourced and screened mariner CVs, wrote job adverts, worked with job-search platforms and updated crewing databases.
• Checked seafarer documents against STCW requirements and prepared internal documentation for audit readiness.
• Interviewed candidates for all rank positions; coordinated documents for visas and flag-state processing; prepared job offers and pre-
joining/embarkation documentation.

ADDITIONAL UAE EXPERIENCE
Royal Swiss Auto Service Center Feb 2022 - Feb 2024 Customer service, repair coordination,
Service Advisor documentation, complaint resolution, estimates and
sales targets.
German Experts Car Maintenance LLC Jul 2020 - Jan 2022 Service intake, warranty checks, repair
Service Advisor documentation, customer communication and
complaint handling.
OHIO General Contracting LLC Mar 2020 - Jun 2020 HR records, recruitment administration, interviews,
Admin Supervisor employee letters, timesheets, invoices and office
coordination.
Automillennium Group - Bentley and McLaren May 2018 - Feb 2020 VIP client management, sales support, daily reports,
Customer Relationship Coordinator stock audit, online advertising and team
coordination.

EDUCATION & LANGUAGES
Education Master's Degree with honors and Bachelor's Degree in International Affairs
and Political Science - Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University, Institute of
Social Science, Odesa, Ukraine | 2009 - 2014
Languages English - fluent | Russian - native | Ukrainian - native | Arabic - basic

MANAGERIAL STRENGTHS
• Recruitment process, policy and procedure development • Candidate, employer, ship owner and third-party negotiation
• Contract terms, conditions and documentation preparation • Dispute resolution and urgent issue handling
• Fast-paced, high-volume workload management • Organized, responsible, punctual and quick to learn