Sean rafter

207.631.2638 | 16 Bradford Rd, Wiscasset, ME 04578 |

Licenses & Education

Maritime
·  U.S.C.G. Master’s 500-Ton Oceans for Motor & Sail (1983, 5th Reissue)
·  U.S.C.G. Chief Engineer for Unlimited Horsepower (1985, 5th Reissue)
·  Certifications: Advanced Firefighting; N.A.U.I. Diver; Tankerman DL; Steam Propulsion (expected); STCW ’95; Damage control; Refrigeration; Hazmat Technician; MSC G.V.O. & C.M.E.O.
Aviation (10,745 TT)
·  F.A.A. Commercial Pilot: Single- & Multi-Engine Land; Rotorcraft Helicopter; Instrument (1964)
·  Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic (1982)
General
·  University of Louisville: Mechanical Engineering & Fluid Dynamics (1963-1968, Louisville, KY)

Experience

Chief Engineer
·  U.S. Army Vessel Worthy, T-AGOS 14 (225') Kwajalein, RMI, 2010; 2011
o  GE Electric Propulsion Motors with Four Caterpillar Generators (Diesel Electric)
·  Steamship Authority (Various Vessels) Woods Hole, MA, 2009
o  Maintained all of the Ships’s Systems; EMD Diesels, Caterpillar Generators
·  Sun Cruz VIII, Casino Boat (205') Little River, SC 2008-2009
o  Twin Caterpillar Mains, Four Caterpillar Generators
Master
·  Tow Boats U.S. (Various Vessels) Boothbay Harbor, ME 2004-2007
o  Conducted Assistance, Towing, & Salvage Operations
·  M/Y Empress Suburu, Ancona (154’) Mediterranean, Trans-Atlantic, Caribbean 1988
o  Master; Helicopter Pilot; Helicopter Mechanic
·  M/Y Jan Pamela II, Feadship (171’) Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic 1984-1986
o  Master; Helicopter Pilot; Helicopter Mechanic
·  S/V Ho Tie, Catamaran (52’) U.S. Virgin Islands 1983
o  49-person Daily Sails from St. Thomas to St. John
·  S/V Kajak, Yawl (40’) Pacific, Caribbean, Maine 1975-1983 Owned, Lived Aboard, and Provided Charters for 8 years; 2 year cruise California. to Maine
o  Completed Four Roundtrip Journeys from Caribbean to Maine
Aviation/Pilot
·  ECHO Helicopters , Caribbean Helicopter Airways, Offshore Logistics
o  Line pilot, Chief Pilot, Founder & Owner Part135 Charter Operation. 1983-1994
Additional Positions
·  U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Arctic Oceans & San Francisco, CA 1968-1975
o  Wind-Class Ice Breakers: EOOW; OOW; Helicopter Aviator
o  Search & Rescue Helicopter Aviator
o  Founded & Operated U.S.C.G. Rescue Swimmer Program
·  Internet Service Provider & Webmaster (www.wiscasset.net) Wiscasset, ME 1994-2011
o  Established & Operated ISP for Mid-Coast Maine; Network Administrator

Skills and Interests

·  Fluent in Spanish; Computer Expert & Technician, Screen Actors Guild

·  Accomplished Musician (Guitar & Banjo); Naturalist; Astronomer; Oceanographer