New Job January 2022 At Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA), Deck Rating 2 - Positions
The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) Overview
The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) was established by the Ports Act No. 17 of 2004 as landlord port authority. It operates a system of ports serving the Tanzania hinterland and the landlocked countries of Malawi, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda.
TPA currently performs the role of both a Landlord and Operator with the main functions of promoting the use, development, and management of ports and their hinterlands, entering into contracts for the purpose of delegating the powers of the Authority (through licensing and concessioning ports services).
TPA administers a diverse system of Tanzania’s Mainland sea and inland waterways (Lake Ports). The major sea ports are Dar es Salaam, Tanga and Mtwara while smaller sea ports are Kilwa, Lindi, Mafia, Pangani and Bagamoyo.
The lake ports under TPA mandate are: on Lake Victoria include Mwanza North and South Ports, Nansio, Kemondo Bay, Bukoba and Musoma: on Lake Tanganyika, are Kigoma and Kasanga: and on Lake Nyasa are Itungi Port, Kiwira, Manda Liuli and Mbamba Bay.
Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) Objectives
- To establish and coordinate the system of Harbours.
- To provide facilities relating to Harbours and provide harbor services.
- With the approval of the Minister, to construct and operate new Harbours.
- To construct, operate and maintain beacons and other navigational aids.
- To carry on the business of stevedore, wharfage, or lighterman.
- To act as a warehouseman to store goods, whether or not the goods have been or are to be, handled as cargo or carried by the Authority.
- To consign goods on behalf of the other persons to any place either within or outside the United Republic.
- With the approval of the Minister, to act as carriers of goods or passengers by land or sea.
- To provide amenities or facilities that the Authority considers necessary or desirable for persons making use of the facilities or services.
Post rating: 2 posts are available
Job Category (s): Engineering and construction health and medicine Security
Employer: Tanzania Port Authority (TPA)
Job Summary: NA
Major Duties and responsibilities
- Maintain navigation and port monitoring including directions and attention
- Surface work, including ship cleaning, paint peeling, and other related work.
- Assist passengers, cargo handling, rush, and cargo coverage.
- Report any abnormalities on time.
Qualifications and Experience Required
Be in possession of a Certificate of Partial Training of Navigation Control, First Aid, Fire Fighting, Survival, and other approved and valid assignment certificates, pass the seafarers' medical examinations and have at least 3 years of surface experience of the lake or transoceanic vessels.
Application time: From 07-20-2021 To 2022-01-20