Captain Rebecca Johnson

Licenses and Endorsements:

National – Master 1600 tons Oceans with Aux Sail, Second Mate less than 2000 tons Oceans, Third Mate Oceans unlimited, AB unlimited, AB Sail, Lifeboatman, FCC License, Radar Observer, Tankerman PIC

STCW – OICNW, RFPNW, Advanced Firefighting, Medical Provider, GMDSS, Advanced Oil and Chemical Tanker Operation

Wilderness First Responder

Professional Experience:

Captain, Sea Education Association,  Jan 2021-present

• Managed maintenance periods, taught students both ashore and onboard during semester long programs

Captain, Brigantine Matthew Turner, May 2022-present

• Day sails and overnight programs around San Francisco Bay, troubleshooting hybrid propulsion system, maintenance on engineering systems

Captain, Schooner Seaward,  June 2021

• Week-long summer camps, voyage prep, 4-day voyage

Chief Mate, Brigantine Matthew Turner,  Aug 2020-May 2021

• Trained crew during vessel’s first sailing season, created vessel maintenance record keeping, wrote policies and procedures for vessel operations, created preventative maintenance plan

Chief Mate, Sea Education Association, Jan 2018-Jan 2020

• Created schedules for port stops and turnarounds, trained crew in ships operations and safety, organized maintenance periods, updated policies

2^nd Mate, Barque Elissa,  April 2018, 2019

• Voyage planning, preparation of charts and pubs, prepped ship for first voyage in several years, conned the vessel in and out of the Galveston Ship Channel

2^nd Mate, Sea Education Association, Spring 2016-Fall 2017

• Taught students navigation, sail handling, and watch standing, wire tows under sail, maintained ship’s rigging, sails, and hull

Chief Mate, Schooner Mary Day,  Summer 2013-Fall 2015

• 3-6 day long trips around Penobscot Bay, ran maintenance periods, towed and pushed the schooner with the yawl boat, 8-10 hours of driving time each week, including anchoring and getting underway

Volunteer Experience:

Instructor, Barque Elissa,  Fall 2011-Spring 2013

• Educated crew about safety, sail handling, and seamanship, Maintained the ships rigging, bright work, and hull, worked with people ranging in age from 8-70

Awards:

2022 Young Sail Trainer of the Year, Tall Ships America

Education:

Texas A&M University at Galveston, May 2013

Bachelor of Science in Marine Science- License Option

Bachelor of Arts in Maritime Studies