Freelance Offshore Specialist

Maxim Tararushkin Hydrographic
Surveyor

Cable lay, trenching, dredging & offshore construction support

About

Experienced hydrographic surveyor specialized in renewable energy projects including cable installation and trenching for offshore wind farms and offshore construction.

Languages: English · Russian

15+
Years Experience
20+
Countries
10+
Vessels
40+
Projects

Competencies

Software

  • Qinsy, Qimera
  • Naviscan
  • APOS
  • Autoclean

Hardware

  • MBES (Reson/R2Sonic/Kongsberg)
  • USBL/INS (HiPAP/Rovins)
  • GNSS (Trimble/CNav/Septentrio)
  • Cable Tracker (TSS440/TSS350)

Certificates

  • FOET with CA-EBS (exp. 17 Apr 2029)
  • GWO BST (exp. 18 Aug 2026)
  • OGUK (exp. 17 Dec 2027)
  • STCW (exp. 13 Oct 2026)

Career

Freelance Hydrographic Surveyor
Independent surveyor providing services for offshore renewable energy projects and marine construction support worldwide
Jun 2024 – Present
Senior Surveyor · Jan De Nul
Extensive experience across offshore construction, subsea trenching, cable lay support and dredging operations
Sep 2012 – May 2024
Surveyor · Romona
Foundation experience in hydrographic surveying
Apr 2011 – Jun 2012

Projects

Selected offshore and coastal survey assignments. Full list available on request.

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (USA) — Cable Lay & Burial
Company: Prysmian Powerlink · Vessel: CLB Ulisse · Scope: online survey, trenching (Vertical Injector)
May 2025 – Present
Tyrrhenian Link (Italy) — Cable Lay
Company: Prysmian Powerlink · Vessel: CLV Leonardo Da Vinci · Scope: cable lay support, QA/QC
Feb 2025 – Mar 2025
Sofia Offshore Wind Farm (UK) — Cable Lay & Burial
Company: Prysmian Powerlink · Online Surveyor. Vessel: CLV Leonardo Da Vinci · Scope: cable lay support, plough with HD3
Oct 2024 – Nov 2024
Lightning - Abu Dhabi (UAE) — Cable Lay
Company: Prysmian Powerlink · Online Surveyor. Vessel: CLV Leonardo Da Vinci · Scope: cable lay support, touchdown monitoring
Jul 2024 – Aug 2024
Lightning - Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Vessel: MPV Daniel Bernoulli · Online Surveyor. Scope: WROV/TROV mob, Pre-lay mattress installation.
Nov 2023 – Apr 2024
Formosa 2 (Taiwan) — Cable Lay
Vessel: CLV Willem De Vlamingh · Party Chief. Scope: IAC installation, cable removal.
Aug 2023 – Sep 2023
Changua OWF (Taiwan) — Cable Lay & Burial
Vessel: CLV Willem De Vlamingh · Party Chief. Scope: Export cable repair. Trenching of IAC.
May 2023 – Jun 2023
Changua OWF (Taiwan) — Mobilization
Vessel: CLV Willem De Vlamingh · Scope: Trencher PT-1 mobilization, general vessel maintenance
Feb 2023 – Mar 2023
Fecam OWF (France) — Rock Installation Project
Vessel: MPV Adhémar de Saint-Venant · Party Chief. Scope: Subsea rock installation with IFP.
Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
Kaskasi OWF (Germany) — Rock Installation Project
Vessel: MPV Adhémar de Saint-Venant · Party Chief. Scope: Subsea rock installation with IFP.
Sep 2022 – Oct 2022
Kaskasi OWF (Germany) — Rock Installation Project
Vessel: MPV Daniel Bernoulli · Party Chief. Scope: Subsea rock installation with IFP.
Apr 2022 – Jun 2022
Neart na Gaothe (UK) — Rock Installation Project
Vessel: Simon Stevin · Party Chief. Scope: Subsea rock installation with FPROV.
Nov 2021 – Jan 2022
Tortue (Mauritania) — Rock Installation Project
Vessel: Adhémar de Saint-Venant · Online Surveyor. Scope: Subsea rock installation with IFP.
Aug 2021 – Sep 2022
Kaskasi OWF (Germany) — Rock Installation Project
Vessel: Simon Stevin · Online Surveyor. Scope: Subsea rock installation with FPROV
Aug 2021 – Aug 2022
Akkuyu Power Plant (Turkey) — Rock Installation & Levelling Project
Vessel: MPV Daniel Bernoulli · Party Chief. Scope: Subsea rock installation with IFP.
May 2021 – Jun 2022
Changua OWF (Taiwan) — Subsea Leveling Project
Vessel: THSD Francis Beaufort · Surveyor. Scope: Mobilization, support dredging activities.
Jan 2021 – Mar 2022
Kirinskoye GCF (Russia) — Rock Installation Project
Vessel: Joseph Plateau · Party Chief. Scope: Subsea rock installation with FPROV.
Jun 2020 – Sep 2020
Hainan II (China) — Rock Installation Project
Vessel: Joseph Plateau · Online Surveyor: Subsea rock installation with FPROV.
Dec 2019 – Feb 2020
Jindo & Jeju Island (S. Korea) — Rock Installation Project
Vessel: Joseph Plateau · Online Surveyor: Subsea rock installation with FPROV.
Jul 2019 – Aug 2020

Contact

For project enquiries and availability, reach out directly.