Freelance Offshore Specialist

Maxim Tararushkin Hydrographic
Surveyor

15+ years offshore survey experience across cable lay & burial, trenching, and subsea rock installation for renewable energy projects worldwide.

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. 14 Feb 2026)
  • 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.