Boat Operator

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources

Role Objectives: duties are performed at a variety of fixed water and water edge structures where ocean vessels and barges are moored and aboard floating lineman boats.  Works in 2-6 men crews to conduct mooring and unmooring operations of vessels as well as launch services. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Captain/Boatman duties are performed at a variety of fixed water and water edge structures where ocean vessels and barges are moored and aboard floating linemen boats.
• Operation of Linemen Mooring Boats.
• Launch services as required.
• Maintain desired courses, using navigational aids and steering mechanisms to guide boats.
• Arrange repairs, fuel, and supplies for vessels.
• Maintain equipment such as range markers, fire extinguishers, boat fenders, lines, pumps, and fittings.
• Utilizes hand signals and verbal commands to ensure dock safety of crew.
• Inspects and reports visual and auditory indications of line fraying, separation, or failure.
• Never stands between a mooring line and quay edge.
• Never stand in bight of any line.
• Works in all types of weather elements.
• Climbing vertical ladders to get on/off boats, docks, piers, wharves, dolphins and walkways.
• Climbing descending water edge inclines of varying steepness, length, and construction ie Earth, rock, concrete, wood.
• Manually pulling/pushing/lifting/dragging vessel/barge mooring lines from water to a mooring bollard/bit/cleat ashore or vice versa.
• Identify best practices for training needs.

Knowledge/Skill Requirements:

• Organizational skills
• Initiative
• Able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Problem solving
• Planning
• Active listening
• Service orientation
• Marine Operations
• Customer Service

Education/Exerience:

• High School degree or equivalent or another related field required.
• Boat operator certification required.
• Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (OUPV) Upon Near Coastal Waters  
• Current TWIC
• Hazard Awareness Training
• Valid Driver’s License

Physical Requirements: 

• Required to ascend and descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, lift, pull, drag, reach; stand, walk, talk, hear and swim
• Must exert up to 50 pounds of force/lifting/dragging, up to 150 pounds, and an amount of force constantly to move objects
• Close visual acuity is required to perform activities such as analyzing figures, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, visual inspection, and using measurement devices
• Worker is subject to environmental conditions both inside and outside, with no effective protection from weather, with sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout to be heard, and to physical hazards, such as moving parts, vehicles, electricity, heights, and large bodies of deep water

Working Conditions: 

• Outdoors and indoors, day and night, as well as over/near water.
• Requires working on or near moving equipment and vibrating equipment.
• Frequently the humidity is above 90%, noise is over 85 decibels, and the light is intense/glare.
• Potential exposure to open fire/flames/sparks.
• Constant exposure to airborne dust, fumes, and gases.
• Work surface is stable, height is elevated.
• Worker is subject to environmental conditions both inside and outside, with no effective protection from weather, with sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout to be heard, and to physical hazards, such as moving parts, vehicles, electricity, heights, and large bodies of deep water