
Job Description
How to Apply
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NEW HIGHER PAY: $31,200 – $46,991
The Challenge
We are looking for a ferry crew member to join our Cherry Branch Ferry Operations team.
In this role you will
- Perform conventional responsible work on board US Coast Guard-certified vessels.
- Direct, load, and unload passengers and vehicles off and on our ferries.
- Maintain deck and electrical/mechanical equipment and passenger facilities
- Enforce safety and security regulations as outlined by the US Coast Guard regulations.
- Perform shore duties.
- Work a 7 days on and 7 days off schedule.
What You Bring
- Basic seamanship knowledge and terms, such as marlinspike, helm commands, and shipboard terms.
- Basic firefighting principles about different classes of fires, how to extinguish them, and proper fire hose handling techniques.
- Experience launching/operating a rescue boat and recovering an unconscious person from the water.
- Experience in personal survival techniques and personal safety/social responsibility.
- Knowledge of the proper technique for removing a 50-pound fire extinguisher from the bracket, carrying to fire, and properly discharging to extinguish the fire.
Education & Experience
- US Coast Guard Ordinary Seaman Certificate.
- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card.
- US Coast Guard Merchant Mariners Credential
- Medical Card.
Notes
Questions?
Call me: René Basnight at 252-423-5125.
How to Apply
You MUST apply at
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