2nd Mate - UnCruise Adventures

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Experience as Mate operating a passenger vessel, including navigation and bridge watch responsibilities, maintaining navigation/communications equipment, and performing chart corrections. 

• Excellent crisis management skills; ability to act quickly with confidence while exercising sound judgment. 

• Professional demeanor. 

• Strong time management skills; able to handle multiple tasks, set priorities, and meet deadlines. 

• Communicate effectively to present information one-on-one and small group situations.  

• Able to perform voyage planning and navigational calculations. 

Required Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: 

• Valid Passport  

• CPR / First Aid / AED  

• Radar Observer Unlimited  

• Medical Fitness Certificate  

• Drug/Alcohol Test Specimen Collector (Company provided) 

• USCG 100T Master or Mate License (1)   

• Valid TWIC (2)  

• FCC Marine Radio Operator Permit (2)  

• St. Kitts Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC) (company provided) (3)   

• St. Kitts Certificate of Endorsement (CoE) (company provided) (3)   

• II/1 Officers in Charge of Navigational Watch (500T) (3)   

• ARPA Endorsement (3)   

• ECDIS Endorsement (3)  

• STCW Basic Training (4)   

• STCW Crowd Management (Company provided if needed for Voyager) (4)   

• STCW Crisis Management (Company provided if needed by Voyager) (4)   

• VPDSD (Company provided if needed for Voyager) (4)   

• Bridge Resource Management (4)  

• MARSEC Card (Company provided) (5)  

1. 1:Near Coastal License required for all Alaska and Safari Explorer Hawaii itineraries. 

1. 2:Required for all vessels, except Safari Voyager  

1. 3:Required for Safari Voyager  

1. 4:Required for Safari Voyager; preferred on other vessels  

1. 5:Required on Safari Explorer Hawaii itinerary   

• Perform bridge navigation and deck watch during specified periods.  Determines geographical position of the ship, using all available means such as GPS, radar ranges, visual observations, depth sounders, etc. 

• Make necessary entries in navigation and radio logs. 

• Handle the vessel, as directed by the Captain, in docking, anchoring, piloting, en route, in close quarters and open sea conditions. 

• Navigate vessel to ensure avoidance of marine hazards such as reefs, outlying shoals, shallow waters, etc. using aids to navigation such as lights, lighthouses, and buoys. 

• While on watch the 2nd Mate is the Officer of the Watch, and should direct the deck staff as needed. 

Safety and Security: 

• Participate in on board safety training, meetings and drills, as directed by the Captain, including fire, abandon ship, man overboard, flooding and medical emergencies. 

• Participate in shore side training as required by the company.   

• Relieve and/or perform gangway watch as directed by the duty schedule. 

• Maintain familiarity with all duties under the company Safety Management System including Emergency Response Activities. 

Small Boat Operations: 

• Drive inflatable boats as necessary. 

• Assist with loading guests, staff, and crew in and out of inflatable boats. 

Administrative: 

• Maintain navigation bridge supply inventories and requisitions. 

• Perform chart and publication corrections and maintain vessel's chart inventory. 

• Post daily sunrise/sunset times and tide and current information. 

• Create Voyage Plan waypoint spreadsheet for Captain’s review and approval. Enter voyage itinerary waypoints into GPS. 

• Maintain hard copies of all external and shipboard training for each employee onboard.