Category

Shipboard Officer / Personnel / Crew

Salary

$31,200 - $44,509

Employment type

Full Time

Experience

Government Employee

Skills

Education & Experience

• US Coast Guard Ordinary Seaman Certificate.
• Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card.
• Merchant Mariners Certificate (MMC).

Description

How to Apply

You MUST apply at https://tinyurl.com/bd3m4r57 by Feb 3, 2023 at midnight EST to be considered.

 

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NEW HIGHER PAY: $31,200 - $44,509

 

The Challenge

We are looking for a ferry crew member to join our Ocracoke Ferry Operations team.

 

In this role you will

• Work onboard NCDOT ferries - U.S. Coast Guard certified vessels under the supervision of an Able Bodied Seaman and Ferry Master directing, loading and unloading of passengers and vehicles off and on the ferries.
• Maintain deck and electrical/mechanical equipment and passenger facilities.
• Enforce safety and security regulations by the U.S. Coast Guard regulations.  
• Perform shore duties and all other 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.

 

 

Notes

• A copy of valid MMC and TWIC card must be uploaded/attached with your application and presented at your interview.
• To learn more and get your TWIC card go to: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/nmc/twic
• To learn more and get your Merchant Mariners Certificate (MMC) go to: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/NMC/pdfs/helpful_links/how_to_obtain_mmc.pdf

 

Questions?

Call me: Amy Jordan at (252) 423-5125.

 

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Apply Instructions

You MUST apply at https://tinyurl.com/bd3m4r57