Job details
- JobBank Id: 44606975
- JobSeekr Id: 384653
- Ship Second Mate
- North Vancouver, BC
- Full time
- Seabase Newfoundland Limited
- $43.00
- 84 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work site environment
- In/on water
Work setting
- Marine
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Command and operate ships or vessels to transport passengers and cargo
- Supervise and co-ordinate activities of deck crews
- Command and operate coast guard vessels
- Ensure safety and comfort of passengers
- Determine geographical position using navigational instruments, maps and charts
- Direct and oversee the loading and unloading of cargo
- Maintain vessel’s navigational instruments and equipment
- Control, steer and navigate a vessel in various waterways
- Enforce regulations in Canadian waters
- Record vessel’s progress, weather and sea conditions in ship’s log
- Board vessels at berth or from pilot boats to advise ships’ captains on the course to steer for safe passage into and out of ports, seaways or other waterways under pilotage authority
Supervision
- 1 to 2 people
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Transport Canada Certificate of Competency
- Transport Canada Security Awareness Training for All Seafarers
- Watchkeeping Mate Certificate with Command Endorsement
- Nautical Institute Certificate
- Marine Officer Certificate
- Marine Advanced First Aid
- Marine Emergency Duty (MED) Training Program
Experience and specialization
Vessel experience
- Tank vessel
Additional information
Security and safety
- Medical exam
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking