Mates- Ship, Boat, & Barge
Also called:
Mate, Deck Engineer, Relief Master, Vessel Master
What they do:
Supervise or coordinate activities of crew aboard ships, boats, barges, or dredges.
On the job, you would:
- Steer vessels, using navigational devices, such as compasses or sextants, or navigational aids, such as lighthouses or buoys.
- Stand watches on vessels during specified periods while vessels are under way.
- Determine geographical positions of ships, using lorans, azimuths of celestial bodies, or computers, and use this information to determine the course and speed of a ship.
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Math and Science
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Controlled Movement
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
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People interested in this work like activities that include
leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Leadership
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Stress Tolerance
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You might use software like this on the job:
Route navigation software
- Jeppesen Marine Nobeltec Admiral
- Maptech The CAPN
Data base user interface and query software
- KNMI TurboWin
- Log book software
Facilities management software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS software
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some college or
high school diploma
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$63,920
per year, on average
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