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New York New Jersey Offshore Wind Training
New York New Jersey Offshore Wind Training
Annual Salary Range
    Example Job Titles
    • Boat Captain
    • Boat Operator
    • Captain
    • Ferry Boat Captain
    • First Mate
    • Ship Captain
    • Ship Pilot
    • Tugboat Captain
    • Tugboat Mate
    • Vessel Master
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    Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

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    Job Type:

    Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

    Typical Education:

    Apprenticeship/Postsecondary Training

    Skills:
    • Operation and Control
    • Monitoring
    • Speaking
    • Active Listening
    • Critical Thinking
    • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Operations Monitoring
    Typical Tasks:
    1. Direct courses and speeds of ships, based on specialized knowledge of local winds, weather, water depths, tides, currents, and hazards.
    2. Prevent ships under navigational control from engaging in unsafe operations.
    3. Serve as a vessel's docking master upon arrival at a port or at a berth.
    4. Consult maps, charts, weather reports, or navigation equipment to determine and direct ship movements.
    5. Steer and operate vessels, using radios, depth finders, radars, lights, buoys, or lighthouses.
    Training Opportunities

    Day in the Life: Ship Captain