Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge

Supervise and coordinate activities of crew aboard ships, boats, barges, or dredges.

Job Task

• Supervises activities of crew engaged in ship's activity, such as barging, towing, dredging, or fishing.
• Stands watch on vessel during specified periods while vessel is underway.
• Inspects equipment, such as cargo-handling gear, lifesaving equipment, fishing, towing, or dredging gear, and visual-signaling equipment, for defects.
• Assumes command of vessel in event ship master becomes incapacitated.
• Supervises crew in repair or replacement of defective vessel gear and equipment.
• Supervises crew in cleaning and maintaining decks, superstructure, and bridge.
• Observes loading and unloading of cargo and equipment to ensure that handling and storage are according to specifications.
• Observes water from masthead and advises navigational direction.
• Determines geographical position of ship, using loran and azimuths of celestial bodies.
• Steers vessel, utilizing navigation devices, such as compass and sexton, and navigational aids, such as lighthouses and buoys.

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