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NEW HIGHER PAY: $31,200 - $46,991

The Challenge

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

In this role you will

• Perform conventional responsible work on board US Coast Guard-certified vessels.
• Direct, load, and unload passengers and vehicles off and on our ferries.
• Maintain deck and electrical/mechanical equipment and passenger facilities
• Enforce safety and security regulations as outlined by the US Coast Guard regulations.
• Perform shore 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.

Education & Experience

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

Notes

• A copy of valid MMC, Medical Card, and TWIC card must be 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: René Basnight at 252-423-5125.

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