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Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge

SOC 53-5021.02

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

Zone 2 Transportation and Material Moving

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Operation Monitoring

4.0

Operation and Control

3.9

Active Listening

3.8

Critical Thinking

3.8

Monitoring

3.8

Speaking

3.6

Coordination

3.4

Instructing

3.2

Knowledge Areas 8

Public Safety and Security

4.0

Transportation

3.8

English Language

3.7

Mechanical

3.6

Law and Government

3.2

Geography

3.1

Education and Training

3.1

Administration and Management

3.1

Key Tasks

1Stand watches on vessels during specified periods while vessels are under way.

2Assume command of vessels in the event that ships' masters become incapacitated.

3Steer vessels, using navigational devices, such as compasses or sextants, or navigational aids, such as lighthouses or buoys.

4Determine 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.

5Inspect equipment, such as cargo-handling gear, lifesaving equipment, visual-signaling equipment, or fishing, towing, or dredging gear, to detect problems.

Also Known As

Able Bodied Seaman (AB Seaman) Able Bodied Tankerman (AB Tankerman) Boatswain's Mate Deck Cadet Deck Engineer Deckhand Dock Hand Dredge Mate Ferry Terminal Agent First Mate

Tools & Equipment

Automatic radar plotting aids ARPA Bridge to bridge radiotelephones Carbon dioxide CO2 fire extinguishing systems Carbon dioxide CO2 flooding systems Cargo derricks