Ship & Boat Captains
Also called:
Captain, Boat Operator, Charter Boat Captain, Ferry Boat Captain
What they do:
Command vessels in oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, or coastal waters.
On the job, you would:
- Steer and operate vessels, using radios, depth finders, radars, lights, buoys, or lighthouses.
- Compute positions, set courses, and determine speeds, using charts, area plotting sheets, compasses, sextants, and knowledge of local conditions.
- Inspect vessels to ensure efficient and safe operation of vessels and equipment and conformance to regulations.
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
- law and government
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Business
- customer service
- management
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
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Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- teaching people how to do something
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Spatial
- know where things are around you
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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
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Stress Tolerance
- Attention to Detail
- Self Control
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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
associate's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$66,150
per year, on average
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