Captains, Mates, & Pilots of Water Vessels
Boat Captain, Captain, First Mate, Mate
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Aerospace Medical Service; Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice, Independent Duty Medical Technician; Aerospace Medical Service Craftsman, Independent Duty Medical Technician; Aerospace Medical Service Helper, Independent Duty Medical Technician; Aerospace Medical Service Journeyman, Independent Duty Medical Technician; Health Services Management Apprentice; Health Services Management Journeyman, Health Information Technology; Pararescue Helper; Special Reconnaissance Craftsman; Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) Specialist Apprentice
Bridge Crewmember; Cannon Crewmember; Cavalry Scout; Combat Engineer; Combat Medic Specialist; M1 Armor Crewman; Marine Deck Officer; Military Police; Unit Supply Specialist; Watercraft Operator
Boat Forces Operations; Boatswain; Boatswain Specialty; Boatswain's Mate; Diving Specialist; Ice Operations; Marine Safety Specialist Deck; Operations Afloat; Operations Systems Specialist; Seaman
Combat Engineer; Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft (CRRC) Coxswain; Critical Skills Operator; Reconnaissance Marine
(11) Meter Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) Coxswain; CWO - Boatswain, Surface; Commanding Officer, Afloat (Lieutenant Commander); Diving Officer (Saturation); Hospital Corpsman; Landing Craft Air Cushion Operator/Navigator; Navigation Manager; Quartermaster; Ship's Navigator (Inertial Systems); Submarine Assistant Navigator (ANAV)
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What they do:
Command or supervise operations of ships and water vessels, such as tugboats and ferryboats. Required to hold license issued by U.S. Coast Guard.
On the job, you would:
- Direct courses and speeds of ships, based on specialized knowledge of local winds, weather, water depths, tides, currents, and hazards.
- Prevent ships under navigational control from engaging in unsafe operations.
- Serve as a vessel's docking master upon arrival at a port or at a berth.
Knowledge
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
- law and government
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- talking to others
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
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Spatial
- know where things are around you
- imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- hold or move items with your hands
Controlled Movement
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Leadership
- Stress Tolerance
- Attention to Detail
- Independence
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Route navigation software
- FURUNO navigational chart software
- Navigational chart software
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 5)
high school diploma/GED or
certificate after high school
usually needed
certificate after high school
usually needed
Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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