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TopView Group

Sightseeing and visitor experience operator

Deckhand

Passenger Transport DrivingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Part-timeNew York, NY, USA$18 - $25 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
  • Ability to interact politely with passengers.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, quickly changing environment.
  • A valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), or ability to obtain one.
  • Knowledge of line handling and knot tying, or ability to learn.
  • Must relocate to New York, NY 10014 before starting work.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor deck areas onboard the vessel and passengers to ensure safety during vessel operation.
  • Handle lines and rigging to launch or dock the boat.
  • Perform custodial, general maintenance, construction, and minor engineering repair tasks as directed.
  • Provide customer service to riders.
  • Handle mooring lines to dock or undock the vessel.
  • Get underway, moor, anchor, handle lines, and perform bridge operations in all weather conditions.
  • Perform lookout duties while underway, including watching for other vessels and monitoring the waterway for potentially unsafe conditions.
  • Assist passengers with boarding and disembarking.
  • Assist with filling water, bunkering fuel, unloading black water, and connecting and disconnecting shore power as directed.
  • Perform cleaning and custodial tasks on vessels and property, including maintenance and construction tasks and minor engineering repairs and rounds as directed.
  • Maintain passenger counts.
  • Assist with crew training as directed.
  • Assist the Captain in ensuring compliance with applicable local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations.
  • Assist the Captain in keeping the vessel inspection-ready at all times.
  • Monitor passenger and crew safety issues onboard and ensure safety equipment is used and guidelines are followed for tasks involving physical risk or hazardous materials.
  • Participate in meetings, training, drills, and safety audits as required by the United States Coast Guard and company policy.
  • Develop an understanding of shipboard safety procedures and the location and use of firefighting and safety equipment, including fire extinguishers, fire stations, life preservers, work vests, and life floats.
  • Use proper personal protective equipment.
  • Immediately report safety, operational, and environmental issues to the direct supervisor.
  • Perform additional assigned duties.

Desired Qualifications

  • Previous maritime experience is preferred.
  • A driver's license is preferred.

About the Company

TopView Group

Sightseeing and visitor experience operator

TopView Group is best understood as a sightseeing and visitor-experience operator. Local guest-service, driving, marine, food-service, maintenance, and sales teams operate the experiences. Its brands run hop-on sightseeing, themed bus experiences, harbor cruises, bike rentals, and ticketing services in major destinations. Central functions support scheduling, technology, partnerships, marketing, finance, and expansion. The scope follows TopView's portfolio represented on its official group and recruiting sites. Its workforce connects frontline delivery with the specialist, operational, technical, and business teams that support the organization.

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