Salary Range: 260 to 325 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-day-wage)

Watch Duty:

• Performs bridge navigation and deck watch during specified periods.  Determines geographical position of the ship, using all available means such as GPS, radar ranges, landmarks, depth sounders, etc.
• Acts as vessel’s Navigation, Training, and Radio Officer.
• Makes necessary entries in navigation and radio logs.
• Handles the vessel, as directed by the Captain, in docking, anchoring, piloting, en route, in close quarters and open sea conditions.
• Navigates vessel to ensure avoidance of marine hazards such as reefs, outlying shoals, shallow waters, etc. using aids to navigation such as lights, lighthouses, and buoys.

Safety and Security:

• Participates in on board safety training, meetings and drills, as directed by the Captain, including fire, abandon ship, man overboard, flooding, medical emergencies, security and medical emergencies.
• Participates in shore side training as required by the company. 
• Relieves and/or performs gangway watch as directed by the duty schedule.
• Maintains familiarity with the ISM and ISPS Code and requirements.
• Maintains familiarity with all duties under the company Safety Management System including Emergency Response activities.
• Completes pilotage logs for trips completed in Alaska, British Columbia, and on the Columbia and Snake Rivers to meet pilotage requirements and stand watch unsupervised.

Small Boat Operations:

• Drives inflatable boats as necessary.
• Assists with loading guests, staff, and crew in and out of inflatable boats.

Administrative:

• Maintains navigation bridge supply inventories and requisitions, including handheld VHF radios for relevant crew.
• Performs chart and publication corrections and maintain vessel’s chart inventory by utilizing U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard Notice to Mariners.
• Calculates and posts daily sunrise/sunset times and tide and current information.
• Creates Voyage Plan for Captain’s review and approval with an emphasis on federal, state, and local environmental regulations (to include wildlife regulations) as well as liaise with the Expeditions Department for any National Park or native peoples’ regulations.
• Works with the Fleet Training Officer to maintain crew training per USCG, STCW, ISM/ISPS, and Company standards. Ensures all crew have access to the Company’s Learning Management System (LMS).
• Creates/maintains New Hire Checklist and ensures the Fleet Training Officer and each Training Officer is aware of needed completion dates for each employee’s training. Generates training reports for crew to present to the Fleet Training Officer for current crew training status and be able to project ahead for training needs.
• Liaises between crew and the Fleet Training Officer for submitting, tracking, and following up on crew training requests.
• Creates Training Completion Certificates for all shipboard training for each employee and sends to Seattle Office as needed.
• Maintains electronic copies of all external and shipboard training certificates for each employee onboard utilizing the company Learning Management System (LMS) and official system of record (NSE).
• Assists with onboard USCG drug and alcohol testing.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum USCG Mate 500 GRT Near Coastal  and OICNW greater than 500 GT STCW Endorsement required.
• Current First Aid/CPR/AED certification required.
• Valid TWIC card required.
• Valid US Passport required.
• Valid USCG Medical Card per STCW standards (2 years)
• STCW Advanced Firefighting (AFF) Certification required.
• STCW Basic Safety Training (BST) within last 5 years required.
• STCW Crowd Management (CM) required.
• STCW Crisis Management and Human Behavior (CMHB) required.
• STCW Bridge Resource Management (BRM) required.
• STCW Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Other than Fast Rescue Boat (PSC) required.
• GMDSS License required.
• ECDIS required.
• ARPA required.
• Radar Observer (RO) endorsement required.
• Department of Transportation (DOT) Specimen Collector required.
• ECDIS Type-Specific Training provided.

Desired qualifications

• Experience as Mate operating a passenger vessel, including navigation and bridge watch responsibilities, maintaining navigation/communications equipment, and performing chart corrections.
• Experience operating port-to-port between Southeast Alaska, the Columbia and Snake Rivers, the Gulf of California, Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Colombia and Panama (including the Panama Canal).
• Able to perform voyage planning and navigational calculations.
• Excellent crisis management skills; ability to act quickly with confidence while exercising sound judgment.
• Good customer service skills: professional demeanor, ability to use necessary levels of tact and courtesy.
• Strong time management skills; able to handle multiple tasks, set priorities, and meet deadlines.