Applicants must meet the stated physical requirements and be able to perform the listed emergency duties.
Applicants must have reliable transportation to and from work.
Applicants must be able to pass a Transportation Security Administration background check.
Applicants must be able to pass a pre-employment Department of Transportation five-panel urine drug test.
Applicants must speak, read, and write English well enough to maintain vessel logs, read training materials, and follow written instructions.
Applicants must be able to climb at least three sets of stairs or ladders in short succession, hear and respond to radio communications amid significant background noise, and lift, pull, push, and carry ship's stores, vessel rigging, and other equipment up to 70 pounds over distances up to 1,000 feet.
Applicants must be able to perform general vessel maintenance in tight quarters using hand and power tools while stooping, crouching, and crawling; walk and maintain balance across uneven, slippery, or unstable surfaces without assistance; step over structural obstacles; and use ramps up to a 10-degree incline and 100 feet long.
Applicants must be able to participate in emergency drills and training requiring strenuous activity, including carrying firefighting equipment and dewatering pumps, assisting or retrieving injured or unconscious people, operating a high-pressure fire hose, and responding rapidly to alarms.
Responsibilities
Maintain overall safety of the towing vessel and assist in keeping coworkers safe.
Inform the Master-on-Duty of unsafe or hazardous vessel conditions, report hazards, and correct them when able.
Make and break tow for customer vessels and other EMS boats, and pick up and deliver barges to and from customer docks.
Perform lookout duties for the Master-on-Duty during transits through locks and dams, bridges, and other high-risk maneuvers.
Tie lines and lay wires on barges; operate winches and ratchets; and handle, splice, and throw lines.
Perform daily routine maintenance of critical vessel systems, including propulsion, steering, and electrical systems.
Inspect the vessel's firefighting and lifesaving equipment daily, and keep the engine room and its components clean and in good working order.
Perform routine housekeeping duties and clean as work proceeds.
Participate in drills and safety meetings, and learn and perform assigned duties in emergency situations.
Use personal protective equipment appropriate to each task.
Order stores and supplies regularly, and take on fuel, water, and oil.
Provide continuous training to other new hires and Job Corps trainees.
Conduct daily safety inspections of equipment and vessel structure by walking and visually inspecting each deck's exterior, the engine room, the wheelhouse, and other safety-critical vessel and crew areas.
Assist new crewmembers aboard the tow for training, including instruction in donning task-appropriate personal protective equipment.
Perform duties assigned by the vessel's Master-on-Duty, including assisting other EMS teams as needed.
Description
RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for the overall safety of the towing vessel.
Responsible for aiding in the safety of all coworkers.
Responsible for informing the Master-on-Duty of any unsafe or hazardous conditions on the vessel.
Report any and all hazardous or unsafe conditions and making corrections when able.
Make and break tow for customer vessels and other EMS boats.
Pick up and deliver barges to and from customer docks.
Perform look-out duties for the Master-on-Duty when transiting locks & dams, bridges and other high-risk maneuvers.
Tie lines and lay wires on barges.
Operate winches and ratchets.
Handle, splice, and throw lines.
Perform daily routine maintenance of all the vessel's critical systems, including propulsion, steering, and electrical systems.
Perform daily inspection of the vessels firefighting and lifesaving equipment.
Help to keep the engine room and all its components clean and in good working order.
Perform routine housekeeping duties - ability to clean-as-you-go is a must.
Participate in all drills and safety meetings.
Learn and perform assigned duties in emergency situations.
Learn when to use PPE and know the right type(s) to use for any task.
Ordering stores and supplies on a regular basis.
Taking on fuel, water, oil, etc.
Provide continuous training for other new hires and Job Corps trainees.
Conduct daily safety inspections of equipment and vessel structure, including walking and visually inspecting the exterior of each deck, the engine room, the wheelhouse, and any other areas of the vessel that are critical to the safety of the vessel and the crew.
Assist new crewmembers on tow for training purposes, including donning PPE, which may include a personal flotation device (PFD), as well as eye protection, face protection, splash protection, foot protection, hearing protection, or hand protection, depending on the task.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Speak, read, and write English well enough to maintain vessel logs, read training materials, and follow written instructions.
Climb at least 3 sets of stairs or ladders in short succession (from wheelhouse to engine room).
Hear and respond to radio communications with significant background noise.
Lift, pull, push, and carry ship's stores, vessel's rigging and other equipment up to 70lbs over distances of up to 1000'.
Perform general vessel maintenance in tight quarters, including stooping, crouching, and crawling while using hand tools and power tools.
Routinely walk and maintain balance across uneven, slippery, or unstable surfaces without assistance
Step over high doorsills, bullrails, and other structural obstacles.
Walk up or down a ramp with an incline of up to 10° (17% grade), and length up to 100'
EMERGENCY DUTIES
In addition to the routine physical standards above, a Deckhand may face emergency situations that require brief but intense physical activity during drills and training. As mariners, we are our own First Responders, and must be able to:
Participate in drills that may include carrying firefighting equipment up several flights of stairs, retrieving objects from the water, and carrying dewatering pumps in a short amount of time.
Assist an injured person from a barge to the boat.
Carry a 40lb extinguisher up one or more flights of stairs.
Crawl on all fours across steel decking to escape a smoke-filled area.
Extract an unconscious person from a vessel in distress.
Hear, and rapidly respond to, alarms, bells, and whistles.
In short succession, carry a 50lb de-watering pump, carry a 5g gas can, and carry accompanying hoses (20-30lbs each);
Set up and start the de-watering pump and effectively operate a firehose under high pressure.
Retrieve an unconscious adult from the water and onto the boat.
Throw a 5lb ring buoy at least 25' and retrieve it with an adult attached.
Unface and face-up the boat alone to retrieve unconscious or immobile victims from the water or from a barge.
This list is not exhaustive. Deckhands are expected to perform any duties required of them by the Master-on-Duty of the vessel to which they are assigned, and those duties may include assisting other teams at EMS as needed.
Requirements
Applicants must meet the Physical Requirements and be able to perform the Emergency Duties itemized above..
Applicants must have reliable transportation to and from work.
Applicant must be able to pass a TSA background check.
Applicant must be able to pass a pre-employment DOT 5-panel Urine Drug Test.