Salary Survey Analysis
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and CompetenciesMates, Ship, Boat, and Barge The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Transportation
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Job Family:
Marine Transportation
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Benchmark Title:
Mates, Ship, Boat, and Barge
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Summary Job Description |
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Supervise or coordinate activities of crew aboard ships, boats, barges, or dredges. |
Steer vessels, utilizing navigational devices such as compasses and sextants, and navigational aids such as lighthouses and buoys. |
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Stand watches on vessels during specified periods while vessels are under way. |
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Determine geographical positions of ships, using lorans, azimuths of celestial bodies, or computers, and use this information to determine the course and speed of a ship. |
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Assume command of vessels in the event that ships' masters become incapacitated. |
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Inspect equipment such as cargo-handling gear, lifesaving equipment, visual-signaling equipment, and fishing, towing, or dredging gear, in order to detect problems. |
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Participate in activities related to maintenance of vessel security. |
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Arrange for ships to be stocked, fueled, and repaired. |
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Observe loading and unloading of cargo and equipment to ensure that handling and storage are performed according to specifications. |
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Supervise crew members in the repair or replacement of defective gear and equipment. |
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Supervise crews in cleaning and maintaining decks, superstructures, and bridges. |
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Observe water from ships' mastheads in order to advise on navigational direction. |
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Transportation
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Job Family:
Marine Transportation
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Benchmark Title:
Mates, Ship, Boat, and Barge
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Important Knowledge Competencies |
Competency Description |
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Transportation |
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
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Geography |
Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. |
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Public Safety and Security |
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
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Computers and Electronics |
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Transportation
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Job Family:
Marine Transportation
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Benchmark Title:
Mates, Ship, Boat, and Barge
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Important Skill Competencies |
Competency Description |
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Active Listening |
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Operation Monitoring |
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
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Critical Thinking |
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Monitoring |
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Operation and Control |
Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
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Speaking |
Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Coordination |
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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Reading Comprehension |
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
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Complex Problem Solving |
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
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Judgment and Decision Making |
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Time Management |
Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Instructing |
Teaching others how to do something. |
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Management of Personnel Resources |
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
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Writing |
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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Social Perceptiveness |
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Active Learning |
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
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Troubleshooting |
Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Transportation
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Job Family:
Marine Transportation
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Benchmark Title:
Mates, Ship, Boat, and Barge
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Important Ability Competencies |
Competency Description |
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Problem Sensitivity |
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
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Control Precision |
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Oral Comprehension |
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Oral Expression |
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Speech Recognition |
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Speech Clarity |
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
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Near Vision |
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
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Inductive Reasoning |
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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Selective Attention |
The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
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Far Vision |
The ability to see details at a distance. |
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Deductive Reasoning |
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
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Time Sharing |
The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness |
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Multilimb Coordination |
The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
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Reaction Time |
The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
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Written Comprehension |
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
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Information Ordering |
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
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Spatial Orientation |
The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. |
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Depth Perception |
The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
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Visualization |
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
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Written Expression |
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
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Perceptual Speed |
The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
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Manual Dexterity |
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Finger Dexterity |
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
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Visual Color Discrimination |
The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
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Auditory Attention |
The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Category Flexibility |
The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
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Flexibility of Closure |
The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
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Rate Control |
The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
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Glare Sensitivity |
The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting. |
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Extent Flexibility |
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
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Hearing Sensitivity |
The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Transportation
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Job Family:
Marine Transportation
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Benchmark Title:
Mates, Ship, Boat, and Barge
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Tools/Technology Example |
Product Category |
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Computerized maintenance management system CMMS software |
Facilities management software |
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Jeppesen Marine Nobeltec Admiral |
Route navigation software |
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KNMI TurboWin |
Data base user interface and query software |
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Log book software |
Data base user interface and query software |
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Maptech The CAPN |
Route navigation software |
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Automatic radar plotting aids ARPA |
Vehicle navigation systems |
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Bridge to bridge radiotelephones |
Marine craft communications systems |
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Carbon dioxide CO2 fire extinguishing systems |
Fire suppression system |
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Carbon dioxide CO2 flooding systems |
Fire suppression system |
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Cargo derricks |
Hoists |
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Centrifugal cargo pumps |
Centrifugal pumps |
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Chain cargo falls |
Hoists |
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Container lift trucks |
Loading equipment |
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Desktop computers |
Desktop computers |
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Differential global positioning systems DGPS |
Vehicular global positioning systems |
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Dividers |
Compasses |
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Drafting triangles |
Triangles |
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Dynamic positioning DP systems |
Vehicle navigation systems |
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Echo sounders |
Depth gauges |
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Electric deck cranes |
Bridge cranes |
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Electric mooring winches |
Winches |
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Electric telegraphs |
Telegraph sounders |
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Electric windlasses |
Anchor rollers |
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Electronic chart display and information systems ECDIS |
Vehicle navigation systems |
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Emergency fire pumps |
Fire pump sets |
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Emergency generators |
Gas generators |
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Fathometer sonar equipment |
Sonars |
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Fire alarm switches |
Alarm systems |
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Firefighting suits |
Fire retardant apparel |
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First aid kits |
Emergency medical services first aid kits |
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Foam fire extinguishing systems |
Fire suppression system |
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Gear pumps |
Gear pumps |
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Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS |
Vehicle navigation systems |
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Global positioning systems GPS |
Vehicular global positioning systems |
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Grabbing cranes |
Bridge cranes |
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Gyrocompasses |
Gyroscopic instruments |
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Hand capstans |
Anchor rollers |
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Hand windlasses |
Anchor rollers |
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High frequency HF radiotelephone systems |
Marine craft communications systems |
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Hydraulic capstans |
Anchor rollers |
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Hydraulic deck cranes |
Bridge cranes |
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Hydraulic mooring winches |
Winches |
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Hydraulic windlasses |
Anchor rollers |
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Immersion suits |
Insulated or flotation suits |
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Integrated bridge systems |
Vehicle navigation systems |
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Life buoys |
Life rings |
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Life rafts |
Lifeboats or liferafts |
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Life vests |
Life vests or preservers |
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Lifeboat davits |
Lifts |
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Lifting slings |
Slings |
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Lifting spreaders |
Loading equipment |
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Line throwing appliances |
Rope float lines |
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Long range navigation LORAN systems |
Vehicle navigation systems |
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Magnet hoists |
Hoists |
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Magnetic compasses |
Direction finding compasses |
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Manual winches |
Winches |
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Mechanical telegraphs |
Telegraph sounders |
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Mooring cables |
Anchor lines |
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Mooring chains |
Anchor lines |
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Natural fiber mooring ropes |
Anchor lines |
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Navigational compasses |
Direction finding compasses |
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Parallel plotters |
Plotter printers |
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Parallel rules |
Straight edges |
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Personal computers |
Personal computers |
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Pilot ladders |
Ladders |
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Portable carbon dioxide fire extinguishers |
Fire extinguishers |
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Portable dry chemical fire extinguishers |
Fire extinguishers |
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Portable water fire extinguishers |
Fire extinguishers |
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Pyrotechnic distress signals |
Flares |
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Radio direction finders RDF |
Radio navigation instruments |
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Rescue slings |
Cinch rescue loops |
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Respirators |
Respirators |
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Rotary displacement pumps |
Rotary pumps |
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Safety belts |
Safety harnesses or belts |
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Safety glasses |
Safety glasses |
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Safety helmets |
Safety helmets |
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Safety lanyards |
Fall protection lanyard |
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Screw displacement pumps |
Screw Pumps |
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Semaphores |
Marine signaling systems |
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Sextants |
Sextants |
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Sheave blocks |
Blocks or pulleys |
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Ship alarm systems |
Alarm systems |
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Ship anchor chocks |
Anchor chocks |
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Ship's whistles |
Marine signaling systems |
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Signal flags |
Marine signaling systems |
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Signal lights |
Marine signaling systems |
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Sounding rods |
Depth gauges |
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Sounding tapes |
Depth gauges |
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Steam winches |
Winches |
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Steering control systems |
Vehicle navigation systems |
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Surveillance binoculars |
Binoculars |
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Synthetic mooring ropes |
Anchor lines |
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Thermal protective aids TPA |
Insulated clothing for cold environments |
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Totally enclosed motor propelled survival craft TEMPSC |
Lifeboats or liferafts |
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Ultra high frequency UHF radiotelephone systems |
Marine craft communications systems |
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Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems |
Marine craft communications systems |
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Voice pipes |
Marine craft communications systems |
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Transportation
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Job Family:
Marine Transportation
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Benchmark Title:
Mates, Ship, Boat, and Barge
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Prerequisite Qualification Category |
Education and Experience Level |
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Required Level of Education |
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades) |
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Related Work Experience |
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years |
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On-the-Job Training |
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months |
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Transportation
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Job Family:
Marine Transportation
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Benchmark Title:
Mates, Ship, Boat, and Barge
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Alternate Job Title(s) |
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Barge Mate |
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Boatswain's Mate |
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Captain |
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Cargo Mate |
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Coastal Tug Mate |
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Container Ship Mate |
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Deck Cadet |
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Deck Engineer |
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Deck Hand |
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Deckhand |
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Dock Hand |
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Dredge Mate |
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Ferry Terminal Agent |
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First Mate |
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First Officer |
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Fishing Vessel Mate |
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Fourth Mate |
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Fourth Officer |
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Inland Tow Boats Master |
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Maritime Officer |
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Mate |
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Ocean Towing Merchant Mariner |
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Officer |
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Pilot Boat Officer |
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Relief Captain |
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Relief Master |
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Relief Mate |
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Sailing Officer |
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Second Mate |
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Second Officer |
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Ship, Boat, or Barge Mate |
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Skipper |
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Tankerman |
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Third Mate |
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Third Officer |
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Training Mate |
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Tug Captain |
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Tugboat Mate |
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Vessel Master |
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CompGeo Occupation Group:
Transportation
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Job Family:
Marine Transportation
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Benchmark Title:
Mates, Ship, Boat, and Barge
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