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7436 – Boat Operators
Boat operators operate small boats or crafts to transport passengers or freight, or perform other duties. They are employed by marine companies that provide sightseeing tours or water taxi services and by canal, port and harbour authorities.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Barge captain
- Barge operator
- Beachcomber
- Charter boat captain
- Charter boat master
- Charter boat operator
- Launch captain
- Launch master
- Launch operator
- Launch owner-operator
- Motor boat operator
- Motor launch operator
- Motorboat captain
- Motorboat operator
- Repair ship owner-operator
- Scow captain
- Scow operator
- Sightseeing boat captain
- Sightseeing boat master
- Sightseeing boat operator
- Small craft operator
- Water bus captain
- Water bus master
- Water bus operator
- Water taxi captain
- Water taxi master
- Water taxi operator
- Workboat operator
- Charter boat operator
- Launch master
- Motor boat operator
- Scow captain
- Sightseeing boat operator
- Small craft operator
- Water taxi operator
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Boat operators perform some or all of the following duties:
- Operate motorboats, launches, small ferry boats and other similar vessels to transport passengers or freight
- Maintain boats and equipment on board, such as engines, winches, derricks, fire extinguishers and life preservers
- May perform other duties, such as checking for oil spills or other pollutants around ports and harbours, patrolling beaches and measuring depth of water.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is required.
- On-the-job training is provided.
- Master of a Small Craft or Master of a Small Passenger Craft certificate, issued by Transport Canada, is required.
Additional information
- Mobility between boat operators in this unit group is possible.
- Progression to deck officer positions is possible with additional training, experience and certification.
Exclusions
- Cable ferry operators (in 7435 Lock and Cable Ferry Operators and Related Occupations)
- Deck Crew, Water Transport (7433)
- Ferryboat operator and ship pilots (in 2273 Deck Officers, Water Transport)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 7 – Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations
- Skill level
- C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
- Major group
- 74 – Intermediate Occupations in Transport, Equipment Operation, Installation and Maintenance
- Minor group
- 743 – Other Transport Equipment Operators and Related Workers
- Version
- NOC 2006 Version 1.0