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7532 – Water transport deck and engine room crew
Workers in this unit group stand watch, operate and maintain deck equipment, perform other deck and bridge duties, assist ship engineer officers to operate, maintain and repair engines, machinery and auxiliary equipment aboard ships or self-propelled vessels. They are employed by marine transportation companies and federal government departments.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Able seaman/woman - except armed forces
- Able-bodied seaman/woman
- Barge deckhand
- Boatswain
- Boatswain - water transport
- Boiler tender - ships
- Deckhand
- Deckhand - ships
- Deckhand, dredge
- Dredge deckhand
- Engine and boiler room crew member - ships
- Engine room crew member - ship
- Engine room crew member, ship
- Engine room greaser - marine
- Engine room greaser - water transport
- Engine room mechanical assistant - ships
- Engine room mechanical assistant, ship
- Ferryboat deckhand
- Greaser, engine room
- Greaser, engine room - marine
- Helmsman/woman - water transport
- Log boom tugboat deckhand
- Marine engine oiler
- Marine engineering mechanic
- Marine engineering technician
- Marine oiler
- Mechanical assistant - water transport
- Mechanical assistant, engine room - ships
- Mechanical assistant, ship's engine room
- Oiler, marine
- Ordinary seaman/woman - except armed forces
- Pump seaman/woman
- Pumpman/woman - ships
- Quartermaster
- Seaman/woman
- Ship boiler tender
- Ship engine room greaser
- Ship engine room mechanical assistant
- Ship stoker
- Ship tunnelman/woman
- Ship watchman/woman
- Ship's carpenter
- Stoker - ships
- Tanker pumper - ship
- Tugboat deckhand
- Tunnel operator, ship
- Tunnelman/woman, ship
- Watchman/woman, ship
- Wheelsman/woman
- Able seaman/woman - except armed forces
- Boatswain - water transport
- Deckhand
- Engine room crew member - ship
- Helmsman/woman - water transport
- Marine engine oiler
- Marine engineering mechanic
- Ship stoker
- Tunnel operator, ship
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Workers in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:
- Stand watch and steer ship or self-propelled vessel under the direction of the officer on watch
- Operate, maintain and repair deck equipment such as winches, cranes, derricks and hawsers
- Assist ship engineer officers in performing routine maintenance work and repair to ship's engine, machinery and auxiliary equipment
- Monitor engine, machinery and equipment indicators, record variables and report abnormalities to ship engineer officer on watch
- Lubricate moving parts of engines, machinery and auxiliary equipment
- Operate and maintain off-loading liquid pumps and valves
- Clean engine parts and keep engine room clean
- Clean, chip and paint deck surfaces
- Handle mooring lines, and splice and repair ropes, wire cables and cordage.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is required.
- On-the-job training is provided.
Additional information
- Progression to deck or ship engineer officer positions is possible with experience, additional training and deck officer certification by Transport Canada.
- Senior positions in this unit group, such as able seaman/woman, require experience.
- Training and testing for various endorsements and certification, including the Marine Emergency Duty (MED) certificate, occur following employment as a deck crew member.
Exclusions
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
- 75 – Transport and heavy equipment operation and related maintenance occupations
- Minor group
- 753 – Other transport equipment operators and related maintenance workers
- Version
- NOC 2011 Version 1.0