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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.3 - operating watercraft S8.3.0 - operating watercraft Perform small vessel navigation
Description
Perform navigation of the vessel. Keep up to date nautical publications for safe navigation. Determine the vessel's position and trace the tracks properly to ensure safety. Perform safe navigation, complying with regulations so as to avoid collisions, groundings, beaching and prevent marine pollution. Interpret weather reports using data obtained or provided to ensure the safety of the vessel. Apply radar information. Manage communications following maritime protocols.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 0 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 1 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 6 (Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers)
Optional for
- Aquaculture mooring managerAquaculture mooring managers carry out and supervise the mooring of cages in stable stations, drifting cages or even self-propelled and semi-submerged cages. They safely operate an…
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- Compass navigation
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- Operate an emergency communication system
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- Aquaculture industry
- Peform small vessel administrative duties
- Cooperate with colleagues
- Apply risk management processes
- Use communication devices
Last updated on February 18, 2026
