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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.3 - operating watercraft S8.3.0 - operating watercraft Stand watch on vessel
Description
Stand watch in ships' bows, sterns, or bridge wings. Look out for obstructions in the ship's path and locate navigational aids such as buoys. Determine geographical position of the ship, using all available means such as GPS, radar ranges, visual observations and depth sounders. Perform navigational watches while underway, and safety watches, anchor watches and dock watches at other times as deemed prudent by the Captain, in accordance with normal bridge management procedures.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 0 occupations
- Total: 1 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- BoatswainBoatswains organise the crew on deck and at the fishing hold to execute the orders received from a superior. They coordinate the operations of maintenance, manoeuvres, assembly and…
Related skills
- Handle cargo
- Report to captain
- Operate ship equipment
- Fishing vessels
- Evaluate schools of fish
- Operate vessel critical systems
- Maintain safe navigation watches
- Coordinate the ship crew
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- Apply fishing maneuvres
- Support vessel manoeuvres
- Participate in the organisation of emergency drills
