Description
Operate and steer vessels such as cruise ships, ferries, tankers, and container ships.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 4 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 5 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Essential for
- MatroseMatroses are members of the deck department of an inland water transportship. They may work on the helm, on the deck, in the cargo hold and in the engine…
- Deck officerDeck officers or mates perform the watch duties on board vessels like determining the course and speed, manoeuvring to avoid hazards, and continuously monitoring the vessels positi…
- SkipperSkippers are the highest authority on board or inland waterways; they are in charge of the vessel and are held responsible for the safety and well-being of the clients and…
- Ship captainShip captains are in charge of a vessel for the transportation of goods and passengers, operating in lakes, oceans, coastal waters, rivers, or bays. The size of the vessel can…
Optional for
- Hydrographic surveyorHydrographic surveyors measure and map, by means of specialised equipment, marine environments. They collect scientific data in order to study the underwater topography and morphol…