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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.3 - operating watercraft S8.3.0 - operating watercraft Use fishing vessel equipment
Description
Dispose fishing gear and ship's deck for successful extraction activities as directed by the superior. Run shooting and hauling gear operations for its optimal performance.
This applies to active gear like pelagic trawls, purse seines, dredges, as well as to passive gears such as passive gears hooks, drift nets, fixed nets, pots, and traps.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 3 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 4 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- Fisheries deckhandFisheries deckhands work on fishing vessels where they carry out fishing related activities. They undertake a wide range of fishing and maritime work on land and at sea, such…
- Deep-sea fishery workerDeep-sea fishery workers operate on board fishing vessels to catch deep-sea fish for sale or delivery. They use equipment such as rods and nets to catch deep-sea fish according…
- 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…
Optional for
- Fishing net makerFishing net makers make and assemble fishing net gear and carry out reparation and maintenance, as directed by the drawings and/or traditional methods. Other titles The following j…
Related skills
- Fishing gear
- Fishing vessels
- Handle cargo
- Risks associated with undertaking fishing operations
- Fisheries management
- Quality of fish products
- Pollution prevention
- Operate ship equipment
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- Communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system
Last updated on February 18, 2026
