Index
Intro
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.
Training and testing for various endorsements and certification, including the Marine Emergency Duty (MED) certificate, occur following employment as a deck crew member.
Senior positions in this unit group, such as able seaman/woman, require experience.
Progression to deck or ship engineer officer positions is possible with experience, additional training and deck officer certification by Transport Canada.
Main 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.
All Titles
- able seaman/woman – except armed forcesable seaman – except armed forces, able seawoman – except armed forces, able-bodied seaman, able-bodied seaman/woman, able-bodied seawoman
- barge deckhand
- boatswain
- boatswain – water transport
- boiler tender – ships
- deckhandordinary seaman – except armed forces, ordinary seawoman – except armed forces
- 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 transporthelmsman – water transport, helmswoman – water transport, wheelsman, wheelswoman
- 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/womanpump seaman, pump seawoman
- pumpman/woman – shipspumpman – ships, pumpwoman – ships
- quartermaster
- seaman/womanseaman, seawoman
- ship boiler tender
- ship engine room greaser
- ship engine room mechanical assistant
- ship stoker
- ship tunnelman/womanship tunnelman, ship tunnelwoman, tunnelman, ship, tunnelwoman, ship
- ship watchman/womanship watchman, ship watchwoman, watchman, ship, watchwoman, ship
- ship’s carpenter
- stoker – ships
- tanker pumper – ship
- tugboat deckhand
- tunnel operator, ship
- tunnelman/woman, ship
- watchman/woman, ship
- wheelsman/woman
Exclusions
- Deck officers, water transport (2273)
- Engineer officers, water transport (2274)
- Fishing vessel deckhands (8441)