Deckhand

About the role

Under supervision, performs deckhand duties in compliance with agency standard operating procedures, the Safety Management System (SMS), the Vessel Security Plan (VSP) and applicable local, state and federal rules and regulations on a municipal ferry vessel and at a ferry terminal.

Responsibilities

• Performs general deckhand duties, including cleaning the vessel and/or terminal areas, as directed.
• Performs lookout and emergency duties of the assigned duty station, such as: launching and manning rescue boats and life rafts; operating firefighting equipment; and assisting in vessel to vessel transfers, under the direction of an Officer.
• Operates boarding doors, gates, aprons and bridges.
• Handles gangways and mooring lines.
• Directs passenger and vehicle traffic, as assigned.
• Patrols deck and assigned duty station to ensure that all is in a safe and clean condition; assists passengers, as needed; reports any suspicious circumstance or object to an Officer or Ferry Terminal Supervisor.
• Participates in safety meetings and fire and lifeboat drills.

Credential/Certificate Requirement

• Within 6 months of appointment, all candidates must possess a valid U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) with the following endorsements: a) Able Seaman - any category, or a superior endorsement; and b) Lifeboatman or Lifeboatman-limited.
• A valid U.S. Coast Guard medical certificate without restriction for applicable service.
• Within thirty (30) days of appointment, all candidates must possess: A valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) issued by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Medical/Drug Testing Requirements

• Candidates will be required to undergo a medical examination prior to appointment and thereafter, pursuant to Coast Guard regulations.
• Candidates must also pass a drug screening to be appointed.
• All candidates are subject to random drug and alcohol testing during their employment.

Work Location

1 Bay Street, Staten Island, NY 10301

Hours / Shift

32 hours/variable, including nights/weekends

Minimum Qualifications

• Two years of full-time satisfactory paid experience as a deckhand on ocean, coastwise or inland steam or motor vessels, or equivalent seagoing experience in a sea service of the Armed Forces of the United States.
• Graduation from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), with an Associate degree in marine technology, such as the maritime technology degree awarded by Kingsborough Community College, including or supplemented by at least one year of deck duty.
• Graduation from one of the U.S. Coast Guard approved maritime or sea service academies listed below, including the curriculum, program, or qualification indicated:
  • The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (deck curriculum);
  • The U.S. Coast Guard Academy or the U.S. Naval Academy with a qualification as an underway Officer in charge of a navigational watch;
  • The Deck Class of a Maritime Academy approved by and conducted under the rules prescribed by the Maritime Administrator (see 46 CFR 11.407), including the program in the Deck Class of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy.

Additional Information

• The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.
• $64,193.00 – $73,821.00