Deckhand - City Cruises Chicago
for each heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep each bullet exactly as in posting, but we can trim duplicates.
Let's list About the role prose: "The successful Deckhand is responsible for maintaining the appearance and cleanliness of the vessel, ensuring guest comfort and safety while underway, and assisting with docking and undocking." That's from Position Summary.
Responsibilities list: each bullet as given.
Requirements list: items from Requirements & Qualifications that are not physical: commuting, drug testing, HS diploma preferred, age 18, understand/convey info, service orientation, energetic personality, work extended periods without sitting, lift up to 50 lbs, throw mooring lines, normal color vision, may need TWIC, available for major holidays.
Qualifications list: physical requirements and work environment. Let's extract physical requirements (the list under Physical Requirements heading). Also Work Environment description.
Physical Requirements list (as appears):
- Ability to work onboard a moving vessel in varying weather and sea conditions, including maintaining balance and stability while underway.
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, frequently throughout a shift.
- Ability to navigate stairs, ladders, narrow passageways, and confined spaces commonly found onboard vessels.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull supplies, equipment, and inventory weighing up to 40 pounds independently.
- Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, and perform repetitive motions as required in food service and hospitality operations.
- Ability to respond quickly and effectively during normal operations, guest service situations, and emergency procedures.
- Ability to safely work in a fast-paced environment with exposure to moving equipment, wet surfaces, temperature variations, and moderate noise levels.
- Ability to visually inspect service areas, food presentation, cleanliness standards, and safety conditions.
- Ability to communicate effectively with guests, crew members, and management in person and via radio or other communication devices.
- Successfully complete vessel-specific safety and emergency training.
- Ability to work flexible schedules, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended shifts as operational needs require.
Work Environment: "Work is performed primarily onboard a Coast Guard-inspected passenger vessel, with duties split between dining, service, storage, galley-adjacent, and administrative areas. Position requires regular movement throughout multiple decks and may involve occasional exposure to outdoor marine environments, including heat, humidity, rain, wind, and sunlight. Must be able to safely perform duties while the vessel is docked or underway."
We should not duplicate the flexible schedule ability (already in physical requirements). For Schedule section we can mention that.
Now we need to avoid duplication: The physical requirements list includes ability to work flexible schedules etc. We'll keep that in Qualifications (physical). Then Schedule section can summarize schedule flexibility.
But we might duplicate content if we also list schedule in Qualifications. However the instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the flexible schedule ability somewhere. It's okay to have it in Qualifications (physical) and also mention in Schedule? That would be duplication. Better to keep it only once. Since Schedule section is about schedule, we could move the flexible schedule ability to Schedule section and remove from Qualifications. But then Qualifications would lose that detail. However we could keep it in Qualifications and not have a separate Schedule section, but we have schedule info elsewhere (Be prepared to begin work at scheduled time). That's not a schedule flexibility statement. The posting also says "Ability to work flexible schedules, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended shifts as operational needs require." That's the only schedule-specific info. So we could put that in Schedule section and not duplicate in Qualifications. Then Qualifications would not contain that line. That's okay because we are not omitting any substantive info; we just moved it to appropriate section. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; we are not removing it, just relocating. That's acceptable.
Thus Qualifications will contain physical requirements except the flexible schedule line. We'll keep the rest.
Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove those.
Now produce HTML.
Structure:
About the role
The successful Deckhand is responsible for maintaining the appearance and cleanliness of the vessel, ensuring guest comfort and safety while underway, and assisting with docking and undocking.
Responsibilities
- Provide exceptional hospitality to guests and coworkers as prescribed in our RESPECT service system
- Follow safety procedures in order to ensure the protection of passengers and vessel
- Participate in routine safety drills to prepare for major incidents
- Handle lines to moor vessels to pier
- Stand watch in ships' bows, sterns, or bridge wings in order to look for obstructions in a ship's path or to locate navigational aids such as buoys and lighthouses
- Assist Captain and supervisory personnel in maintain vessel equipment and systems such as HVAC, engine, and technical equipment
- Maintain the cleanliness and safety of all common areas
- Sweep, mop, and wash down decks and exterior to remove dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses
- Load or unload materials from vessels; gather and remove trash from vessel
- Service, clean, and supply restrooms
- Be prepared to begin work at scheduled time
- Maintain uniform and personal grooming in compliance with appearance standards
- Additional job duties assigned
Requirements
- Candidates must be able to reliably commute to and from the dock for schedule shifts
- Pre-employment and on-going random drug testing are required for all marine personnel
- High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) preferred
- Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
- Must be able to effectively understand and convey written and verbal information to guests and coworkers
- Must possess a service orientation – actively looking for ways to help others
- Ener
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep each bullet exactly as in posting, but we can trim duplicates. Let's list About the role prose: "The successful Deckhand is responsible for maintaining the appearance and cleanliness of the vessel, ensuring guest comfort and safety while underway, and assisting with docking and undocking." That's from Position Summary. Responsibilities list: each bullet as given. Requirements list: items from Requirements & Qualifications that are not physical: commuting, drug testing, HS diploma preferred, age 18, understand/convey info, service orientation, energetic personality, work extended periods without sitting, lift up to 50 lbs, throw mooring lines, normal color vision, may need TWIC, available for major holidays. Qualifications list: physical requirements and work environment. Let's extract physical requirements (the list under Physical Requirements heading). Also Work Environment description. Physical Requirements list (as appears): - Ability to work onboard a moving vessel in varying weather and sea conditions, including maintaining balance and stability while underway. - Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, frequently throughout a shift. - Ability to navigate stairs, ladders, narrow passageways, and confined spaces commonly found onboard vessels. - Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull supplies, equipment, and inventory weighing up to 40 pounds independently. - Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, and perform repetitive motions as required in food service and hospitality operations. - Ability to respond quickly and effectively during normal operations, guest service situations, and emergency procedures. - Ability to safely work in a fast-paced environment with exposure to moving equipment, wet surfaces, temperature variations, and moderate noise levels. - Ability to visually inspect service areas, food presentation, cleanliness standards, and safety conditions. - Ability to communicate effectively with guests, crew members, and management in person and via radio or other communication devices. - Successfully complete vessel-specific safety and emergency training. - Ability to work flexible schedules, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended shifts as operational needs require. Work Environment: "Work is performed primarily onboard a Coast Guard-inspected passenger vessel, with duties split between dining, service, storage, galley-adjacent, and administrative areas. Position requires regular movement throughout multiple decks and may involve occasional exposure to outdoor marine environments, including heat, humidity, rain, wind, and sunlight. Must be able to safely perform duties while the vessel is docked or underway." We should not duplicate the flexible schedule ability (already in physical requirements). For Schedule section we can mention that. Now we need to avoid duplication: The physical requirements list includes ability to work flexible schedules etc. We'll keep that in Qualifications (physical). Then Schedule section can summarize schedule flexibility. But we might duplicate content if we also list schedule in Qualifications. However the instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the flexible schedule ability somewhere. It's okay to have it in Qualifications (physical) and also mention in Schedule? That would be duplication. Better to keep it only once. Since Schedule section is about schedule, we could move the flexible schedule ability to Schedule section and remove from Qualifications. But then Qualifications would lose that detail. However we could keep it in Qualifications and not have a separate Schedule section, but we have schedule info elsewhere (Be prepared to begin work at scheduled time). That's not a schedule flexibility statement. The posting also says "Ability to work flexible schedules, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended shifts as operational needs require." That's the only schedule-specific info. So we could put that in Schedule section and not duplicate in Qualifications. Then Qualifications would not contain that line. That's okay because we are not omitting any substantive info; we just moved it to appropriate section. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; we are not removing it, just relocating. That's acceptable. Thus Qualifications will contain physical requirements except the flexible schedule line. We'll keep the rest. Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove those. Now produce HTML. Structure:
About the role
The successful Deckhand is responsible for maintaining the appearance and cleanliness of the vessel, ensuring guest comfort and safety while underway, and assisting with docking and undocking.
Responsibilities
- Provide exceptional hospitality to guests and coworkers as prescribed in our RESPECT service system
- Follow safety procedures in order to ensure the protection of passengers and vessel
- Participate in routine safety drills to prepare for major incidents
- Handle lines to moor vessels to pier
- Stand watch in ships' bows, sterns, or bridge wings in order to look for obstructions in a ship's path or to locate navigational aids such as buoys and lighthouses
- Assist Captain and supervisory personnel in maintain vessel equipment and systems such as HVAC, engine, and technical equipment
- Maintain the cleanliness and safety of all common areas
- Sweep, mop, and wash down decks and exterior to remove dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses
- Load or unload materials from vessels; gather and remove trash from vessel
- Service, clean, and supply restrooms
- Be prepared to begin work at scheduled time
- Maintain uniform and personal grooming in compliance with appearance standards
- Additional job duties assigned
Requirements
- Candidates must be able to reliably commute to and from the dock for schedule shifts
- Pre-employment and on-going random drug testing are required for all marine personnel
- High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) preferred
- Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
- Must be able to effectively understand and convey written and verbal information to guests and coworkers
- Must possess a service orientation – actively looking for ways to help others
- Ener