Tank Barge PIC

Responsibilities

• Walk 2-3 miles per day.
• Communicate with dock personnel and ensure understanding of product and transfer procedures.
• Step up to 2 feet vertically and horizontally to inspect barges and rigging.
• Reach to extend arms fully, both horizontally and vertically, for tasks such as throwing and catching lines.
• Lift and carry items weighing up to 75 pounds for distances of up to 500 feet.
• Communicate using handheld radios and verbally with dock personnel.
• Perform firefighting/spill containment equipment communications.
• Maintain documentation and assist in training new personnel.
• Assist with engine and generator room maintenance.

Requirements

• Color vision and eyesight sufficient to pass an eye test as required to obtain a merchant mariners document.
• Hearing as required to obtain a merchant mariners document.
• Speech ability to verbally communicate in the English language both in delivery and ability to be understood.
• Reading/writing ability to communicate by reading and writing in the English language.
• A sense of smell sufficient to detect the presence of potentially dangerous chemical vapors.
• Pulmonary Function must pass a pulmonary function test with a minimum score of 80% with physician’s approval.
• Physical Condition and Ability to wear gloves, goggles, rubber boots, slicker suit, steel-toe boots, hard hat, five-minute escape pack, negative pressure respirator or positive pressure respirator.
• General ability to drive to and from hub cities.
• Ability to endure harsh environments including extreme temperatures, rain, ice, sleet, wind, wave action, and long hours during transfers.

Qualifications

• Tank Barge PIC: A Tank Barge PIC License is REQUIRED.
• Tank Barge PIC Trainee: No License Required.
• Licenses: Must possess a valid and current merchant mariners document with a Tank Barge PIC endorsement under 46 CFR 12/20 et seq. and a current and valid driver’s license.
• Training: Must pass a company-approved test and successfully complete Kirby Corporation's training school for Tank Barge PIC.
• Benzene Regulations: Must be able to pass certification requirements of 46 CFR Part 197 Subpart C - Benzene.
• Drug Regulations: Must be able to satisfy all United States Coast Guard Chemical Drug Testing Programs for Vessel Personnel as found in 46 CFR Part 16.
• Physical Examination: Subject to a physical examination by a physician appointed by Kirby Corporation in the event of a conditional offer of employment.