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Marine and Waterways Transport Operatives

Marine and waterways transport operatives supervise and carry out a variety of deck duties and operate and maintain engines, boilers and mechanical equipment on board ships, boats and other marine vessels.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£22,783
£50,973
£81,158

New workers start around £22,783. Normal pay is £50,973 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £81,158.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 6,346 vacancies for this type of job

5.99%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Performs other deck duties, including servicing and maintaining deck gear and rigging, splicing wire and fibre ropes, greasing winches and derricks, opening up and battening down hatches, securing gangways and ladders and lowering and raising lifeboats.

  • Steers ship, under the supervision of a duty officer, checks navigational aids and keeps bridge, wheel and chartroom clean and tidy.

  • Stows cargo, assists passengers to embark and disembark, watches for hazards and moors or casts off mooring ropes as required.

  • Removes and repairs or replaces damaged or worn parts of plant and machinery and ensures that engine and plant machinery are well lubricated.

  • Ensures that necessary fuel supplies are on board and inspects engine, boilers and other mechanisms for correct functioning.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Naval Architecture

  • Marine Engineering

  • Project Management

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Risk Analysis

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Machinery

  • Effective Communication

  • Environment Health And Safety

  • Manual Handling

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Operations

  • Customer Service

  • Problem Solving

  • Leadership

  • Planning

  • Coordinating

  • Detail Oriented

  • Loading And Unloading

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.