Transportation, Logistics & Distribution
Operate small motor-driven boats.
Motorboat Operators
Degree Recommendations
Motorboat Operators
01
Maintain desired courses, using compasses or electronic navigational aids.
02
Follow safety procedures to ensure the protection of passengers, cargo, and vessels.
03
Direct safety operations in emergency situations.
04
Operate engine throttles and steering mechanisms to guide boats on desired courses.
05
Oversee operation of vessels used for carrying passengers, motor vehicles, or goods across rivers, harbors, lakes, and coastal waters.
06
Secure boats to docks with mooring lines, and cast off lines to enable departure.
07
Service motors by performing tasks such as changing oil and lubricating parts.
08
Arrange repairs, fuel, and supplies for vessels.
09
Maintain equipment such as range markers, fire extinguishers, boat fenders, lines, pumps, and fittings.
10
Take depth soundings in turning basins.
Motorboat Operators
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
Customer and Personal Service
KNOWLEDGE
Geography
KNOWLEDGE
Mechanical
KNOWLEDGE
Transportation
KNOWLEDGE
Public Safety and Security
SKILL
Operation and Control
SKILL
Operation Monitoring
SKILL
Speaking
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Judgment and Decision Making
ABILITY
Control Precision
ABILITY
Far Vision
ABILITY
Problem Sensitivity
ABILITY
Spatial Orientation
ABILITY
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Transportation, Logistics & Distribution
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