Description
Licensed deck officer who stands watch and manages navigation, safety, and deck operations aboard ships and other vessels. Plans and directs vessel movements under the master's authority, supervises deck crew and cargo handling, ensures regulatory compliance, and assists with docking and emergency response. U.S. Coast Guard license required.
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
Engineering and Technology
- • Mechanical
Mathematics and Science
- • Geography
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
- • Law and Government
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Persuasion
- • Instructing
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Technical Skills
- • Operations Monitoring
- • Operation and Control
- • Equipment Maintenance
- • Repairing
- • Quality Control Analysis
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
- • Management of Personnel Resources
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Speed of Closure
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Spatial Abilities
- • Spatial Orientation
- • Visualization
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
- • Time Sharing
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
- • Multilimb Coordination
- • Response Orientation
- • Rate Control
Reaction Time and Speed Abilities
- • Reaction Time
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Trunk Strength
Flexibility, Balance, and Coordination
- • Extent Flexibility
- • Gross Body Equilibrium
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
- • Visual Color Discrimination
- • Depth Perception
- • Glare Sensitivity
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Auditory Attention
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Related specializations
Interview options
Interview options
Interviewee gender
Interviewee accent
Interview time
Related Pathways
Supply Chain & Transportation
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
