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Marine and Waterways Transport Operatives
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£51,747
Median salary
New workers start around £22,983.39. Normal pay is £51,747 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £81,561.61.
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Jobs
Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths,
Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.
Daily Tasks
- 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.
Skills
Job postings
Learning Strategies
58
Active Listening
56
Reading Comprehension
48
Speaking
46
Critical Thinking
44
Active Learning
41
Monitoring
40
Mathematics
40
Writing
31
Science
26