Ferry Able Seafarer - Relief

State of Maine • Rockland, ME

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a relief Able-Bodied Seafarer aboard one of our Ferry vessels. While headquartered in beautiful Rockland, Maine, the Maine State Ferry Service offers transportation to and from several of Maine’s Island communities. Candidates could be assigned to one of the following vessel routes: Vinalhaven, North Haven, Swans Island or Islesboro.
The schedule for this position varies according to business need, but is communicated with as much advance notice as possible.
When on duty, crews are required to stay on the island in which their vessel is assigned. Employees who do not reside on the island are permitted to utilize state owned housing equipped with cable, free parking, and other amenities. Employees receive a per-diem allowance for meals that is non- taxable income. Typical daily duties include, but are not limited to,: Handles mooring lines during docking/undocking operations; verifies and collects boarding tickets and assists in the loading/unloading of passengers and vehicles including chocking/un-chocking of vehicle wheels and operating the transfer bridge; cleans/paints interior and exterior vessel structure, gear, and equipment, passageways and compartments on or above the main deck; actively participates in safety drills and operations including the swinging out, lowering, handling, and retrieval of lifeboats; stands helm and lookout watches in wheelhouse; and performs security duties IAW the Vessel Security Plan.

Requirements

• Valid U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariners Document (MMD) with AB endorsement (unlimited, limited, or special)
• TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Credential)
• Must submit to and pass pre-employment drug screening as outlined in 49CFR Part 40
• Physically capable of performing all duties of Ferry Able Seafarer
• Experience as a deck crew member of vessels operating on ocean or coastal routes
• U.S. Coast Guard certificate as able seaman and lifeboatman
• Current TWIC Card - Transportation Worker Identification Credential Card

Responsibilities

• Handles mooring lines during docking/undocking operations
• Verifies and collects boarding tickets
• Assists in the loading/unloading of passengers and vehicles including chocking/un-chocking of vehicle wheels and operating the transfer bridge
• Cleans/paints interior and exterior vessel structure, gear, and equipment, passageways and compartments on or above the main deck
• Actively participates in safety drills and operations including the swinging out, lowering, handling, and retrieval of lifeboats
• Stands helm and lookout watches in wheelhouse
• Performs security duties IAW the Vessel Security Plan

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays
• 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually
• Personal leave for overtime-exempt employees
• 12 days of sick leave annually
• Health Insurance Coverage (State pays 85%-95% of employee-only premiums)
• Dental Insurance (State pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums)
• Retirement Plan (State contributes 14.11% of employee's pay towards MainePERS)
• Per-diem allowance for meals (non-taxable income)
• State owned housing equipped with cable, free parking, and other amenities (for employees not residing on the island)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed