This position serves as a relief Able-Bodied Seaman 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. 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, handling mooring lines during docking/undocking operations; verifying and collecting boarding tickets and assisting in the loading/unloading of passengers and vehicles including chocking/un-chocking of vehicle wheels and operating the transfer bridge; cleaning/painting interior and exterior vessel structure, gear, and equipment, passageways and compartments on or above the main deck; actively participating in safety drills and operations including the swinging out, lowering, handling, and retrieval of lifeboats; standing helm and lookout watches in wheelhouse; and performing security duties IAW the Vessel Security Plan.
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Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Number of Employees
11-50 employees