Mate-Anchorage Harbor

Cook Inlet Tug & Barge•Anchorage, AK

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Cook Inlet Tug & Barge is hiring a Mate for harbor operations in Anchorage. The Mate is responsible to the Captain for vessel safety and security and works under the Captain’s direction. Duties include supporting crew welfare and training, ensuring safe vessel navigation while handling barges and other vessels under tow, implementing company policies and maritime standards, monitoring water depth, weather, surging, and traffic, and keeping the tow wire clear of the bottom, navigational aids, and other vessels. The Mate also assists with inspections and conducts required drills, training, safety meetings, records, and notifications. Other duties may include working on deck and barges. This is year-round work, with a typical schedule of two weeks on and two weeks off. The Mate must be able to work 12 hours per day every day while on shift. Lodging and provisions are provided aboard the vessel. The work involves exposure to all weather conditions and requires physical ability to climb aboard tugs and barges, use ladders and stairs, balance aboard vessels in a seaway, kneel, stoop, reach overhead, and stand for long periods. Comfort with heights and narrow walkways is required.

Requirements

Mate of Towing 200 GT inland credential with Towing Endorsement (TOAR).
Valid USCG Merchant Mariner Credential.
Valid Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC).
Valid state driver's license.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Eligible to work in the United States.
Extensive knowledge of maritime law and current updates.
Skill in using equipment suited to the job at hand.
Physically able to climb aboard tugs and barges, ascend and descend ladders, balance aboard vessels in a seaway, kneel, stoop, use stairs, reach overhead, and stand for long periods.
Comfortable with heights and narrow walkways.
Able to work 12 hours a day every day while on shift.

Nice To Haves

Near-coastal Mate of Towing 200 GT qualification.
Any Able Seaman (AB) rating.
Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch (RFPNW).
Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boat with Lifeboatman qualification.
Person in Charge (PIC) qualification.
Two years of prior experience as a deckhand operating harbor tugs with ASD propulsion.
Z-drive experience.
Three years of sea-going experience on towing vessels.
Marine operations background and familiarity with shipyards and tugs.

Responsibilities

Ensure the safety and security of the vessel, reporting to and working under the direction of the Captain.
Support crew welfare and training in safety, firefighting, search and rescue, and related areas.
Safely navigate the vessel while steering, operating, pushing, and pulling barges and other vessels under tow, including during docking and unloading.
Implement company policies, procedures, and maritime industry standards to maintain a safe work environment.
Monitor water depth, weather, surging, and other traffic.
Keep the tow wire clear of the bottom, navigational aids, and other vessels.
Assist with inspections and conduct required drills, training, safety meetings, records, and essential notifications in accordance with company policy.
Perform other assigned duties, including work on deck and barges.