Second Mate

Saltchuk Marine Shared Services•Honolulu, HI

About The Position

The Second Mate assists the First Mate and Master with the vessel’s day-to-day operations. The role includes assisting with crew work assignments, standing sea watch, piloting and navigating the vessel, operating and maintaining vessel equipment, and assisting with barge docking. The Second Mate meets with the First Mate and Master to determine work assignments and must help ensure the safety of the vessel and crew. The position works indoors and outdoors in varying weather and sea conditions, including wet, humid, noisy, and dusty areas. The work schedule varies by vessel assignment and sailing schedule; normal workdays are Monday through Sunday. Duties involve using wheelhouse controls, basic hand and handheld power tools, and potentially company vehicles. The role requires attention to detail, alertness, mathematical ability to determine the vessel’s position, speed, and ETA, and the ability to follow instructions and communicate with coworkers and supervisors. Physical demands include frequent climbing, jumping, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, squatting, twisting, walking, reaching, and pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying tools, equipment, stores, and lines weighing up to 50 pounds. Sitting is seldom required; handling and fingering are occasional, while eye-hand-foot coordination is continuous. The job requires 20/40 correctable vision in each eye and color vision as required by the US Coast Guard, as well as depth perception and a wide field of vision. Candidates must hold a qualifying US Coast Guard license and required endorsements and permits, have the specified towing-vessel service, and possess a high school diploma or GED. Training syllabus completion is required for current employees who have not completed it and for external hires before standing watch unsupervised, subject to the stated deadlines. This description is not an all-inclusive list of duties; management may modify, add, or remove duties and assign others as necessary.

Requirements

Hold a US Coast Guard license as Mate of Steam or Motor Vessels of at least 200 GRT Near Coastal, with a towing endorsement.
Hold a current radar observer endorsement.
Hold an FCC marine radiotelephone operator permit.
Have total service of 18 months, including 12 months on towing vessels.
Have a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
Have sufficient verbal, reading, and writing skills for job duties, including delegating assignments, receiving instructions, reading instructions, and writing assignments and requests.
Be able to pilot and navigate using radio, radar, electronic navigational equipment, navigational aids, and charting.
Be familiar with and able to navigate or pilot in harbor and offshore waters.
Demonstrate sound judgment in operating a tug and handling equipment and machinery.
Be able to communicate with coworkers, supervisory personnel, other vessels, and harbor pilots.
Have sufficient mathematical ability to determine the vessel’s position, speed, and ETA.
Maintain attention to detail and alertness to help ensure vessel and crew safety.
Meet the stated vision requirements: 20/40 correctable vision in each eye, color sense as required by the US Coast Guard, depth perception, and a wide field of vision.
Complete the Young Brothers, Ltd. Training Syllabus as detailed in YB Forms 23A and 23D within the stated timeframe: current employees who have not completed it have 90 days from the effective date of reclassification; external hires must complete it before standing watch unsupervised and before the end of the 90-day probationary period.