Vessel Strike Avoidance Observer - Staten Island, NY
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About The Position
A.I.S., Inc. (AIS) is a national scientific services firm supporting maritime activities requiring certification of compliance with environmental regulations as well as collecting data for use by Federal, State, Municipal, and other government agencies along the US coastline. AIS is recruiting vessel strike avoidance protected species observers (VSA) to deploy on a vessel conducting buoy servicing operations off the coast of New York. AIS is looking for individuals with NMFS PSO approval letters to stand watch during while the vessel is under way to record data on protected species sightings and implement strike avoidance protective measures when necessary. The VSAs will be stationed offshore during 24-hour operations. Duties include but are not limited to identification of protected species; documenting location, documenting behavior and other essential data; documenting data on logs in an organized manner. Candidates will be selected based on their past experience identifying protected species. The VSAO will in opposite shifts during offshore operations which will be conducted 24/7 and will an average of twelve hours of work per PSO per day. This position is expected to start in late February 2025 for an estimated 2-3 days of work. Candidates will be selected based on their experience identifying protected species.
