Second Mate - National Geographic Venture

Watch Duty

• Performs bridge navigation and deck watch during specified periods. Determines geographical position of the ship, using all available means such as GPS, radar ranges, visual observations, depth sounders, etc.
• Makes necessary entries in navigation and radio logs.
• Handles the vessel, as directed by the Captain, in docking, anchoring, piloting, en route, in close quarters and open sea conditions.
• Navigates vessel to ensure avoidance of marine hazards such as reefs, outlying shoals, shallow waters, etc. using aids to navigation such as lights, lighthouses, and buoys.


Safety & Security
• Participates in on board safety training, meetings and drills, as directed by the Captain, including fire, abandon ship, man overboard, flooding and medical emergencies.
• Participates in shore side training as required by the company.
• Relieves and/or performs gangway watch as directed by the duty schedule.
• Maintains familiarity with the ISM Code and requirements.
• Maintains familiarity with all duties under the company Safety Management System including Emergency Response activities.


Small Boat Operations
• Drives inflatable boats as necessary.
• Assists with loading guests, staff, and crew in and out of inflatable boats.


Administrative
• Maintains navigation bridge supply inventories and requisitions.
• Performs chart and publication corrections and maintain vessel's chart inventory by utilizing U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard Notice to Mariners.
• Calculates and posts daily sunrise/sunset times and tide and current information.
• Creates Voyage Plan waypoint spreadsheet for Captain’s review and approval. Enters voyage itinerary waypoints into GPS.
• Creates/maintains New Hire Checklist and ensures each Training Officer is aware of needed completion dates for each employee’s training.
• Creates Training Completion Certificates for all shipboard training for each employee and sends to Seattle Office.
• Maintains electronic copies of all external and shipboard training certificates for each employee onboard.

DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience as Mate operating a passenger vessel, including navigation and bridge watch responsibilities, maintaining navigation/communications equipment, and performing chart corrections.
• Experience operating port-to-port between Southeast Alaska, the Columbia and Snake Rivers, the Gulf of California, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama (including the Panama Canal).
• Excellent crisis management skills; ability to act quickly with confidence while exercising sound judgment.
• Good customer service skills: professional demeanor, ability to use necessary levels of tact and courtesy.
• Strong time management skills; able to handle multiple tasks, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Communication Skills: Must possess the ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Mathematical Skills: Able to perform voyage planning and navigational calculations.

Licenses/Certificates

• Minimum USCG Mate 500 GRT Near Coastal and OICNW greater than 500 GT STCW Endorsement required. 
• Current First Aid/CPR/AED certification required.  
• Valid TWIC card required. 
• Valid US Passport required. 
• Valid USCG Medical Card per STCW standards (2 years) 
• STCW Advanced Firefighting (AFF) Certification required. 
• STCW Basic Safety Training (BST) within last 5 years required. 
• STCW Crowd Management (CM) required.
• STCW Crisis Management and Human Behavior (CMHB) required. 
• STCW Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats Other than Fast Rescue Boat (PSC) required. 
• GMDSS License required. 
• ECDIS required. 
• ARPA required.
• Radar Observer (RO) endorsement required. 
• Department of Transportation (DOT) Specimen Collector required. 
• ECDIS Type-Specific Training provided.