7532 – Water transport deck and engine room crew
Water transport deck and engine room crew stand watch, operate and maintain deck equipment, perform other deck and bridge duties and assist ship engineer officers to operate, maintain and repair engines, machinery and auxiliary equipment aboard ships or self-propelled vessels. They are employed by marine transportation companies and federal government departments.
Profile
Index of titles
Example titles
Able seaman/woman (except armed forces)
Barge deckhand
Boatswain
Boatswain – water transport
Boiler tender – ships
Deckhand
Deckhand – ships
Dredge deckhand
Engine and boiler room crew member – ships
Engine room crew member – ship
Engine room greaser – marine
Engine room greaser – water transport
Engine room mechanical assistant – ships
Ferryboat deckhand
Helmsman/woman – water transport
Log boom tugboat deckhand
Marine engine oiler
Marine engineering mechanic
Marine engineering technician
Marine oiler
Mechanical assistant – water transport
Ordinary seaman/woman (except armed forces)
Pump seaman/woman
Pumpman/woman – ships
Quartermaster
Seaman/woman
Ship boiler tender
Ship engine room greaser
Ship engine room mechanical assistant
Ship stoker
Ship tunnel operator
Ship tunnelman/woman
Ship watchman/woman
Ship’s carpenter
Stoker – ships
Tanker pumper – ship
Tugboat deckhand
Wheelsman/woman
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Stand watch and steer ship or self-propelled vessel under the direction of the officer on watch
Operate, maintain and repair deck equipment such as winches, cranes, derricks and hawsers
Assist ship engineer officers in performing routine maintenance work and repair to ship’s engine, machinery and auxiliary equipment
Monitor engine, machinery and equipment indicators, record variables and report abnormalities to ship engineer officer on watch
Lubricate moving parts of engines, machinery and auxiliary equipment
Operate and maintain off-loading liquid pumps and valves
Clean engine parts and keep engine room clean
Clean, chip and paint deck surfaces
Handle mooring lines, and splice and repair ropes, wire cables and cordage.
Employment requirements
Some secondary school education is required.
On-the-job training is provided.
Additional information
Training and testing for various endorsements and certification, including the Marine Emergency Duty (MED) certificate, occur following employment as a deck crew member.
Senior positions in this unit group, such as able seaman/woman, require experience.
Progression to deck or ship engineer officer positions is possible with experience, additional training and deck officer certification by Transport Canada.
Exclusions
Deck officers, water transport (2273)
Engineer officers, water transport (2274)
Fishing vessel deckhands (8441)