Watchkeeping Officer

Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: College/CEGEP
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- Nautical science/merchant marine officer
**Work setting**:

- Staff accommodation provided
**Tasks**:

- Determine geographical position using navigational instruments, maps and charts
- Maintain vessel's navigational instruments and equipment
- Enforce regulations in Canadian waters
- Record vessel's progress, weather and sea conditions in ship's log
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Transport Canada Certificate of Competency
- Transport Canada Security Awareness Training for All Seafarers
- Nautical Institute Certificate
- Marine Officer Certificate
- Marine Advanced First Aid
- Marine Emergency Duty (MED) Training Program
**Vessel experience**:

- Tank vessel
**Security and safety**:

- Medical exam
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Willing to travel regularly
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- Willing to travel for extended periods
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Physically demanding
- 20/20 vision
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Large workload
**Personal suitability**:

- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?