Safety Department Instructor
Safety Department Instructor
Required Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be a US Citizen
- At least one year experience as Master on vessels of at least 100 GRT
- At least two years of shipboard experience as a deck officer on vessels of at least 200 GRT / 500 GT OR two years of experience as Able Seafarer-Deck on vessels of at least 200 GRT / 500 GT
- OR other shipboard experience in a capacity with responsibility for operation, testing, and maintenance of survival equipment, conducting of abandon ship drills; and the training of passengers and/or crew in lifesaving equipment and procedures.
- OR equivalent military experience in a deck rating of Boatswain Mate or a Survival or Rescue Swimmer is also acceptable.
- Have experience as deck officer on vessels equipped with lifeboats with designated duties as the person in charge of a lifeboat, OR equivalent military experience.
- Experience on vessels of at least 200 GRT / 500 GT with designated duties as the person in charge of fast rescue boat operations; OR equivalent military experience.
Preferred but not required: Hold a current certification as a First Aid and/or CPR instructor from nationally recognized medical training organization (ARC/AHA)