Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

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Summary Description


	Command or supervise operations of ships and water vessels, such as tugboats and ferryboats. Required to hold license issued by U.S. Coast Guard.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Barge Captain

2.	Barge Master

3.	Boat Pilot

4.	Car Ferry Captain

5.	Car Ferry Master

6.	Coastal Tug Mate

7.	Deck Officer

8.	Docking Pilot

9.	Ferry Boat Captain

10.	Ferry Captain

11.	Ferryboat Captain

12.	First Mate

13.	Harbor Boat Pilot

14.	Harbor Pilot

15.	Harbor Tug Captain

16.	Port Captain

17.	River Boat Captain

18.	River Pilot

19.	Sailboat Captain

20.	Ship Harbor Pilot

21.	Tow Boat Captain

22.	Towboat Pilot

23.	Tug Boat Captain

24.	Tugboat Captain

25.	Tugboat Mate

26.	Tugboat Operator

27.	Tugboat Pilot

Nature of the Work


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Water Transportation Workers
	Water transportation workers operate and maintain vessels that take cargo and people over water. The vessels travel to and from foreign ports across the ocean and to domestic ports along the coasts, across the Great Lakes, and along the country's many inland waterways.

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Working Conditions


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Water Transportation Workers
	Water transportation workers usually work for long periods and can be exposed to all kinds of weather.

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