Workers in this unit group stand watch, operate and maintain deck equipment and perform other deck and bridge duties aboard ships or self-propelled vessels under the direction of deck officers. They are employed by marine transportation companies and federal government departments including the armed forces.

able seaman/woman, boatswain – military, deckhand, ordinary seaman/woman, tunnel operator, ship, wheelsman/woman.

• 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
• Clean, chip and paint deck surfaces
• Handle mooring lines, and splice and repair ropes, wire cables and cordage.

London, St. Thomas, Woodstock, Aylmer, Ingersoll, Parkhill, Strathroy, Tillsonburg, Belmont, Erie Rest, Grimmonds Beach, Invererie Heights, Lyndale, Lynhurst, Mitchell Heights, Mount Brydges, North Ward, Orchard Beach, Port Stanley

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