Coxswain
Key Responsibilities
- Manoeuvre and navigate small vessels
- Consult weather authorities before planning a voyage
- Give instructions to the crew
- Communicate with passengers
- Update vessel logbooks
- Assist with mooring and unmooring vessels
- Monitor condition and seaworthiness of vessels
- Transmit and receive information by marine radio or telephone
- Respond to emergency situations
- Use navigational information and techniques to conduct a safe passage
- Service propulsion systems, low-voltage electrical systems and auxiliary systems
- Operate pumping systems, and outboard and inboard diesel engines
- Manage refueling
- Follow environmental work practices
Snapshot
Education Pathways: MAR20318 Certificate II in Maritime Operations (Coxswain Grade 1 Near Coastal)