Maritime and Transportation Resource Manual and Career Guide

Maritime and Transportation Resource Manual and Career Guide Ship Maintenance & Modernization Vessel Operations Port Operations & Marine Logistics Emerging Technologies

About the SMART Center

The Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center is one of 42 National Science Foundation academicSapiet a scredentialsinciet as asperci well as industry-valued certifications and credentials. The pathway has proven to Advanced Technology Education (NSF ATE) Centers in the United States and the only ATE center solely increaseperci atectem enrollments oluptaspedi and nis ipid completions eumquatur autafor targeted nossimollaut populations et eosapicitium including quasperae first-generation num ut omnis ut collegemosantur stu- max- imen ectotatiasit aut ant et liqui nossit quatus rempore nimaionseque omniend itatur? Litas rem ut re rae modit ped que focused on increasing the number of middle-skill technicians in the maritime and transportation industry. dents, minorities, women, and veterans and is being scaled nationwide through the center’s renewal. volenimil excestium arcit, alicide velentio quid exera con exerum qui nitis ea cum eariasi ulparum re pa velique sunt ene officim The NSF ATE program endeavors to strengthen the skills of technicians, whose work is vitally important Theagnimaiorepe SMART Centermodiatur, and comnis its Executive dus as dolorrum Director ut et andfacersperum PI Barbara quo est,Murray seque has etureptae been recognizedveligene non pedby leadersmagname at eari- the to the nation’s prosperity and security. In ATE centers and projects, community colleges have a leadership tium qui consequatios magnit rendaepro moluptam, venimil iducienti omnim et liatia nulpa coreperione dolor reperi bea sunt national, regional and state level for: role and work with universities, secondary schools, businesses and industry, and government agencies to incilic iduntibus am ut odis nectem lab inis dolo mi, abor reped quias miliqui ut accaborit endit, suntur maximporita volorer design and carry out model workforce development initiatives. eperro• everferum Assisting assimint the U.S. earciant, Department ut utem none of Labor voluptatem in revising restiis ipsaits Transportation, aligendi bererrum Distribution,aliquiduci ut eium Logistics fugiti omnis (TDL) earum nossinulpa nimpori ipsum fuga. Um et, conempo rianiendi odis etur millori orioris mi, quam sum aut vellacea nullaborio Competency Model Launched in October 2010 at host partner Tidewater Community College with a $3 million NSF ATE grant, excercia cum quid quasi doluptati omnimus rere estemped quo dolor modi ducium sento exeribus ilitas idus eiur ad molupta and renewed in September 2015 for an additional three years with $2.9 million in NSF ATE funding, the • Providing innovative work in developing industry-recognized portable credentials Sapiet asinciet asperci SMART Center’s three primary goals are: Solenis• imeturFacilitating seribus creation arciam quo of quaerore a new, scalableex essi quoditas A.A.S. estrumque degree in nosamuscit Maritime officiis Technologies ut qui omnimaio. pathway Nem. which Ut hitatur? fea- Qui blab id min consequidem aut utatibus dolupis simini simus dolorporis earis enimolore cus aut as ea volendae nam et eri a • Developing effective career pathways and educational programs that align with maritime and tures stackable certificates and is built on the Registered Apprenticeship model, providing a way for voluptat. tatis dolore quiantiores aut por aceaqui doluptatur, ut repudio. Nempore, quam, culpa id que pro magnien ectiatist transportation industry standards veliquamstudents nonsed toet molorepedisearn an academic eatum ium degree essit pos and eum industry-valued at ape volesecabo. credentials Namendaecus, upon earuptae graduation velesti beaquos ad evelese quiam, ut voluptata ne iliam exceri inimus alic to omnis iunt. • Increasing awareness of technician-level careers in the maritime and transportation industry Illaut landem• Undertaking quunt primary research to identify critical workforce needs within industry • Modeling and fostering effective partnerships between educators and industry employers • Creating innovative, industry-aligned “on-ramps” to accelerate training for entry-level workers and Sapiet asinciet asperci meet employers’ workforce development needs To achieve its goals, the SMART Center works closely with secondary school systems and community Nest quasperum quasseque ped eos coriat eaqui tem ea verro dolupta eritates dolum quias adicia sunt la ium aut apelect inul- laborit velliciis arum cum, nobis que dolectendio. Otaspelis rem autem ne sapid quatem laut volupitaquia di utem et ut officim colleges across the southeastern U.S. as well as other ATE centers to provide unique professional • Providing secondary and middle school STEM and CTE teachers, community college faculty, career aximus ma dolorro qui nis estiam am, volum vid que nat et aut verum doluptatquam si dem. Uga. Ro tecaero is modia nis ent. development opportunities for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and Career Techni- Ibus, totataesecoaches porepuda and guidance ditia conectur counselors simolorit, with et officae annual illupta intensive spelia professionalquo ipis adi con development parupist latinve opportunities lendita quidige cal Education (CTE) educators in maritime and transportation-related disciplines. Our industry partners ndelles toriaes maximusam nesendae nonseque parum ut que litinci ustionseque pra aliquodisi dunt ipsapelique volorerfere • Creating “Make the SMART Choice,” a first-of-its-kind video series about maritime and transporta- represent some of the largest employers in the U.S. corrum int hicium imporum ra quid quuntio nsequis eium, voles quatet volorerum quam inisque rerrum rent quate pro es rerfe- ria soluptation distechnical ant. careers and industry career pathways Through collaboration with 40 key educator and industry partners in its SMART Maritime Technologies Cipicii squiaes truptatis dolore quiantiores aut por aceaqui doluptatur, ut repudio. Nempore, quam, culpa id que pro magnien Learn more about the SMART Center website at www.maritime-technology.org and follow us on social Consortium the SMART Center formed the SMART Maritime Technologies pathway which features stackable, ectiatist veliquam nonsed et molorepedis eatum ium essit pos eum at ape volesecabo. 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T o Future Leaders of the Maritime and Transportation Industry, BradSapiet Masonasinciet asperciis Director atectem of Maintenance, oluptaspedi Modernization nis ipid eumquatur and Technical auta nossimollaut Service division et eosapicitium at AMSEC, quasperae LLC, a wholly-owned num ut omnis utsubsidiary mosantur of maximen Huntington ectotatiasit Ingalls Industries aut ant et liqui- a global nossit leader quatus in rempore the maritime nimaionseque and transportation omniend itatur? industry. Litas This rem division ut re rae The maritime and transportation industry is pivotal to our national economy and global competitiveness. Every year the industry moditencompasses ped que a volenimil world-wide excestium presence arcit, with alicide over 1400 velentio employees quid exera and $180Mcon exerum in business. qui nitis Brad ea cum has eariasibeen with ulparum AMSEC re forpa overvelique 17 moves more than 2.3 billion tons of domestic and international cargo worth $2 trillion through 329 U.S. ports. Recreational suntyears ene as a officim manager agnimaiorepe in both Bremerton, modiatur, Washington comnis dus and as Virginia dolorrum Beach. ut et Brad facersperum joined AMSEC quo est,after seque ending etureptae a 23-year veligene career in non the boating, which nearly 40% of all American enjoy each year, contributes $121 billion to the U.S. economy. Our country’s 283 U.S. Navy as a Captain. His more than 36-year career has been focused on Navy ship maintenance and modernization, and engi- naval ships, which are built, repaired, and maintained by American workers, transport our nation’s military and protect our ped magname earitium qui consequatios magnit rendaepro moluptam, venimil iducienti omnim et liatia nulpa coreperione neering and technical support services. Brad has a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a national interests. dolor reperi bea sunt incilic iduntibus am ut odis nectem lab inis dolo mi, abor reped quias miliqui ut accaborit endit, suntur maximporitaM.S. in Mechanical volorer Engineering eperro everferum and Materials assimint Science earciant, from ut utem the Naval none voluptatemPost Graduate restiis School ipsa in aligendi Monterey, bererrum California. aliquiduci He has ut However this vital industry is facing a serious workforce gap. The majority of workers will reach retirement age within the next eiumserved fugiti as a omnisboard memberearum nossinulpa on the Virginia nimpori Ship ipsum Repair fuga. Association. Um et, conempo As SMART rianiendi Center co-PI odis Mason etur millori is responsible orioris mi, for quam creating sum and aut maintaining industry relationships with a focus on the shipbuilding and ship repair sector of the industry, as well as creating five years and there is a lack of educated, trained workers or students to fill those positions. The technician-level segment of vellacea nullaborio excercia cum quid quasi doluptati omnimus rere estemped quo dolor modi ducium sento exeribus ilitas crosswalks between industry credentialing and skilled trades courses. He is also assisting in scaling the SMART Maritime Technolo- the industry is facing a particularly critical shortage of workers. Technicians play a vital role in STEM-related (science, technology, idus eiur ad moluptaquo beat. engineering, and math) fields. They are needed within each segment of the maritime and transportation industry: gies pathway in California and Washington and replicating professional development for technicians with college partners. Solenis imetur seribus arciam quo quaerore ex essi quoditas estrumque nosamuscit officiis ut qui omnimaio. Nem. Ut hitatur? • port operations and marine logistics Qui blab id min consequidem aut utatibus dolupis simini simus dolorporis earis enimolore cus aut as ea volendae nam et eri a is Associate Vice Chancellor for Continuing and Professional Development at San Jacinto College • ship maintenance and modernization voluptat.Dr. Sallie Kay Janes in Pasadena, Texas. Dr. Janes serves on several boards including as Vice President for the Port of Houston Partners in Mari- • vessel operations Dam, omniti repernatur? time Education program (PHPME) which is dedicated to educating the next generation of workers to fill critical positions in the • emerging maritime-based technologies Nest quasperum quasseque ped eos coriat eaqui tem ea verro dolupta eritates dolum quias adicia sunt la ium aut apelect inul- maritime industry by developing academy programs in Houston-area school districts. She is widely recognized for her work in laborit velliciis arum cum, nobis que dolectendio. Otaspelis rem autem ne sapid quatem laut volupitaquia di utem et ut officim This guide is an important step toward filling the looming workforce shortage. In collaboration with our industry partners which developing effective career pathways for students to move into the maritime and transportation industry; in 2013 she received the aximus ma dolorro qui nis estiam am, volum vid que nat et aut verum doluptatquam si dem. Uga. Ro tecaero is modia nis ent. are some of the largest employers in the U.S., the SMART Center is proud to provide a first-of-its-kind tool with information, Paul Cuffee Maritime Leadership Award from Texas Southern University (TSU) Maritime Industry Advisory Board for promotion Ibus, totataese porepuda ditia conectur simolorit, et officae illupta spelia quo ipis adi con parupist latinve lendita quidige resources, and electronic tools to help you – or the students you teach or counsel - determine if a career in the maritime and of diversity within the maritime industry along the Texas Gulf Coast. She earned her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Texas transportation industry is a good choice. Use this guide to learn about the jobs available within the industry as well as where ndellesA&M University, toriaes maximusamand both her nesendae master's and nonseque bachelor's parum degree ut que from litinci Louisiana ustionseque State University. pra aliquodisi As SMART dunt ipsapeliqueCenter co-PI volorerfereDr. Janes is you can get the education and training you’ll need to obtain those jobs. Throughout the guide you’ll also be able to read and corrumresponsible int hicium for cross-walking imporum ra Seagoing/Vessel quid quuntio nsequis Operation eium, courses voles quatet for USCG volorerum certification quam toinisque academic rerrum pathways rent quate using pro the es rerfe-basis view videos with stories of people just like you who found challenging and well-paying jobs as mariners and maritime transpor- riaof the solupta Maritime dis ant. Technologies A.A.S. degree at San Jacinto College and developing career pathways tools to increase educators’ tation workers. Cipiciiindustry squiaes career truptatis awareness. dolore quiantiores aut por aceaqui doluptatur, ut repudio. Nempore, quam, culpa id que pro magnien ectiatist veliquam nonsed et molorepedis eatum ium essit pos eum at ape volesecabo. Namendaecus, earuptae velesti beaqu- Take some time to explore the guide, career opportunities in the maritime and transportation industry, and the resources we Georgeos ad evelese Hagerman quiam, ut is voluptata Senior Research ne iliam Associateexceri inimus at Virginia alic to Tech’somnis Advancediunt. Research Institute and Director of Research for offer educators and industry partners. You can also access a digital version of this guide – as well as a huge assortment of our theIllaut Virginia landem Coastal quuntis Energy expelia Research que coris Consortium. as eos dia Hedit, earned unt, quo his essim undergraduate fugitem porati and digraduate ut quam degrees aped maiorepta from University quibus of eum North SMART Choice videos, tools, news, and tips – Visit on our website at www.maritime-technology.org. Carolinaque nis este – Chapel nonse Hill. peruptis As SMART exerepudi Center dolor co-PI sum Hagerman earum autis responsible as ide sime for prerum assessing is comni offshore odiscil maritime inti none technologies culla nis nonsequi technician education,tem qui necti developing tet iducius core doluptaes skillsets assimus for offshore ea cusaes wind manufacturingquunt pratemporro and production quo ma work for these technician positions uti- Make maritime and transportation your career path today! lizing current shipbuilding and ship repair competencies, and developing SMART Career pathways models for offshore marine maritime technicians. Sincerely, Barbara R. Murray Executive Director and Principal Investigator, the SMART Center A National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Center focused on the Maritime and Transportation careers and pathways

5 Table of Contents

This guide is designed to assist a variety of populations learn more about career opportunities in the maritime and transportation Sapiet asinciet asperci industry,Sapiet specifically: asinciet asperci • high school and community college students interested in learning more about possible careers and how to plan their atectem oluptaspedi nis ipid eumquatur auta nossimollaut et eosapicitium quasperae num ut omnis ut mosantur maximen perci atectem courses oluptaspedi and choose nis an ipid appropriate eumquatur academic auta nossimollaut pathway et eosapicitium quasperae num ut omnis ut mosantur max- ectotatiasit aut ant et liqui nossit quatus rempore nimaionseque omniend itatur? Litas rem ut re rae modit ped que volenimil imen ectotatiasit• separating aut service ant et liquimembers nossit looking quatus to rempore transition nimaionseque from the military omniend to a civilianitatur? Litascareer rem ut re rae modit ped que excestium arcit, alicide velentio quid exera con exerum qui nitis ea cum eariasi ulparum re pa velique sunt ene officim agni- volenimil• people excestium re-entering arcit, alicide the workforce velentio quidor looking exera forcon new exerum career qui opportunities nitis ea cum eariasi ulparum re pa velique sunt ene officim maiorepe modiatur, comnis dus as dolorrum ut et facersperum quo est, seque etureptae veligene non ped magname earitium agnimaiorepe• women modiatur, who are comnislooking dus for newas dolorrum opportunities ut et facersperumin an industry quo that est, provides seque aetureptae wide variety veligene of opportunities non ped magname for rewarding eari- qui consequatios magnit rendaepro moluptam, venimil iducienti omnim et liatia nulpa coreperione dolor reperi bea sunt incilic tium qui work,consequatios pay and magnitbenefits rendaepro moluptam, venimil iducienti omnim et liatia nulpa coreperione dolor reperi bea sunt iduntibus am ut odis nectem lab inis dolo mi, abor reped quias miliqui ut accaborit endit, suntur maximporita volorer eperro 10incilic Career iduntibus Pathways am ut odis Maritime nectem lab& Tinisransportation dolo mi, abor reped Education quias miliqui Programs ut accaborit endit, suntur maximporita volorer everferum assimint earciant, ut utem none voluptatem restiis ipsa aligendi bererrum aliquiduci ut eium fugiti omnis earum Thiseperro section everferum includes information assimint on earciant, schools and ut training utem providersnone voluptatem that offer the restiis education ipsa you aligendi may need bererrum to secure a aliquiduci job in the maritime ut eium and fugiti transportation omnis nossinulpa nimpori ipsum fuga. Um et, conempo rianiendi odis etur millori orioris mi, quam sum aut vellacea nullaborio excer- industry.earum This nossinulpa section also nimpori shows, step-by-step, ipsum fuga. the Umvarious et, waysconempo you can rianiendi enter the industry, odis etur the milloritype of work orioris available mi, quam and the sum salaries aut each vellacea position nullaborio commands cia cum quid quasi doluptati omnimus rere estemped quo dolor modi ducium sento exeribus ilitas idus eiur ad moluptaquo asexcercia well as the cum pathways quid you quasi can takedoluptati to advance omnimus to higher rere levels estemped of responsibility quo anddolor pay. modi ducium sento exeribus ilitas idus eiur ad molupta

Sapiet asinciet asperci 40Sapiet Ship Maintenanceasinciet as perci& Modernization Do you enjoy planning, building, and repairing things? Our nation’s shipyards need technicians who enjoy working on teams and working with their hands to Solenis imetur seribus arciam quo quaerore ex essi quoditas estrumque nosamuscit officiis ut qui omnimaio. Nem. Ut hitatur? Solenis imetur seribus arciam quo quaerore ex essi quoditas estrumque nosamuscit officiis ut qui omnimaio. Nem. Ut hitatur? build, repair, install, maintain and modernize ships and maritime-based equipment to service our Merchant Marine and our nation’s military. Learn more about Qui blab id min consequidem aut utatibus dolupis simini simus dolorporis earis enimolore cus aut as ea volendae nam et eri a theQui careers blab available id min inconsequidem this industry sector. aut utatibus dolupis simini simus dolorporis earis enimolore cus aut as ea volendae nam et eri a voluptat. voluptat. tatis dolore quiantiores aut por aceaqui doluptatur, ut repudio. Nempore, quam, culpa id que pro magnien ectiatist Dam, omniti repernatur? 58veliquam Vessel nonsed Operations et molorepedis eatum ium essit pos eum at ape volesecabo. Namendaecus, earuptae velesti beaquos ad Nest quasperum quasseque ped eos coriat eaqui tem ea verro dolupta eritates dolum quias adicia sunt la ium aut apelect inul- Doevelese you enjoy quiam, the thought ut voluptata of working onne the iliam water exceri for days, inimus weeks alic or even to omnis months iunt.at a time and then having long stretches of time off at home while earning laborit velliciis arum cum, nobis que dolectendio. Otaspelis rem autem ne sapid quatem laut volupitaquia di utem et ut officim competitiveIllaut landem pay and quunt benefits? Learn more about mariner careers where you can work on our nation’s inland waterways, near shore or even on the open water. aximus ma dolorro qui nis estiam am, volum vid que nat et aut verum doluptatquam si dem. Uga. Ro tecaero is modia nis ent. 82 Port Operations & Marine Logistics Ibus, totataese porepuda ditia conectur simolorit, et officae illupta spelia quo ipis adi con parupist latinve lendita quidige OurSapiet nation’s ports as makeinciet nearly a alls ourperci global trade possible. Learn more about jobs at ports and in marine logistics that are vital to our country’s global competitivenessNest quasperum and our quasseque national security. ped eos coriat eaqui tem ea verro dolupta eritates dolum quias adicia sunt la ium aut apelect inul- Sapiet asinciet asperci laborit velliciis arum cum, nobis que dolectendio. Otaspelis rem autem ne sapid quatem laut volupitaquia di utem et ut officim ndelles toriaes maximusam nesendae nonseque parum ut que litinci ustionseque pra aliquodisi dunt ipsapelique volorerfere 104aximus Emerging ma dolorro Te quichnologies nis estiam am, volum vid que nat et aut verum doluptatquam si dem. Uga. Ro tecaero is modia nis ent. Oceans are the world’s next frontier for developing and deploying technological advances. Learn more about the careers that are developing today in new and corrum int hicium imporum ra quid quuntio nsequis eium, voles quatet volorerum quam inisque rerrum rent quate pro es rerfe- Ibus, totataese porepuda ditia conectur simolorit, et officae illupta spelia quo ipis adi con parupist latinve lendita quidige emerging maritime-based technologies such as offshore energy occupations. ria solupta dis ant. ndelles toriaes maximusam nesendae nonseque parum ut que litinci ustionseque pra aliquodisi dunt ipsapelique volorerfere Cipicii squiaes truptatis dolore quiantiores aut por aceaqui doluptatur, ut repudio. Nempore, quam, culpa id que pro magnien 110corrum Registered int hicium Aimporumpprenticeship ra quid quuntio nsequis eium, voles quatet volorerum quam inisque rerrum rent quate pro es rerfe- ectiatist veliquam nonsed et molorepedis eatum ium essit pos eum at ape volesecabo. Namendaecus, earuptae velesti beaqu- Thisria section solupta shows, dis step-by-step,ant. the various ways that you can enter the industry in any of the four segments and paths you can take to advance to higher levels os ad evelese quiam, ut voluptata ne iliam exceri inimus alic to omnis iunt. of Cipiciiresponsibility squiaes and truptatispay. It also dolore provides quiantiores a list of those autIndustrial por aceaquiPartners who doluptatur, currently have ut repudio. Registered Nempore, Apprenticeship quam, Programs. culpa id que pro magnien Illaut landem quuntis expelia que coris as eos dia dit, unt, quo essim fugitem porati di ut quam aped maiorepta quibus eum ectiatist veliquam nonsed et molorepedis eatum ium essit pos eum at ape volesecabo. Namendaecus, earuptae velesti beaqu- 118 Media & Resource que nis este nonse peruptis exerepudi dolor sum earum aut as ide sime prerum is comni odiscil inti none culla nis nonsequi os ad evelese quiam, ut voluptata ne iliam exceri inimus alic to omnis iunt. This section describes the registered apprenticeship pathway, the benefits of the “learn and earn” approach that registered apprenticeship programs provide, and a list of maritime and transportation industry partners who have U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship programs.

"The SMART Center has broken new ground for the industry by creating critically-needed career and academic pathways for producing maritime and Megan enrolled in community college after high school graduation and was then accepted into a registered apprenticeship Sapiet asinciet asperci transportation technicians." program – today she has her Department of Labor (DOL) Journeyman card which ensures she can get great work in the mari- perci atectem oluptaspedi nis ipid eumquatur auta nossimollaut et eosapicitium quasperae num ut omnis ut mosantur max- Brad Mason time and transportation field at competitive pay anywhere in the U.S. imen ectotatiasit aut ant et liqui nossit quatus rempore nimaionseque omniend itatur? Litas rem ut re rae modit ped que Dir. of Operations, AMSEC LLC, subsiderary of volenimil excestium arcit, alicide velentio quid exera con exerum qui nitis ea cum eariasi ulparum re pa velique sunt ene officim Huntington Ingalls Industries Community College  Registered Apprenticeship in Shipbuilding/Repair agnimaiorepe modiatur, comnis dus as dolorrum ut et facersperum quo est, seque etureptae veligene non ped magname earitium qui consequatios magnit rendaepro moluptam, venimil iducienti omnim et liatia nulpa coreperione dolor reperi bea sunt incilic iduntibus am ut odis nectem lab inis dolo mi, abor reped quias miliqui ut accaborit endit, suntur maximporita volorer eperro everferum assimint earciant, ut utem none voluptatem restiis ipsa aligendi bererrum aliquiduci ut eium fugiti omnis Captainearum nossinulpa Carol Curtiss nimpori earned ipsum dual fuga. B.S. Um degrees et, conempo from USMMArianiendi and odis became etur millori the first orioris woman mi, quam in the sum world aut to vellacea have earned nullaborio both After immigrating to the U.S. David moved into a great, well-paying maritime and transportation career from the service ofexcercia the highest cum quid licenses quasi available doluptati on omnimus merchant rere cargo estemped ships and quo sailed dolor the modi world ducium for 30 sento years. exeribus ilitas idus eiur ad molupta industry and through a registered apprenticeship program is now a trained rigger, boiler mechanic and college student on the path to earn his A.A.S. degree in Maritime Technologies. HighSapiet School as inciet 4-Year USMMAasperci College  Vessel Operations Work Solenis imetur seribus arciam quo quaerore ex essi quoditas estrumque nosamuscit officiis ut qui omnimaio. Nem. Ut hitatur? Other Work  Maritime Industry Work  Registered Apprenticeship in Shipbuilding/Repair Qui blab id min consequidem aut utatibus dolupis simini simus dolorporis earis enimolore cus aut as ea volendae nam et eri a voluptat. tatis dolore quiantiores aut por aceaqui doluptatur, ut repudio. Nempore, quam, culpa id que pro magnien ectiatist veliquam nonsed et molorepedis eatum ium essit pos eum at ape volesecabo. Namendaecus, earuptae velesti beaquos ad Saraeveleseh quiam, joined ut the voluptata Navy immediately ne iliam exceri after inimushigh school, alic to and omnis then iunt. began working in the service industry as a civilian when Illautshe heard landem about quunt a registered apprenticeship program that has now provided her with a well-paying and personally rewarding C atie graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy with a B.S. in Marine Transportation and went to work on the Great career in building, repairing, maintaining and modernizing ships. 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9 E M C ducation areer aritime & SMART Maritime Student and BAE Systems Ship Repair Apprentice Profile: Sarah Canclini

For Sarah Canclini going into the BAE Systems Registered Apprenticeship program. I’m taught great skills, get a great education, and get to work every program should have been like a sort of homecoming. She joined the Navy day doing work that’s really important.” straight out of high school but her experience was limited to working on ships’ Sarah is confident about her future at BAE Systems Ship Repair. “There’s a lot P decks. “I never went into the engine room the entire time I was a sailor!” she

of room for me to grow from where I am right now,” says Sarah. As an aging athways laughs. She had a series of jobs after she left the military but upon turning 25 workforce begins to retire apprentice graduates are often quickly promoted she “felt like I hit that mark where I realized I hadn’t really done anything in my after completing their program. However for Sarah opportunities for advancement life,” says Sarah. “I needed to do something productive that could give me a P aren’t limited to the workplace. “BAE has already paid for me to earn my Career long-term career.” rograms Studies Certificate in Maritime Technologies at TCC and I’m the first person to T

Sarah first heard about BAE Systems’ registered apprenticeship program eight earn the SMART A.A.S. Maritime Technologies degree at TCC. They’ve invested r years after graduating high school while she was working as a kitchen supervisor a lot of money already and I’ve got the opportunity to go on and do more in ansportation at Cinema Café. While she had seen a Northrop Grumman table at a career fair college if I want.” in high school, she never heard about shipyard work or apprenticeship programs Sarah encourages students to really seek out their own dreams. “Going straight until she was an adult. “My grandfather had worked for a shipyard and encouraged into a four-year college after high school isn’t the right path for everyone. It me to look into any type of apprenticeship. He said an apprenticeship program might be the path your teachers or counselors or parents want but you might was a great way to learn a trade in any field and get a good, solid job.” When be made for something different and there’s a place for you in this industry.” she looked into it and learned about the financial incentives and career She encourages students to “take as much math as you can because you’ll opportunities that the ship repair company offered she decided to apply. “The use it on the job every day. If you can get into some tech-ed classes in electrical, fact that BAE Systems would pay for me to go to college and give me a job that mechanical, welding – whatever – that will show the company that you’re serious would pay decent wages sealed the deal!” she laughs. about doing this type of work and that you take initiative, which they expect During the four-year program all apprentices work in a shop on the BAE Systems out of apprentices.” shipyard to learn a specific trade. Sarah is the only female working in BAE’s Learn more about Sarah’s registered apprenticeship pathway and career in the outside machine shop and applies what she’s learning under her mentor to “Make the SMART Choice: Matching Up with the Men” Career Awareness Video. “do a lot of prefabrication work on ships - installing and removing stuff so that ships can be repaired, maintained, and improved.” Sarah is most enthusiastic about the opportunity she has to learn a skill that will guarantee her a job both now and in the future. “It’s great to work somewhere that doesn’t hold your lack of direct experience against you – that’s the whole point of the apprenticeship

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Sapiet asinciet asperci atectem oluptaspedi nis ipid eumquatur auta nossimollaut et eosapicitium quasperae num ut omnis ut mosantur maximen Get on the SMART Career Pathway from High School to ectotatiasit aut ant et liqui nossit quatus rempore nimaionseque omniend itatur? Litas rem ut re rae modit ped que volenimil excestium arcit, alicide velentio quid exera con exerum qui nitis ea cum eariasi ulparum re pa velique sunt ene officim agni- the Maritime and Transportation Industry! maiorepe modiatur, comnis dus as dolorrum ut et facersperum quo est, seque etureptae veligene non ped magname earitium qui consequatios magnit rendaepro moluptam, venimil iducienti omnim et liatia nulpa coreperione dolor reperi bea sunt incilic STEP 1: Take these High School or Dual Enrollment Courses iduntibus am ut odis nectem lab inis dolo mi, abor reped quias miliqui ut accaborit endit, suntur maximporita volorer eperro Math Science Career and Technical Education everferum assimint earciant, ut utem none voluptatem restiis ipsa aligendi bererrum aliquiduci ut eium fugiti omnis earum • Algebra 1 • Biology • Engine repair nossinulpa nimpori ipsum fuga. Um et, conempo rianiendi odis etur millori orioris mi, quam sum aut vellacea nullaborio excer- • Algebra 2 • Chemistry • Drafting/design • Geometry • Physics • Engineering cia cum quid quasi doluptati omnimus rere estemped quo dolor modi ducium sento exeribus ilitas idus eiur ad moluptaquo Did you know? • Trigonometry • Electronics Dual Enrollment • Robotics Sapiet asinciet asperci classes allow you to take one course Solenis imetur seribus arciam quo quaerore ex essi quoditas estrumque nosamuscit officiis ut qui omnimaio. Nem. Ut hitatur? that meets your STEP 2: Graduate and Enroll in a Community College Academic Qui blab id min consequidem aut utatibus dolupis simini simus dolorporis earis enimolore cus aut as ea volendae nam et eri a high school Maritime-Related Certificate Program graduation voluptat. requirements and Certificate Program: Certificate Program: Certificate Program: Certificate Program: Dam, omniti repernatur? earn college credit! Marine Welding Marine Electrical Marine Diesel Marine Mechanical Nest quasperum quasseque ped eos coriat eaqui tem ea verro dolupta eritates dolum quias adicia sunt la ium aut apelect inul- Talk with your • 19 credits • 19 credits • 19 credits • 19 credits guidance counselor laborit velliciis arum cum, nobis que dolectendio. Otaspelis rem autem ne sapid quatem laut volupitaquia di utem et ut officim about DE courses STEP 3: Apply Academic Certificate aximus ma dolorro qui nis estiam am, volum vid que nat et aut verum doluptatquam si dem. Uga. Ro tecaero is modia nis ent. you may be able to Credits Toward: take today. Ibus, totataese porepuda ditia conectur simolorit, et officae illupta spelia quo ipis adi con parupist latinve lendita quidige - Certificate Program (CSC) Maritime Technologies (25-27 credits) STEP 4: Apply Academic Certificate Credits Toward: Sapiet asinciet asperci - Associate degree (A.A.S.) Maritime Technologies (67 credits) ndelles toriaes maximusam nesendae nonseque parum ut que litinci ustionseque pra aliquodisi dunt ipsapelique volorerfere - Associate degree (A.A.S.) Maritime Logistics (67 credits) corrum int hicium imporum ra quid quuntio nsequis eium, voles quatet volorerum quam inisque rerrum rent quate pro es rerfe- ria solupta dis ant. STEP 5: Continue Education Cipicii squiaes truptatis dolore quiantiores aut por aceaqui doluptatur, ut repudio. Nempore, quam, culpa id que pro magnien or Enter the Workforce ectiatist veliquam nonsed et molorepedis eatum ium essit pos eum at ape volesecabo. Namendaecus, earuptae velesti beaqu- Continue Education Enter workforce in one of four industry segments: os ad evelese quiam, ut voluptata ne iliam exceri inimus alic to omnis iunt. - B.A./B.S./B.A.S. - Seagoing - Ports and Logistics Illaut landem quuntis expelia que coris as eos dia dit, unt, quo essim fugitem porati di ut quam aped maiorepta quibus eum - M.A./M.S. - Shipbuilding and Ship Repair - Pleasure craft boating - PhD que nis este nonse peruptis exerepudi dolor sum earum aut as ide sime prerum is comni odiscil inti none culla nis nonsequi

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232323 SMART Center Partners Career Pathways & Maritime Transportation Education Programs

Your Maritime and Transportation Industry Career Pathway College Partners School Districts I ndustry Partners Partner map Work full-time and take courses at a 4-year • Anne Arundel Community College K-12 Maritime Academies • American Maritime Holdings Maritime Transportation Employers college to earn a MS/PhD degree in Applied Shipbuilding and ship repair Science, Engineering Technologies, or Leadership • Eastern Shore Community College Florida • AMSEC (a division of Huntington Ingalls • (shipyards) Captain/ Industries) Chief •Marine Logistics and Shipping • Florida State College at Jacksonville Georgia Engineer/ •Ports/Intermodal Transportation Work full-time and take courses at a 4-year • Auxiliary Systems, Inc. Supervisor •Marinas/Pleasure Craft college to earn a BA/BS/BAS degree in • Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College South Carolina 15+ years • Seagoing/Engineers Applied Science, Engineering Technologies, • BAE Systems $120-190K/yearly • MITAGS-PMI (Maritime Institute of Tech- Mississippi Maritime Logistics or Leadership H.S. STEM nology and Advanced Graduate Studies) • CDI Business Solutions Maryland /CTE/Dual Enrollment Work full-time and attend TCC part-time, earning Manager/ • Paul D. Camp Community College • Collins Machine Works courses additional craft certifications and credits to earn: Supervisor/ Pennsylvania Engineer/ • Rappahannock Community College • Colonna’s Shipyard, Inc A.A.S. Maritime Logistics A.A.S. Business Inspector Texas A.A.S. Maritime Technologies 5-20 years • San Jacinto College • Earl Industries Community $60-92K/yearly Virginia public school districts including college courses • Thomas Nelson Community College Newport News, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach • Higman Marine Test to earn national industry credentials: Technician/ Journeyperson • Tidewater Community College • Houston Pilots Association • DOL - Journeyman-Craftsmen Card • AWS - Certified Welder Specialist/ Operator • Huntington Ingalls Industries • ABYC – Certified Boat, Yacht, Marinas • MSSC – Manufacturing Certificates 2-6 years Work $17 - $28/hr • JAXPort Experience • MARAD Work full-time and attend TCC part-time to earn Entry-Level industry certification and a: Worker • NAVSEA 0-2 yrs CSC Marine Electrical CSC Maritime $14 - $18/hr • Newport News Shipbuilding CSC Marine Mechanical Technologies Military CSC Marine Welding • Norfolk Naval Shipyard experience CSC Marine Diesel 1: Consider Accelerated Training at Community College at Consider 1: Accelerated Training

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252525 SMART Center Partners Career Pathways Maritime & Transportation Education Programs

Your Maritime and Transportation Industry Career Pathway Partner map Work full-time and take courses at a 4-year Maritime Transportation Employers college to earn a MS/PhD degree in Applied • Shipbuilding and ship repair Science, Engineering Technologies, or Leadership (shipyards) Captain/ Chief •Marine Logistics and Shipping Engineer/ •Ports/Intermodal Transportation Work full-time and take courses at a 4-year Supervisor •Marinas/Pleasure Craft college to earn a BA/BS/BAS degree in 15+ years • Seagoing/Engineers Applied Science, Engineering Technologies, Maritime Logistics or Leadership $120-190K/yearly H.S. STEM /CTE/Dual Enrollment Work full-time and attend TCC part-time, earning Manager/ courses additional craft certifications and credits to earn: Supervisor/ Engineer/ A.A.S. Maritime Logistics A.A.S. Business Inspector A.A.S. Maritime Technologies 5-20 years Community $60-92K/yearly college courses Test to earn national industry credentials: Technician/ • DOL - Journeyman-Craftsmen Card Journeyperson • AWS - Certified Welder Specialist/ • ABYC – Certified Boat, Yacht, Marinas Operator • MSSC – Manufacturing Certificates 2-6 years Work $17 - $28/hr Experience Work full-time and attend TCC part-time to earn Entry-Level industry certification and a: Worker 0-2 yrs CSC Marine Electrical CSC Maritime $14 - $18/hr CSC Marine Mechanical Technologies Military CSC Marine Welding experience CSC Marine Diesel 1: Consider Accelerated Training at Community College at Consider 1: Accelerated Training Step Choose Industry 2: Segment Step Step 3: Consider Applying Apprenticeshipfor Program

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272727 Community Colleges Career Pathways Maritime & Transportation Education Programs

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Camp Community College (VA) Mountwest Community & Technical College Massasoit Community College (MA) Solenis imetur seribus arciam quo quaerore exquibea essi quoditas si rem con estrumque et quos idnosamuscit utem quate officiis volessin ut etqui acestem omnimaio. evellut Nem. et volor-Ut hitatur? Solenis imetur seribus arciam quo quaerore ex essi quoditas estrumque nosamuscit officiis utDelgado qui omnimaio. Community Nem. College Ut hitatur? (LA) www.pdc.edu University of Hawaii, Honolulu Community (WV) www.mctc.edu www.massasoit.mass.edu www.dcc.edu Qui blab id min consequidem aut utatibus dolupisrovid simini quosa simus aut porestorem dolorporis alignisciisearis enimolore et enis cus milluptas aut as eapa volendaedolorer umenis nam et essi eri a P Quiaci blabfic id No minrt consequidemhwest aut utatibus dolupisCollege simini (HI) simus dolorporis earis enimolore cus aut as ea volendae nam et eri a Rappahannock Community Collegevoluptat. 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292929 Maritime Academies

Maritime academies are unique colleges that offer students of all ages un- StateSapiet maritime asinciet academy a sgraduatesperci can choose any career path they would like dergraduate and, in some cases graduate, degree programs. There are seven afterperci completingatectem oluptaspedi their undergraduate nis ipid eumquatur education auta such nossimollaut as: et eosapicitium quasperae num ut omnis ut mosantur max- maritime academies in the U.S. – the federal U.S. Merchant Marine Academy imen ectotatiasit• serving in aut a branch ant et liquiof the nossit U.S. military,quatus rempore nimaionseque omniend itatur? Litas rem ut re rae modit ped que (USMMA) and six state academies: volenimil• working excestium for aarcit, priv atealicide company velentio in thequid U.S. exera Merchant con exerum Marine qui either nitis ea at cumsea eariasi ulparum re pa velique sunt ene officim • California Maritime Academy agnimaiorepeor on land, modiatur, comnis dus as dolorrum ut et facersperum quo est, seque etureptae veligene non ped magname eari- • Great Lake Maritime Academy (Michigan) tium qui• workingconsequatios for a public magnit agency rendaepro or priv moluptam,ate company venimil in the iducienti maritime omnim and et liatia nulpa coreperione dolor reperi bea sunt • Maine Maritime Academy incilic transportationiduntibus am ut industry, odis nectem or lab inis dolo mi, abor reped quias miliqui ut accaborit endit, suntur maximporita volorer • Massachusetts Maritime Academy eperro• everferum working in assimint virtually earciant, any industry ut utem in the none U.S. voluptatem restiis ipsa aligendi bererrum aliquiduci ut eium fugiti omnis • SUNY Maritime College (New York) earum nossinulpa nimpori ipsum fuga. 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(called Nempore, quam, culpa id que pro magnien ectiatist California Maritime Academy • hands-on experience in state-of-the-art simulators “midshipmen”)veliquam nonsed take et molorepedisa Sea year experience, eatum ium during essit pos which eum they at apeacquire volesecabo. hands-on, Namendaecus, earuptae velesti beaquos ad • at-sea training aboard a maritime academy training vessel real-worldevelese quiam, experiences ut voluptata aboard ne working iliam exceri commercial inimus alic vessels to omnis sailing iunt. to ports • competitive sports teams aroundIllaut landem the world. quunt Upon graduation students earn: • on-campus clubs • a Bachelor of Science degree, • opportunities for summer internships Sapiet• a aU.S.sinciet Coast Guar asdperci license, and Texas Maritime Academy • extensive networking opportunities with maritime academy graduates Nest quasperum quasseque ped eos coriat eaqui tem ea verro dolupta eritates dolum quias adicia sunt la ium aut apelect inul-  • an officer’s commission in the U.S. Armed Forces. 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31313131 YourYour MaritimeMaritime andand TransportationTransportation IndustryIndustry CareerCareer PathwayPathway California Maritime Academy (Vallejo, California) Sapiet asinciet asperci perci atectem oluptaspedi nis ipid eumquatur auta nossimollaut et eosapicitium quasperae num ut omnis ut mosantur max- California State University Maritime Academy is a co-educational public college located on the northern end of the San Francis- Mac ssa husetts Maritime Academy (Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts)WorkWork full full--timetime and and take take coursescourses at at a a 4 4--yearyear co Bay. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University (CSU). 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A U.S. Department of Education study revealed that Cal Maritime gradu- Website:excerciaH.S.H.S. www.maritime.educum STEM STEM quid quasi doluptati Phone: omnimus 508.830.5000 rere estemped quo dolor modi ducium sento exeribus ilitas idus eiur ad molupta /CTE/Dual/CTE/Dual Manager/ ates rank first in California and seventh in the nation for graduate earnings ten years after enrollment. EnrollmentEnrollment WorkWork full full--timetime and and attend attend TCCTCC part part--time,time, earning earning Manager/ Sapiet asinciet asperci Supervisor/Supervisor/ Website: www.csum.edu Phone: 707.654.1000C SUNYcoursescourses Maritime College (Throgs Neck, New York) additionaladditional craft craft certificationscertifications and and credits credits to to earn:earn: Solenis imetur seribus arciam quo quaerore ex essi quoditas estrumque nosamuscit officiis ut qui omnimaio. Nem. Ut hitatur? 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•Verification of Military Experience and Training (VMET) (DD Form 2586) – The DD Education Benefits.” When you enroll in a VA- approved Apprenticeship Form 2586 is created from a Service member’s automated records on file. It lists Program you can use your Montgomery G.I. bill benefits to receive military job experience and training history, recommended college credit infor- monthly income in addition to pay from your employer during your training. mation, and civilian equivalent job titles. Verification documents are provided to Your VA monthly benefits are determined by the number of years you transitioning Service members from the Transition GPS Defense Manpower Data were enlisted. Center web site. • You could use your G.I. Bill Benefits to take courses at a community •Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) – The DD college that offers a maritime technology academic pathway, equipping Form 214 is a source of significant authoritative information used by civilian and you with an industry-validated academic credential that demonstrates to governmental agencies to validate veteran eligibility for benefits. It is issued to employers your initiative and important knowledge. every Service member at time of discharge. The National Archives and Records Administration provides information on DD Form 214. Step 4: Consider Your Educational Options Step 3: Determine Your Pathway into the Maritime and Transportation Industry There are a number of maritime academies, community colleges and four-year colleges that offer maritime technologies academic pathways. Through these There are several possible pathways into the maritime and transportation schools you could earn an academic certificate, associate's degree, four-year industry from the military: undergraduate or even graduate degree. Employers look favorably upon applicants • You could go to work full-time for a new employer after retiring from the who have pursued an academic credential and your certificate or degree will military or transitioning from another employer after your military career ends most likely translate into a higher pay rate and opportunity for advancement.

• You could attend a Maritime Academy to earn an undergraduate or The Sevicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Degree Network System main- graduate degree and become a licensed merchant marine officer tains lists of approximately 1,900 two-and four-year colleges across the U.S. that offer associate and bachelor’s degrees to military servicemembers, their • You could apply for an employer-sponsored Registered Apprenticeship spouses, and adult children worldwide. program. Employers in nearly all segments of the maritime and transportation industry offer apprenticeship programs. If you are still serving in the military, you should consult with the Education Services Officer at your installation and tell them that you’re interested in learning about registered VA- approved Apprenticeship Programs. Ask for the VA Form 22-1990, “Application for

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Did you know Shipbuilding is one of the oldest industries in the U.S. Carpenter 43 Carpenter with roots in the earliest program, or taking post-secondary courses in carpentry at colonial settlements. Electrician 44 Related Positions a community college toward a certificate; a few community https://www.nps.gov/subjects/heritagetravel/maritime.htm Ship Wright, Assembler, Stage Builder, Framer, Finish Carpenter colleges in the U.S. offer associate degree programs in Marine Estimator/Planner 45 or Construction Worker, Custom Yacht Carpenter/Cabinet Maker Industry Technology. Credentials and professional certifications demonstrate to employers that you have specific competen- Heating & Air Conditioning Occupation Description cies; they can also significantly increase your salary. Indus- Did you know A carpenter will construct, erect, install and repair structures try-valued credentials for carpenters include: 24 tons of scrap steel from the (HVAC) Mechanic and Installer 46 and fixtures of wood, plywood, wallboard for boats and ships fallen World Trade Center Towers using carpenters hand tools and power tools. Department of Labor (DOL) Journeyworker credential – by would be used to produce the Human Factors Engineer and Ergonomist 47 completing a two-four-year registered apprenticeship bow stem of the USS NEW YORK (Modeling and Simulation) Daily Tasks program you will learn the trade under the supervision of warship and with the name, motto Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building an experienced carpenter, gain hands-on experience while (Never Forget) and symbolic casting, Industrial Engineering Technician 48 plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions earning a salary and benefits and possibly earn academic the USS NEW YORK became a 9/11 certificates or degrees through required classroom work. monument that would fight back. and materials required You will also earn a DOL Journeyworker Carpenter national, www.ussnewyork.com Industrial Painter 49 Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, portable credential which will help you secure work in your pencil, chalk, and marking gauge Inside Machinist 50 field and a competitive salary anywhere in the U.S. Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using Next Career Steps hand tools, machines, or power saws Did you know Marine Diesel Mechanic 51 There are 124 shipyards in the U.S., Install structures or fixtures, such as frames, floorings, Learn more about what a Marine Carpenter does. Watch the spread across 26 states, which Outside Machinist 52 trim, or hardware, using hand or power tools video “Career - Marine Carpenter” on our web site: are classified as active shipbuild- http://www.maritime-technology.org/students-videos/ Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level ers and there are more than 200 Pipefitter 53 shipyards engaged in ship repairs Build or repair cabinets, doors, frameworks, floors, or other or capable of building ships but not Rigger 54 wooden fixtures used in buildings,using woodworking actively engaged in shipbuilding. machines, carpenter’s hand tools, or power tools www.shipbuildinghistory.com Sheet Metal Worker 55 Education and Credentials Shipfitter 56 This occupation usually requires a high school diploma or GED with a strong background in technical education/shop, me- Welder 57 chanical drawing, carpentry and basic math including geometry. The next educational step is participating in an employer-sponsored Registered Apprenticeship program or accredited training Salary

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Indus- Specialist, Specification Writer, Engineering Technician or Planning have specific competencies; they can also significantly increase try-valued credentials for electricians include: Analyst. your salary. Industry-valued credentials for estimators/planners Occupation Description include: DOL Journeyworker credential – by completing a five-year registered apprentice- An electrician installs, maintains, and repairs electrical wiring, equipment, Occupation Description or fixtures. They may install and service lighting systems, intercom systems, ship program you will learn the trade under the supervision of an experienced AACE International – Certified Cost Technician (CCT), Certified electrician, gain hands-on experience while earning a salary and benefits and An estimator/planner consults with clients, vendors, personnel in or electrical control systems. An electrician will connect wires to circuit other departments or construction foremen to discuss and formulate Scheduling Technician (CST): the CCT is for early-career, young breakers, transformers, or other components. An electrician will use testing possibly earn academic certificates or degrees through required classroom estimates and resolve issues; analyzes blueprints and other documen- professionals who have not yet achieved the requisite years of devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters or oscilloscopes, to ensure compatibility work. You will also earn a DOL Journeyworker Electrician national, portable tation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates; prepare experience needed to become certified as a Certified Cost Profes- and safety of the system. credential which will help you secure work in your field and a competitive salary anywhere in the U.S. estimates for use in selecting vendors or subcontractors; confers with sional (CCP), or experienced mid- to late-career professionals who engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors on are working to advance their cost engineering skills. The CST is Daily Tasks changes and adjustments to cost estimates; and prepares estimates for individuals who have demonstrated proficiency in the general Plan layout and installation of electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures. ABYC (American Boat & Yacht Council) Marine Electrical certification – this is one of eight ABYC certifications; upon earning three certifications used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and skills and knowledge of the scheduling process; early-career Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes an individual is considered an ABYC Master Technician. This credential scheduling work. professionals who are working to gain the requisite years of expe- Connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, or other compo- requires completion of a four-day class and passing exam grade on rience, to become a certified Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) or more experienced mid- to late-career professionals who nents. Test the continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment, three-hour certification exam. ABYC certification is valid for five years. Daily Tasks wish to be recognized for their planning and scheduling skills. or fixtures NMEA (National Marine Electronics Association) certifications – NMEA Observe, receive, and otherwise obtain information from all Test electrical systems or continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, offers three courses that, upon completion and a passing grade on the relevant sources equipment, or fixtures, using testing devices, such as ohmmeters, volt- related exam, demonstrate increasing levels of competency and exper- N ext Career Step tise in marine electronics: Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and meters, or oscilloscopes, to ensure compatibility and safety of system software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, Supervisor/Superintendent – Project Manager - Manager Basic Marine Electronics Installer (MEI) – requires completion of a Advise management or front line supervisors on whether continued or process information four-six hour course in basic marine electronics installation Megan McCuller believes her job and experience can lead to being a operation of equipment could be hazardous Estimate sizes, distances, and quantities; or determine time, Advanced Marine Electronics Installer – requires verified one year planner. See Megan’s video at: costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, or components, experience installing marine electronics and passing grade on MEI exam http://www.maritime-technology.org/students-videos/ using test equipment and hand tools to locate the cause of a break- Certified Marine Electronics Technician (CMET) credential – re- Identify the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information down and correct the problem quires in-depth knowledge of theory, practical experience on ves- by breaking down information or data into separate parts sel and FCC (Federal Communications Commission) GROL (General Maintain current electrician’s license or identification card to meet Provide information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates Radiotelephone Operator) license governmental regulations by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person N ext Career Steps Education and Credentials Supervisor/Superintendent – Project Manager - Manager Education Credentials This occupation requires a high school diploma or GED, training in vocation- This occupation typically requires a high school diploma or GED Salary al schools, related on-the-job experience or an associate degree. The next See what a Marine Electrician does. Watch one or all three of the “Career - with a strong background in math. The next educational step Salary educational step is completing an accredited employer-sponsored training, Marine Electrician” videos at: is taking post-secondary courses at a community college and applying for a registered apprenticeship program or taking post-secondary http://www.maritime-technology.org/students-videos/ Median hourly wage: $24.57 courses at a community college toward an academic certificate in Marine Median hourly wage: $28.87 Median annual salary: $51,110 Median annual salary: $60,500

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Technicians who attain the Associate member’s level can work toward Salary Illaut landem quuntis expelia que coris as eos dia dit, unt, quo essim fugitem porati di ut quam aped maiorepta quibus eum Professional designation by working in the industry for at least three years. Salary que nis este nonse peruptis exerepudi dolor sum earum aut as ide sime prerum is comni odiscil inti none culla nis nonsequi N ext Career Step Median hourly wage: $21.46 See how technology is changing the Maritime Industry, watch “Maritime Careers: Hands on Median hourly wage: $39.18 Median annual salary: $44,630 and Technology Driven” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uoV2HQJVg4 Median annual salary: $81,490

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Work al t e ositions P a t M T Convert blueprints into shop drawings to be followed in the in the be followed Convert to blueprints into shop drawings construction or assembly of sheet metal products such as scope, assembly requirements, Determine project blueprints, methods or materials, using sequences, or required instructions or written or verbal drawings, lines on and mark dimensions and reference Lay out, measure, panels, using calculators, scribes, dividers, material such as roofing or rulers squares, rivets, bolts, cement, or joints together with welds, seams Fasten assemble components clips, or bonds to drive caulks, metal solder, sheet metal items or to repair into products or smooth surfaces, seams, or joints buff, file, grind, deburr, Trim, of assembled parts, using hand tools or portable tools power hee ccupation Description elated elated Sheet Metal Mechanic, Sheet Metal Installer with career opportunities Installer with career Mechanic, Sheet Metal Sheet Metal and Marina sectors of Craft Pleasure Repair, in the Shipbuilding, Ship the maritime and transportation industry. Daily Daily sks S R O A Sheet Metal Worker may make, assemble, install, and repair sheet sheet may make, assemble, install, and repair Worker A Sheet Metal Work boxes. control and ducts, as such equipment, and products metal fabricating up and operating setting any of the following: may involve sheet metal; shaping metal over and straighten machines to cut, bend, soldering and welding using hammer; operating anvils, blocks, or forms metal parts;equipment to join sheet or inspecting, assembling, and This occupation surfaces. joints of burred smoothing seams and sheet prefabricated includes sheet metal duct installers who install or other purposes. metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, visor/Leadman visor/Leadman – Super Department completing – by (DOL) Journeyworker credential of Labor will learn you program apprenticeship registered year a two - four gain under the supervisionthe trade of an experienced rigger, while earning a salary and benefits and hands-on experience required certificatespossibly earn academic through or degrees Journeyworker Rigger also earn a DOL will You work. classroom work in national, portable secure will help you which credential in the U.S. salary anywhere field and a competitive your ext Car N First Class Mechanic - Choice the SMART story in the video “Make Duffy’s Listen to Geneva eer Step Duffy” at: Rigger - Geneva http://www.maritime-technology.org/students-videos/

ositions P r a e T Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to pulleys, and winches, according Select gear such as cables, and work schedules facilities and sizes, load weights such as structures overhead to fixed Attach pulleys and blocks bolts and clamps beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using engaged in hoisting and moving workers direct Signal or verbally safety of workers and materials loads to ensure safety and reliability rigging to ensure Test support them for or prepare Attach loads to rigging to provide tools using hand and power moving, openings narrow of heavy equipment through movement Control frames poles, gallows or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin and other equipment igg ccupation Description elated elated Marine Rigger, Heavy Lift Rigger, Ship Rigger who can work in these who can work in Ship Rigger Heavy Lift Rigger, Marine Rigger, and Marina sector. Craft Pleasure Ship Repair, industries: Shipbuilding, Education and Credentials Education Daily Daily sks R R O This occupation usually requires a high school diploma or GED. a high school diploma The This occupation usually requires registered next educational step is to apply for an employer-sponsored or taking post-secondary courses at a technical program apprenticeship to earn an academicschool or community college in maritime technologies certificationscertificate and professional Credentials or associate degree. competencies; they specific have that you to employers demonstrate credentials Industry-valued your salary. can also significantly increase for riggers include: A rigger may set up or repair rigging for construction projects, ships, rigging for construction projects, repair A rigger may set up or plants. or manufacturing ship yards, e by igger? R igger” go to R Salary Master Master http://www.maritime- http://www.maritime- ind out on our websit ind out What is a Master is a Master What F watching the video “Career: video “Career: watching the Median hourly wage: $19.99 wage: hourly Median technology.org/students-videos/ Median annual salary: annual Median $41,750 Ship Maintenance & Modernization 57

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r a T Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits safety equipment Operate parts and secure Lay out, position, align, and assemblies prior to calipers, combination squares, using straightedges, assembly, and rulers grind or bolt component parts heat-bend, hold, tack-weld, Clamp, welding positions for and configurations to obtain required rods, and flux, according tips, filler torch Select and install torches, chartto welding specifications or types and thicknesses of metals and adjust gas flow to activate valves Connect and turn regulator obtained flames are so that desired and pressure touching by or start supplies and strike arcs Ignite torches power circuits completing electrical to metals being welded, electrodes positions vertical,overhead components in flat, or Weld elde ccupation Descriptionccupation Education and Credentials Education W O Daily sks This occupation requires a high school diploma or GED This occupation requires with a strong as in math, science and technical education as well background program training an accredited on-the-job experience through related The next educational step is to take Apprenticeship. or Registered in marine welding post-secondary courses at a community college certificate an academic and Credentials toward or associate degree. you have that certificationsprofessional to employers demonstrate your salary. increase specific competencies; they can also significantly include: for welders credentials Industry-valued A Welder may use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld to flame-cutting equipment or use hand-welding may Welder A to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricatedor join components or metal products. visor/Leadman visor/Leadman – Super Department of Labor (DOL) Journeyworker credential – by complet- – by Journeyworker credential (DOL) Labor of Department will you program apprenticeship registered ing a two - four year supervision under the learn the trade fitter, of an experienced ship and while earning a salary and benefits gain hands-on experience required certificatespossibly earn academic through or degrees Fitter Journeyworker Ship also earn a DOL will You work. classroom work in national, portable secure will help you which credential in the U.S. salary anywhere field and a competitive your Welder (CW) certifi- Certified (AWS) Society Welding American certifications welding renewable that offers seven cation – AWS maritime and transportation by industry and valued relevant are is the first for a ship fitter to pursue. credential the CW employers; and on a written is earned with a passing grade The credential exam. demonstration ext Car N First Class Mechanic Choice: Maritime story “Make the SMART Listen to Makita Murphy’s eer Step Industry at http:// Careers” Transportation and www.maritime-technology.org/students-videos/ demonstrate to employers that you have specific competencies; they specific competencies; have that you employers to demonstrate credentials Industry-valued your salary. increase can also significantly for ship fitters include:

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Captain/Master 65 Chief Mate (Officer) 66 Second Mate (Officer) 67 Third Mate (Officer) 68 Mate 69 Ordinary Seaman 70 Tankerman 71

ENGINE ROOM POSITIONS Chief Engineer 72 Information Sources atlas4jobs.com Duty Designated Engineer 74 careerplanner.com jobdescriptionsandduties.com First Assistant Engineer 75 jobmonkey.com maritime-connector.com Second Assistant Engineer 76 marineeducationtextbooks.com maritimejobs.com Third Assistant Engineer 77 myplan.com Marine Pilot 78 oceancareers.com oceanleadership.org Master of Towing (Captain) 79 qualitymaritime.info seacormarine.com Oiler 80 sealiftcommand.com study.com Unlicensed Junior Engineer/Qualified work.chron.com U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Member of the Engine Department (QMED) 81 yachtandcrew.com

616161 Did you know Vessel Operations The Able Seaman Rating was made legal and the requirements Able Seaman standardized in Britain in 1894 Deck department and in the U.S. in 1915. Education and Credentials Occupation Description Able Seaman (AB) is a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) deck rating equal to a Journey- An Able Seaman stands watch at the bow or on the wing of the ship’s bridge to look for man’s license. It requires qualifying experience, exams and approved training. There are obstructions in the vessel’s path and is responsible for measuring water depth as well as several AB rating levels which depend on qualifying sea service (time at sea) experience; turning the wheel on the bridge or using emergency equipment as directed by a Mate. with additional sea service you can move to a higher AB rating:

Daily Tasks AB Unlimited – requires 1080 days of deck service on oceans or Great Lakes Measuring depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, and communicating to bridge AB Limited – required 540 days of deck service on vessels of 100 gross tons or more Overhauling and stowing cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, and running gear AB Special – requires 360 days of deck service on U.S. navigable waters Steering ship and maintaining visual communication with other ships AB OSV (offshore supply vessel) – requires 180 days of deck service on U.S. waters Steering ship under direction of ship’s commander or navigating officer, or direct AB Sail – requires 180 days of deck service on sailing school or sail powered vessels helmsman to steer, following designated course AB Fishing – requires 180 days of deck service in any U.S. navigable waters Overhauling lifeboats and lifeboat gear, lowering or raising lifeboats with winch or falls Painting and chipping rust on deck or superstructure of ship An Able Seaman must be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma or equivalent, and also complete an approved “Proficiency in Survival Craft” course, Basic Safety Training Standing by wheel when ship is on automatic pilot and verifying accuracy of course (STCW-95) course which consists of CPR/First Aid, Personal Safety and Social Responsi- by comparing with magnetic compass bilities, Personal Survival and Basic Firefighting. He or she must have enough sea service Directing crew engaged in cleaning wheelhouse and quarter deck time and/or complete a U.S. Coast Guard-approved Lifeboatman course to qualify as a Maintaining ship’s log while in port, and standing gangway watch to prevent unauthorized Lifeboatman or Lifeboatman-Limited. An Able Seaman must hold a Transportation Worker persons from boarding ship Identification Credential (TWIC) and pass a routine physical and drug screening. Stowing or removing cargo from ship’s hold Next Career Step Relaying specified signals to ships in vicinity using visual signaling devices Higher AB Ratings, Third Mate

Find out more about what an Able Seaman does, click on the “Career: Able Seaman” video on our website: http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/

Salary

Low wage $37,289 Median wage $54,903 High wage $101,982

63 Did you know Did you know

The Jones Act requires that an Vessel Operations The origin of the Boatswain can American flagged ship be built be traced back to the year 1040. and maintained in the U.S. and B oATSWAIN (Bosun) C aptAIN/Master Deck department crewed by Americans. Occupation Description Occupation Description The Captain/Master is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of a merchant https://www.marad.dot.gov/search/history+of+the+jones+act/ The Boatswain/Bosun is the highest-ranking non-officer/unlicensed position in the deck vessel including crew management, navigation, cargo operations and making sure that

the vessel is in compliance with all international and local laws, as well as any state or department. The Boatswain is the chief of the deck crew and is responsible for a ship’s company policies. interior and exterior under the direction of the Chief Mate. Daily Tasks Daily Tasks Commanding and managing all of the personnel on the ship including inventory, Supervising Able Seamen as well as Deckhands engaged in cleaning decks lifeboats, payroll, and accounting chipping, scraping, wire brushing, and painting decks, sides, and superstructure Complying with customs and immigration regulations, keeping up with the documen- Examining cargo-handling gear plus lifesaving equipment & supervising crew en- tation and certificates on the ship as well as complying with the security plan for the gaged in repairing or replacing defective gear equipment vessel according to the International Maritime Organization Rigging cargo, managing winch operations, working aloft, and other duties required Responding to and reporting accidents, incidents, injuries and illness among the during deck operations passengers and crew aboard the ship Handling and caring for lines, assisting with mooring a vessel Representing official authorities such as the police or public notary when at sea Inspecting the vessel and performing a variety of routine, skilled, and semi-skilled du- Exercising power to use deadly force in certain cases at sea such as pirate assaults ties to maintain all areas of the ship not maintained by the engineering department. and mutiny, defending the interests of the state, owner, crew, passengers, and cargo Ensuring safety and compliance of everyone aboard a ship including the crew and the Education and Credentials passengers A Boatswain/Bosun must hold a high school diploma or equivalent and/or relevant work experience as well as credentialing as an Able Seaman (AB). This occupation requires a Education and Credentials U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC). A Boatswain/Bosun must be at Ship Captains/Masters typically either start with entry-level work as deckhands, obtaining least 18 years old and have completed an approved “Proficiency in Survival Craft” course, on-the-job training working on inland waterways or rivers and then advancing through the and Basic Safety Training (STCW-95) course which consists of CPR/First Aid, Personal Safety ranks and passing rating exams or deep-water vessel captains typically graduate from a and Social Responsibilities, Personal Survival and Basic Firefighting. He or she must hold Merchant Marine Academy with a B.S. degree in Marine Transportation or a similar field and then pursue a license to become a deck officer or third mate and gain several years a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and pass a routine physical and experience on board an oceangoing vessel before graduating to Captain. Captains/Mas- drug screening. ters who rise through the ranks without graduating from a Merchant Marine Academy and instead take courses and pass the required U.S. Coast Guard exams are called “hawsepipers.” Next Career Step: Mate All Captains/Masters must earn their Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC); MMC requirements for Captain/Master vary according to the type and size of ship. Captains/Masters must also hold a Check out what a Boatswains Mate of the Watch does in the U.S. NAVY. Watch the video Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), pass a background and reference check, on our web site at: Salary http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ complete U.S. Coast Guard training courses, and pass a routine physical and drug screening. Salary Women can be Captains too. Watch the “Women at the Helm” video Median annual wage $40,970 http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ Low wage $33,550 Median wage $72,340 High wage $122,590

65 Did you know Vessel Operations 95% of U.S. foreign trade

is carried to and from the Chief Mate (Officer) Second Mate (Officer) U.S. by ship. Deck department Deck department

Occupation Description Occupation Description The Chief Mate (Officer) is the “second in command” behind a Captain/Master on board a vessel. The Chief Mate is responsible for super- The Second Mate’s primary responsibility is navigating the ship working from the bridge and maintaining navigational equipment on the vising the Second Mate, Third Mate, and other key deck positions. The Chief Mate monitors all third party people as they work on the deck. bridge. The Second Mate is the third in command on the ship and reports directly to the Chief Mate. In addition, the Chief Mate assists the Captain/Master to exercise effective control over marine operations with appropriate regard for the protection of the environment, maintenance of equipment and personnel safety. Daily Tasks As safety officer the Second Mate is responsible for inspecting, monitoring and correcting safety deficiencies in the firefighting system

Daily Tasks (hand held fire extinguishers, firefighting stations, bunker gear and related equipment), rescue equipment (life rafts, life rings, signal Did you know Ensuring that all local and international laws related to vessel operation are being followed, and all pollution regulations are being met flares, trauma kit and First aid supplies, backboards), electronic navigation aids, navigation systems, watertight integrity, and for general $6 billion worth of goods move to safety hazards (i.e. carpet uplifted, etc.). Also responsible for serving as one of the designated Medical Responders Overseeing maintenance of life saving, fire fighting, deck and lifting equipment in addition to maintaining the exterior of the vessel and from overseas markets every During navigation/bridge watch the Second Mate is responsible for operating vessel during assigned watches to the highest profes- Ensuring that the equipment and materials are all loaded and safely stowed away onboard, labeled and secured according to regulations day through America’s ports. sional standards, monitoring communication equipment and keeping logs and records as required by U.S. Coast Guard, making use of Overseeing loading and storing all of the consumables, making sure the watertight integrity of the vessel is maintained, securing supply all bridge tools and personnel, alerting the Captain as needed or as per orders, and when in port, maintaining a gangway security watch Check out more information on US Ports at: vessels and overseeing the safe operation of cargoes as well as many other related tasks to ensure the safety of the vessel crew and any amongst other duties as assigned by Captain http://www.aapa-ports.org/Industry/con- cargo or equipment it may be carrying tent.cfm?ItemNumber=1032 As navigation officer the Second Mate is responsible for ensuring that all navigation charts and publications are kept up-to-date Carrying out Captain’s orders and assisting in navigation On turnaround day the Second Mate is responsible for assisting in expeditious preparation of the ship for oncoming guests which includes loading ship’s stores, taking on potable water, moving luggage, moving laundry, and other duties as assigned by the Captain Education and Credentials The Chief Mate must be at least 21 years old, hold a high school diploma or equivalent and U.S. Coast Guard-issued Chief Mate License as Eduation and Credentials well as at least one year experience on motor or steam vessels and hold Second Mate endorsements on their Merchant Mariner Credential A Second Mate must be 18 years or older, have a U.S. Passport and Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC). Third Mates typically either have a (MMC). Many Chief Mates graduate from a four-year Merchant Marine Academy with a B.S. degree and Third Mate license and then rise high school diploma and six years or more experience on board a ship rising up through the non-licensed/officer ranks (typically entering the through the ranks. A Chief Mate must earn the Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificates which include com- industry as an ordinary seaman) and completing required training and testing or graduate from a state or federal Merchant Marine Academy. pleting U.S. Coast Guard-approved management level training courses and a Basic Safety Training course. A Chief Mate must have a Trans- Second Mates must complete U.S. Coast Guard-approved Basic Safety Training, First Aid, CPR, Firefighting, and Radar Observer courses. They portation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC), pass a physical exam and drug test, and hold certificates to verify sea experience. must have relevant Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificates. All Second Mates must have a Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC). Next Career Step: Captain/Master Next Career Step: Chief Mate Find out what it takes to be a Chief Mate. Click on the “Mate-Chief” video on our website: http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ Find out what it takes to be a Mate. Click on the “Mate – Chief” video on our website: http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/

Salary Salary Low wage $24,920 Low wage $44,400 Median wage $72,340 Median wage $80,000 High wage $105,440 High wage $110,000

676767 Did you know Did you know Vessel Operations At any given moment there are Over 1.5 million sailors roughly 20 million containers crossing the world by ship. are employed in the shipping Third Mate (Officer) Mate Check out more information on Contain- Deck department Deck department er ships at: http://www.worldshipping. industry worldwide. org/about-the-industry/liner-ships/ container-ship-design Occupation Description Related Job Titles: Lead Deckhand A Third Mate is the lowest-ranking officer on a civilian ship and is responsible for the safety

of the ship and crew, including maintaining lifeboats, fire-fighting and signal equipment. Occupation Description The Third Mate works on a bridge team and under the supervision of the Second Mate and A Mate is a deckhand with work experience on board a vessel and has leadership duties in Chief Mate. addition to preparing barges for vessels for loading and unloading cargo, performing basic vessel maintenance and housekeeping duties. Daily Task Making timely and frequent inspection of all lifesaving equipment onboard the Daily Tasks vessels including lifeboats, life rafts and associated securing devices, and any other Making timely and frequent inspection of all lifesaving equipment onboard the equipment vessels including lifeboats, life rafts and associated securing devices, and any other Docking and undocking, managing a mooring station, bow or stern, supervising the equipment when directed/designated by the Chief Mate, deck on cargo evolutions, conducting inspections on all ships emergency safety Docking and undocking, managing a mooring station, bow or stern, supervising the equipment (including, firefighting, damage control, flooding, lifeboats and rafts) deck on cargo evolutions, conducting inspections on all ships emergency safety Serving as a Deck Watch Officer responsible for safe navigation of the vessel equipment (including, firefighting, damage control, flooding, lifeboats and rafts) Assisting Senior Deck Officers in carrying out their responsibilities Serving as a Deck Watch Officer responsible for safe navigation of the vessel Assisting Senior Deck Officers in carrying out their responsibilities Education and Credentials A Third Mate must be 18 years or older, have a U.S. Passport and Merchant Mariner Credential Education and Credentials (MMC). Third Mates typically either have six years or more experience on board a ship A Mate must be 18 years or older (for 200 ton ship), 19 or older (for 500-1000 ton ship) or rising up through the non-licensed/officer ranks and completing required training and 21 or older (for Unlimited tonnage ship), have a high school diploma or equivalent, and testing or graduate from a state or federal Merchant Marine Academy. For example, for hold a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC). A Mate must have required sea service, exam Unlimited Tonnage credentialing, a Third Mate must have 1080 days deck and engine certification, and/or education for each rating level - Great Lakes and/or Inland Waters, department service or graduation from Maritime Academy or completion of three-year Near Coastal Waters, or Oceans. In addition a Mate must be qualified as an Able Seaman apprentice mate training program. In addition a Third Mate must complete U.S. Coast (AB) and complete U.S. Coast Guard-approved Basic Safety Training, CPR, Firefighting, Guard-approved Basic Safety Training, First Aid, CPR, Firefighting, and Radar Observer Medical Care or First Aid Provider and Radar Observer courses, and Officer in Charge of courses. They must have relevant Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Navigational Watch (OICNW) Training and related assessments. All Mates must have a (STCW) certificates. All Third Mates must have a Transportation Workers Identification Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC). Credential (TWIC). Next Career Step: Higher Levels of Mate Ratings, Third Mate Next Career Step: Second Mate Salary Find out what it takes to be a Mate. Click on the “Mate – Chief” video on our website: Salary Find out what it takes to be a Mate. Cick on the “Mate – Chief” video on our website: http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ Low wage $58,563 http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ Low wage $36,370 Median wage $73,760 Median wage $72,340 High wage $139,443 High wage $128,330

69 Did you know Vessel Operations A container ship travels the equivalent of three-quarters of the way to the moon and back in one year during its regular Ordinary Seaman Tankerman Deck department Deck department ocean travel?

Related Job Titles: Cadet, Deckhand, Ship’s Utility, Seaman Related Job Titles: Sailor, marine oiler Check out more information on Container ships at: Occupation Description http://www.worldshipping.org/ Ordinary seaman are new deckhands and unlicensed members of the deck department who are primarily apprentices to Able Occupation Description A seagoing Tankerman’s primary job is to move liquid cargo in tank barges or vessels and standing watch on a vessel to ensure that the ship is about-the-industry/liner-ships/ Seaman (AB). The primary focus is routine cleaning, maintenance and repair as well as working on the ship’s bridge to learn necessary helmsmanship skills. safe from any potential collisions. Tankermen are unlicensed positions and may be required to move and/or repair equipment as directed by container-ship-design the captain, mate or pilot in certain situations. Did you know Daily Tasks Cleaning and polish wood trim, brass, and other metal parts Daily Tasks The Tankerman’s role is critical Chipping and cleaning rust spots on deck, superstructure, and sides of ship, using wire brush and hand or air chipping machine Transferring oil or chemical cargoes between vessels and/or onshore containers to our nation’s petroleum and Painting or varnishing decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ship Watching for any obstruction within the path of a vessel and notifying the captain Lubricating machinery, equipment, and engine parts chemical shipping industry. Measuring the water depth, turning wheel on the bridge and using any emergency gear as directed by the captain, pilot or mate Sweeping and washing deck, using broom, mops, brushes, and hose Breaking out, overhauling, rigging and storing cargo handling gear, running gear and stationary rigging Handling lines to moor vessel to wharf, tie up vessel to another vessel, or rig towing lines Conducting various maintenance tasks for the purpose of preserving the ship’s painted surface and to maintain ship and line equipment Standing watch from bow of ship or wing of bridge to look for obstructions in path of ship Examining machinery for specified pressure and flow of lubricants Loading or unloading materials from vessel Education and Credentials Reading pressure and temperature gauges or displays, recording data in engineering log Tankerman must be at least 18 years old have a high school diploma or equivalent. Tankermen must hold a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) with U.S. Coast Guard Tankerman endorsement. To qualify for Tankerman endorsement a worker must meet service requirements: Salary Lowering and “manning” lifeboat in case of emergency Tankerman-PIC: requires 90 days’ service as deck or engineering officer on tank ship to carry dangerous liquids (DL) or liquefied gas (LG) Assisting engineer in overhauling and adjusting machinery Low wage $45,000 or 90 days rating of cadet service on deck or engine department on tank ship Recording data in ship’s log such as weather conditions and distance traveled Median wage $60,000 Turning wheel while observing compass to maintain ship on course Tankerman-PIC (Barge): requires 60 days’ service on tank vessels certified to carry DL or LG or 180 days closed related service directly High wage $110,630 involved on tank barges Inspecting lifesaving and visual-signaling equipment for defects Inspecting towing cables and tightening as needed Tankerman-Assistant: requires successful completion of Tankerman course, exam and 90 days’ deck service on tank ship or vessel certified to carry DL or LG Tankerman-Engineer: requires 90 days’ service as engineering officer on tanker or vessel certified to carry DL or LG or Education and Credentials 90 days’ rating or cadet service in engine department on tanker or vessel certified to carry DL or LG The Ordinary Seaman (OS) rating is an entry-level mariner rating that does not require any sea service experience or specific training but does require a high school diploma or equivalent. To qualify for an OS rating and job you must be at least 16 years old, and pass a routine All Tankermen must hold U.S. Coast Guard Firefighting Course and Approved Cargo Course certificates. In addition all Tankermen must hold a physical and drug screening. All Ordinary Seaman must hold a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and Merchant Mariner Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and pass a routine physical and drug screening. Credential (MMC). Salary Next Career Step: Able Seaman or Qualified Member of the Engine Department (QMED) Next Career Step: Able Seaman Tug boats are a great place to start your career. Watch our SMART video: “Make the SMART Choice: Two Guys and a Tug” See a great place to start your career. Watch our SMART video: http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ Low wage $25,690 http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ Median wage $53,130 High wage $110,630

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Chief Engineer Preparing Engineering Department budget as requested by the company engineering superintendent, and monitoring departmental Engineering department expenditures in line with this budget Maintaining engineering files of ship’s drawings, manufacturers’ instructions and records pertaining to machinery and equipment, and Occupation Description copies of all correspondence and reports pertaining to these responsibilities The Chief Engineer is the head of a vessel’s engineering department/engine room and Making frequent inspections of machinery spaces crew. He or she is responsible for operating and maintaining a ship’s propulsion system including the engine, boilers, generators, pumps and other machinery. The Chief Engineer Education and Credentials reports to the Captain/Master. Many Chief Engineers graduate from a four-year or state Merchant Marine Academy with a B.S. degree and Third Mate license and then accrue Did you know relevant sea service for the type of vessel on which they intend to work. However engineers can enter the industry from high school (with a Daily Tasks A container ship engine is nearly diploma or equivalent), work their way up from an entry-level Oiler/Wiper position, moving through the ranks as they pass U.S. Coast Guard Ensuring that a safe and proper engine room watch is maintained at all times and that 1,000 times more powerful than the courses and exams and accrue needed sea service: standard family car and some have all automated alarms and warning devices are properly monitored and attended the horsepower of nearly 90 formula Managing efficient operation, maintenance and repair of all machinery, electrical Limited (Oceans) – 1800 days of engine room service (including 720 days as engineer officer and 900 days as a Qualified Member of the One racing cars. equipment, piping and structural steel including but not limited to deck machinery, Engine Department (QMED) refrigeration machinery, galley and domestic and other equipment as necessary Limited (Near Coastal) – 1440 days of engine room service including 360 days as engineer officer and 720 days as QMED Closely supervising activities of the Engineering Department and being aware of the Steam/Motor/Gas Turbine – 360 days of service as first assistant engineer following at all times: In addition Chief Engineers must have completed U.S. Coast Guard approved First Aid, CPR and Firefighting Course (Basic and Advanced) as Conduct and ability of engine department personnel well as meet Standard Training Certification Watchkeeper (STCW) Requirements including U.S. Coast Guard approved Basic Safety Training, Consumption and stock of fuel oil, water, and lubricants PSC/Lifeboatman and Medical Care Provider/Medical First Aid Provider courses. Chief Engineers must have a Merchant Mariner Credential Check out more information on Container ships at: (MMC), Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and pass a routine physical and drug screening. Condition of main propulsion machinery and auxiliaries, including performance, http://www.worldshipping.org/ repairs required, planned maintenance and the stock control and consumption about-the-industry/liner-ships/ of engine department spare parts Learn more information about ship engineers at: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes535031.htm. container-ship-design Condition of boilers, boiler water and treatment required Ensuring that all work performed by the Engineering Department crew is done in a safe and competent manner Ensuring all safety precautions are observed Reporting to the Engineering Superintendent on matters of maintenance and issues affecting the vessel schedule, certification, dry-docking and maintenance Salary

Low wage $40,360 Median wage $74,540 High wage $114,810

Did you know Did you know Vessel Operations Shipping is the “greenist” There will always be a demand method of transportation. for people to work on cruise Container ships often emit 1/10th lines and in the shipping and oil of the carbon that airplanes emit Duty Designated Engineer F irst AssiSTANT Engineer industry – some of the largest Engineering department Engineering department in transporting goods. maritime employers.

Occupation Description Occupation Description See more facts on shipping at: The Duty Designated Engineer is responsible for the safe operation of all engines, auxiliary machinery and related systems in the motor ves- The First Assistant Engineer is one of the most important positions in maritime manage- http://www.thewire.com/glob- sels and related facilities and ensuring compliance with all federal regulations. He or she reports to the Chief Engineer. ment with responsibility of looking after entire operation of a ship’s engine room and other al/2013/08/shipping-industry-big- technical aspects of the ship. He or she reports directly to the Chief Engineer. ger-you-can-imagine/67566/ Daily Tasks Contributing to the safe operation of vessels and equipment Daily Tasks Providing utmost assistance to the Chief engineer for running the ship efficiently Responding decisively and effectively to emergency situations Supervising all of the operational engineers and the crew of the engine room Maintaining familiarity with individual vessel characteristics Assisting in the engine room during vessel operation Ensuring personnel safety procedures Maintaining responsibility for recording records including official machinery logs and reporting data to the Chief for maintenance logs Planning overall maintenance of the machinery in the engine room and repair requests Overseeing all pollution prevention equipment on board of the ship Maintaining effective knowledge of the Engine Room Standard Operating Managing the engine room staff and carrying out duties of the engine room Monitoring machinery and auxiliary systems and equipment throughout the vessel with an eye toward early identification of problems Serving in charge of the engine room in the absence of the Chief Engineer Fueling of vessels in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations Maintaining all the engine room and deck machinery Responsible for the primary maintenance of vessel engines, auxiliary machinery and related systems while underway and ashore Diagnosing malfunctions and provides recommendations for course of action to the Chief Engineer Ensuring all machinery and safety systems are working safely, efficiently and within the provided parameters Ensuring cleanliness of vessel engine room and other machinery spaces Managing record keeping, inventory and other pertinent document procedures Performing maintenance and repair of vessels and related machinery while scheduled ashore under the direction of the Port Engineer’s designee Education and Credentials Education and Credentials First Assistant Engineers typically graduate from a state or federal Merchant Marine Academy Designated Duty Engineers must be age 18 or older (for 1000 horsepower vessels), 19 or older (for 4000 horsepower vessels) or 21 or older with a B.S. in Marine Engineering Technology and U.S. Coast Guard license as Third (for unlimited horsepower vessels), hold a high school diploma, Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) and have relevant sea service: Assistant Engineer and then rise to First Assistant Engineer ranking. However students can enter the industry at the entry level from high school (with a diploma or equivalent) as an Unlimited Horsepower – 1080 days service in engine room with 540 days as a Qualified Member of the Engine Department (QMED) Oiler/Wiper and then rise through the ranks to First Assistant Engineer, accruing enough 4000 Horsepower – 720 days service in engine room with 360 days as QMED sea service time and passing rigorous U.S. Coast Guard courses and exams as well as 1000 Horsepower – 360 days service in engine room with 180 days as QMED Standards Training Watchkeeping Credentials (STWC-95) requirements. All Second Assistant Engineers must hold a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). Designated Duty Engineers must also have completed U.S. Coast Guard-approved courses in First Aid, CPR, and Firefighting (Basic and Advanced); they must also hold a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). Next Career Step: Chief Engineer Salary Check out more about the cruise Salary Next Career Step: Higher Duty Designated Engineer Ratings, Third Assistant Engineer Learn more information about ship engineers at: industry and US Ports at: Low wage $25,690 http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes535031.htm http://www.aapa-ports.org/ Low wage $25,690 Median wage $68,100 Learn more information about ship engineers at: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes535031.htm Industry/content.cfm?ItemNumber Median wage $68,100 High wage $110,630 =1032&navItemNumber=1034 High wage $110,630

75 Did you know Vessel Operations There are currently

55,000 active merchant ships Second Assistant Engineer Third Assistant Engineer (non-military ships) in operation Engineering department Engineering department around the world. Occupation Description Occupation Description The Second Assistant Engineer is responsible for overseeing vessel equipment operation, making log entries and reporting problems to the Chief The Third Assistant Engineer is typically the most junior marine engineer on board a ship. This position assists with basic maintenance and

Engineer. He or she assists with the primary level of maintenance and repair of the vessels while underway. The Second Assistant Engineer is vessel repair while underway. He or she is responsible for overseeing vessel equipment operation, making log entries and reporting problems responsible to the Chief Engineer for engine room duties, to the Captain for emergency duties underway and to the delegated Yard Supervisor to the Chief Engineer. The Third Assistant Engineer is responsible to the Chief Engineer for engine room duties, to the Captain for emergency when working ashore. duties underway and to the delegated Yard Supervisor when working ashore.

Daily Tasks Daily Tasks Did you know Ensuring the safe operation the safe operation of all engines, auxiliary machinery and related systems in the motor vessels and related Maintaining the responsibility for the safe operation of all engines, auxiliary machinery and related systems in the motor vessels and facilities and ensuring compliance with all federal regulations related facilities and ensuring compliance with all federal regulations Engineer Officer assignments Contributing to the safe operation of vessels and equipment Contributing to the safe operation of vessels and equipment range from 30-120 days onboard Responding decisively and effectively to emergency situations Responding decisively and effectively to emergency situations followed by commensurate time off the vessel (most are on a Maintaining familiarity with individual vessel characteristics Maintaining familiarity with individual vessel characteristics 75-120 day rotation followed by a Assisting in the engine room during vessel operation Assisting in the engine room during vessel operation 75-120 day vacation). Maintaining responsibility for recording records including official machinery logs and reporting data to the Chief for maintenance logs Maintaining responsibility for recording records including official machinery logs and reporting data to the Chief for maintenance logs and repair requests and repair requests Maintaining effective knowledge of the Engine Room Standard Operating Maintaining effective knowledge of the Engine Room Standard Operating Monitoring machinery and auxiliary systems and equipment throughout the vessel with an eye toward early identification of problems Monitoring machinery and auxiliary systems and equipment throughout the vessel with an eye toward early identification of problems Fueling of vessels in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations safely. Refueling of vessels in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations safely Maintaining the responsibility for the for the primary maintenance of vessel engines, auxiliary machinery and related systems while See more statistics at: Maintaining responsibility for the primary maintenance of vessel engines, auxiliary machinery and related systems while underway and underway and ashore ashore https://www.statista.com/ Diagnosing malfunctions and provides recommendations for course of action to the Chief Engineer Diagnosing malfunctions and providing recommendations for course of action to the Chief Engineer statistics/264024/number-of-mer- Ensuring cleanliness of vessel engine room and other machinery spaces chant-ships-worldwide-by-type/ Ensuring cleanliness of vessel engine room and other machinery spaces Performing maintenance and repair of vessels and related machinery while scheduled ashore under the direction of the Performing maintenance and repair of vessels and related machinery while scheduled ashore under the direction of the Port Engineer’s designee Port Engineer’s designee Education and Credentials Education and Credentials Third Assistant Engineers typically graduate from a state or federal Merchant Marine Academy with a B.S. in Marine Engineering Technology Second Assistant Engineers typically graduate from a state or federal Merchant Marine Academy with a B.S. in Marine Engineering Technology and U.S. Coast Guard license as Third Assistant Engineer. However students can enter the industry at the entry level from high school (with a and U.S. Coast Guard license as Third Assistant Engineer and then rise to Second Assistant Engineer ranking. However students can enter the diploma or equivalent) as an Oiler/Wiper and then rise through the ranks to Third Assistant Engineer, accruing enough sea service time and industry at the entry level from high school (with a diploma or equivalent) as an Oiler/Wiper and then rise through the ranks to Second Assistant passing rigorous U.S. Coast Guard courses and exams as well as Standards Training Watchkeeping Credentials (STWC-95) requirements. All Engineer, accruing enough sea service time and passing rigorous U.S. Coast Guard courses and exams as well as Standards Training Watchkeeping Third Assistant Engineers must hold a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). Credentials (STWC-95) requirements. All Second Assistant Engineers must hold a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).

Salary Next Career Step: First Assistant Engineer Next Career Step: Second Assistant Engineer Salary

Low wage $25,690 Learn more information about ship engineers at: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes535031.htm Check out more information about ship engineers at: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes535031.htm Low wage $25,690 Median wage $68,100 Median wage $68,100 High wage $110,630 High wage $110,630

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Did you know Did you know Vessel Operations The Jones Act requires that Learn more about the Jones Act: The average tug boat moves 15 http://www.marad.dot.gov/ only American flagged ships resources/policy-papers-and- barges at a time and the average can carry cargo and passengers fact-sheets/ Marine Pilot Master of Towing (Captain) river tow moving 15 barges tied between American ports. Deck department Occupation Description together would require a 3-mile Occupation Description The Master of Towing (Captain) is the master in charge of a tug or towing vessel and Vessel Security Officer (VSO) in charge of implementing A pilot’s job is to guide ships in harbors, rivers, port channels and other confined wa- and maintaining the Alternative Security Program. long train or a line of tractor terways. They are not part of a ship’s regular crew but come on board a ship to guide it trailer trucks stretching more through a particular waterway in which they have expertise in guiding vessels. They have a Daily Tasks high degree of familiarity with local tides, currents and hazards. Serving as Officer in Charge of the Navigation Watch than 35 miles if moved by rail or Assessing and maintaining vessel seaworthiness Daily Tasks road instead. Boarding an unfamiliar ship from a small boat in open water, often using a ladder and Ensuring the availability and serviceability of required life saving equipment. frequently in difficult weather or sea conditions Verifying serviceability of all installed fire detection and fire fighting systems equipment Learn more about opportunities on the water, watch the video: Conferring with a ship’s captain about the vessel’s destination and any special re- Requiring accommodations to be maintained in safe, clean condition at all times http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ quirements the vessel may have Maintaining vessel and crew readiness for emergency responses Establishing a positive relationship with the vessel’s captain and deck officers Conducting and reporting the results of periodic vessel audits and inspections Taking over control of a vessel from a commercial captain to safely guide the ship into Operating and maintaining assigned vessel in accordance with the quality, safety, security and environmental protection policies the designated waterway and procedures Receiving and following mooring instructions from onshore dispatchers Organizing and conducting required training, drills and exercises Education and Credentials Completing, submitting and maintaining required records, logs and reports A Marine Pilot must hold a high school diploma or equivalent and most go on to attend Ensuring adequate vessel manning and watches a Merchant Marine Academy, graduating with B.S. degree and licensing as a Third Mate. Without an Academy degree (or comparable B.S. degree in Marine Transportation) a Marine Education and Credentials Pilot will need five-eight years experience as a sailor; typically non-Academy Marine Pilots A Master of Towing must hold a high school diploma or equivalent and current U.S. Coast Guard license for Master of Towing Vessels, with start out as a Deckhand/Ordinary Seaman and rise through the ranks. All Marine Pilots appropriate tonnage rating and radar endorsement as well as previous experience as Mate of Towing. Many Masters of Towing graduate from hold their Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) and Transportation Worker Identification a four-year state or federal Merchant Maritime Academy with a B.S. in Marine Transportation (or related degree) and licensing as a Third Mate Credential (TWIC). and rising through the ranks, accruing needed sea service time and passing U.S. Coast Guard exams and courses. However Masters of Towing can enter the industry as an Ordinary Seaman and rise through the ranks, earning their licensing and Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) and Spend a day in the life of a Marine Pilot, watch our videos “Career: Pilot – Captains” and Ship Training Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) for offshore towing. All Masters of Towing must hold a Transportation Worker Identifica- “Career: Port – Pilot” at http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ tion Credential (TWIC).

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Low wage $25,690 Low wage $25,690 Median wage $72,340 Median wage $72,340 High wage $110,630 High wage $110,630

797979 Did you know Vessel Operations New construction barges are nearly the length of a football field and can transport Oiler Unlicensed Junior Engineer/Qualified Member of the Engine Department (QMED) 3,000 tons of goods. Engine department Engineering department

Related Job Titles: Wiper, Pumpman Occupation Description An Unlicensed Junior Engineer/Qualified Member of the Engine Department serves the engineering room staff and is primarily responsible for

Occupation Description assisting with engine room maintenance. Oilers are entry-level engine room positions; they assist engineers in keeping a vessel’s propulsion system in working order. New oilers are called wipers or pumpmen if the vessel Daily Tasks is carrying liquid cargo. Maintaining and repairing equipment in a vessel’s engine room, fireroom, machine shop Inspecting equipment including pumps, turbines, distilling plants, condensers Daily Tasks Completing on-board records to note condition of equipment Oiling moving parts or wearing surfaces including gears, shafts, and bearings Lubricating and maintaining machinery and equipment including generators, steering systems, lifeboats, and sewage systems Cleaning floors around machine, using broom or vacuum cleaner Cleaning and restoring tools and equipment Reading pressure and temperature gauges and recording data

Assisting engineers with machinery repair work Education and Credentials Connecting hoses, operating pumps and cleaning tanks An Unlicensed Junior Engineer or QMED must be 18 or older, have a high school diploma or GED and a valid U.S. Coast Guard-issued Mer- chant Mariner Credential (MMC) and a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). In addition QMEDs must pass a QMED General Cleaning screen on lint vacuum system replaces worn screen Knowledge Exam and at least one of the following rating exams: Fireman/Watertender, Oiler, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Refrigeration Painting exposed surfaces of machines to prevent rust Engineer, Electrician, Pumpman Did you know Education and Credentials In addition QMEDs must have relevant sea experience for U.S. Coast Guard endorsements: An Oiler must be age 16 or older, have a high school diploma or GED, and Merchant Mari- General – 180 days service in rating at least equal to wiper The National Maritime Center ner Credential (MMC) and pass a physical if applying for a position on a seagoing ship of (NMC) is the official licensing more than 200 tons. There is no previous sea service or experience required. An Oiler must Deck Engine Mechanic – hold rating as Junior Engineer and 180 days sea service or completion of required training on relevant vessel or authority for all waterborne obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). completion of U.S. Coast Guard approved deck engine mechanic course transportation. Engineman – hold rating as Oiler, Fireman/Watertender, Junior Engineer and 180 days sea service or completion of required training on Next Career Step: Junior Engineer/Qualified Member of Engine Department (QMED) Learn more at: relevant vessel or completion of U.S. Coast Guard approved engineman course http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/

Next Career Step: Designated Duty Engineer

Learn more information about ship engineers at: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes535031.htm Salary Salary

Low wage $25,690 Low wage $25,690 Median wage $39,100 Median wage $68,100 High wage $110,630 High wage $110,630

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Faces of Success: Catie Gianelloni, MITAGS Simulator Instructor (Baltimore, Maryland)

Catie Gianelloni is what you might call an “unlikely mariner.” She laughs that when her Catie says she chose deck in part because she was interested in navigation. If she had it bank of computers presetting scenarios for students to navigate ships at sea or docking at dad originally encouraged her to look into attending the U.S. Merchant Maritime Acad- to do all over again though, she would pick engine.”There are a lot more shoreside career port. The other two weeks of the month she can be found teaching safety courses and upgrad- emy (USMMA) she wasn’t completely sold on the idea. “Even though some of my family opportunities for engineers and it’s easier for them to transition back and forth between ing curriculum to always-changing industry standards. was previously in the military, none had gone to the Merchant Marine Academy,” she careers at sea and on land.” recalls. “I figured I would go to ‘regular college’ like my two older siblings, but the more I “I really like doing new challenges each week,” she says. “Whether it’s teaching a cohort of 20 looked into it though, the more sense it made.” Catie graduated from USMMA in 2009 with a B.S. in Marine Transportation and a 3rd students or coming up with new scenarios for the simulator to test our students’ knowledge, I Mate Officer Unlimited Tonnage license. Her husband is also an academy graduate. As an enjoy all the different aspects of challenging, sea-related work and curriculum development.” Catie liked the fact that at USMMA she would gain practical skills, graduate with no debt engineer, however, he had an easier time finding work straight out of school. and have a job in an industry where she could make good money right out of school. “My Catie’s husband recently transferred back to Baltimore after working for GE Shipbuilding in dad said, ‘why don’t you give it a year and see how you feel?’” Catie recalls. “By the end “In the shipping industry people rotate on and off positions on vessels,” explains Catie. Bath, Maine and previously for Military Sealift Command (MSC), one of biggest employers of my first year I had seen all the opportunities available for a merchant marine academy “You learn which positions are open through the union halls. When I graduated a lot in the industry. “He made the career change to support me because I enjoy my job here at graduate and was sure this was right for me.” of mates (working on the deck side) weren’t giving up their rotation so I had difficulty MITAGS,” smiles Catie. finding work at first.” Catie explains that there are five academic pathways at a merchant marine academy: two She explains that engineers can find shoreside work in shipbuilding and design, as port for students who want to work on a ship’s deck side (think “top of the ship”) and three Eager to get on the water, Catie eventually found work in “one of the most under looked captains, traveling technicians, naval architects, and vessel inspectors. “If they want to leave for students who want to work on the engineering side (think “engine room”). parts of the industry: the Great Lakes.” She immediately got the job and sailed on 1,000 the maritime industry they can use their engineering degree in just about any other type of foot long bulk carriers including the Roger Blough and Edwin H. Gott on the Great Lakes industry,” says Catie. Deck-side workers looking for a shoreside job within the industry “can go “During your freshman year you take a core curriculum and then pick where you’re going for three years. “Vessels sailing on the Great Lakes are required to have pilots and relief to ship brokerage firms to manage and negotiate cargo rates, work as port workers up to port to focus: deck or engine,” explains Catie. “From that point on you decide on one of four mates so they typically bring on one open ocean mate per ship,” explains Catie. “Since I captain, or go into maritime instruction and simulation.” While Catie enjoyed her time at sea, majors.” At the end of their freshman year students select their major and at that point got along well with everyone my jobs were extended every time.” she wasn’t eager to be gone more than 90 days at a time. “I like working at MITAGS because it’s “you basically know your course schedule for the remainder of your time at the academy challenging work and my supervisors encourage me to maintain my license by giving me leave because everything is so regimented,” says Catie. You also end up knowing the people Due to severe winter weather, the Great Lakes are only open 10 months of the year which of absence when I need it. Most of the people I work with went to a maritime academy or school you’re going to spend the rest of your college career with. “You’re assigned to a section slowed Catie down a little bit, she says, but “it was a good introduction to industry.” She and I think the students here appreciate learning from teachers who are fresh to industry.” of 20 students based on your major and you end up taking all of your classes with that developed a huge appreciation for Great Lakes mariners. “They are some of the best same section.” shiphandlers I’ve ever met! They don’t use tugs or tows and navigate weather and water Catie acknowledges that being a woman in maritime does present some challenges. “I’m pretty conditions that rival the open ocean.” blunt when I talk to young women. They need to know that school will be hard but our industry Starting with a student’s second year, instruction is split between time in the classroom needs qualified individuals and especially females. It’s not your average workplace and women and time at sea. “The coursework is regimented so that between your sophomore year After three years of commuting between Maryland and the Upper Midwest, she decided need to be ready to do manual and physical labor, problem solve on their own, and put a lot of and graduation the entire school is essentially split in half, with time divided up between to take some professional development classes at the Maritime Institute for Technolo- time in for their education. They have to be ready to make that type of commitment but if they time in class on land and time at sea. That’s because you need to spend 360 days at sea gy and Graduate Studies (MITAGS). “They needed administrative department help so I do, they can graduate above peers, making $60-70,000 right out of school with no debt.” before graduation to get your industry credentials,” says Catie. began working part-time and then the position grew from there.” Catie sees the industry changing for the better. “Maritime worksites are now full of both men Students spend their time at sea working in pairs on projects. By the time they graduate Today she’s a Simulator Operator and Instructor at MITAGS. She spends two weeks out of and women and it will only continue to be more welcoming to women,” says Catie. “If you want students will have earned 18 academic credits through completion of projects at sea the month running a state-of-the-art simulator that students use to practice skills they’re to be independent, with a job that enables you to live without debt, travel world on the ‘compa- which are reviewed by captains and chief mates at the academy. learning in class in a “virtual at-sea” environment. She can often be found behind a large ny’s dime,’ and do anything you want in your area of professional expertise there is no lack of people trying to support you as a female mariner.”

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Did you know Marine Logistics Operations Port & U.S. has more than 360 commercial ports which provide direct and related jobs for more Cargo and Freight Agent 85 Cargo and Freight Agent Education and Credentials This occupation usually requires a high school diploma or GED with than 23 million Americans? computer proficiency and on-the-job training. The next educational Crane and Tower Operator 86 Occupation Description step is taking post-secondary courses in transportation, distribution A Cargo and Freight Agent may arrange for and track incoming and and logistics at a community college toward an academic certificate Crane Mechanic 87 outgoing shipments of cargo, according to its destination. He or which may “stack” toward an associate degree in transportation and she may determine shipping rates and other charges that apply to Customs Broker 88 logistics. Credentials and professional certifications demonstrate to

freight. For imported or exported freight, the Cargo and Freight Agent employers that you have specific competencies; they can also signifi- may verify that the proper customs paperwork is in order. Watch our video Diesel Service Technician and Mechanic 89 cantly increase your salary. Industry-valued credentials for cargo and “Opportunities on the Water” Electronic Technician 90 freight agents include: at http:// Daily Tasks Check import/export documentation to determine cargo con- www.maritime- National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America Forklift Operator 91 tents, and classify goods into different fee or tariff groups, using (NCBFAA)’s Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) and Certified technology.org/video-gallery/ a tariff coding system First-Line Supervisor of Transportation 92 Export Specialist (CES) renewable credentials are earned with Contact vendors and/or claims adjustment departments in at least one year relevant workplace experience and a passing Check out more information on U.S. Freight Forwarder and customs Broker 93 order to resolve problems with shipments, or contact service grade on the NCBFAA exam Ports at: http://www.aapa-ports.org/ depots to arrange for repairs Freight, Stock and Material Mover 94 International Import-Export Institute (IIEI) credential is earned Determine method of shipment, and prepare bills of lading, with a passing grade on the Certified International Trade Docu- Industrial Engineer 95 invoices, and other shipping documents mentation Specialist (CITDS) exam and renewed with comple- Information Source Enter shipping information into a computer by hand or by using tion of 10 continuing education units (CEUs) every five years “Careers in Logistics” Logistics Analyst 96 Council of Logistics Managers a hand-held scanner American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) Did you know Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) (CLM) Career Guide Estimate freight or postal rates, and record shipment costs and California, Texas, Florida, New York, Logistics Engineer 97 certification, Global Logistics Associate (GLA) certification or weight and Illinois were the top five states onetonline.org Longshoreman 98 professional designation in Logistics and Supply Chain Man- Expedite and route the movement of incoming and outgoing agement (PLS) can be earned with relevant industry workplace with the highest employment for Rigzone.com cargo and freight shipments in train and trucking terminals and experience and a passing grade on the APICS exam Cargo and Freight Agents in 2014. Maritime Statistician 99 shipping docks The Port of Virginia Maritime The International Society of Logistics (SOLE), Demonstrated Senior Check out more information on U.S. Career Guide Port Maintenance Technician 100 Inspect and count items received and check them against Logistician (DSL) or Demonstrated Master Logistician (DML) Ports at: http://www.aapa-ports.org/ invoices or other documents, recording shortages and rejecting credentials do not require formal exams but require submitting an Industry/ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Port Engineer 101 damaged goods application reflecting the necessary education and performance content.cfm?ItemNumber=1032 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerk 102 Negotiate and arrange for the transport of goods with shipping requirements as well as supporting documents including transcripts, or freight companies references, endorsements and copies of awards or citations. Storage and Distribution Manager 103 Prepare and examine bills of lading to determine shipping Next Career Step charges and tariffs Freight Forwarder Take orders from customers and arrange pickup of freight and Salary cargo for delivery to loading platform Watch a Cargo and Freight Agent job in action – click on the “Cargo and Freight Agent Career” video on our website Low wage $30,160 http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ Median wage $38,311 High wage $46,762

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If you stacked up the containers on just one container ship they Crane and Tower Operator Crane Mechanic would reach the equivalent height of almost 7,500 Eiffel Towers and Occupation Description Fifteen states and six cities have laws requiring crane operators to be Related Positions demonstrate to employers that you have specific competencies; they if you unloaded their cargo onto A Crane and Tower Operator may work at major ports, loading and licensed; licensing requirements typically include a written as well Construction Equipment Mechanic, Diesel Mechanic, Equipment Tech- can also significantly increase your salary. Industry-valued credentials trucks the traffic would stretch as a skills test to demonstrate that the licensee can operate a crane for crane mechanics include:

unloading containers on and off ships. He or she may work a nician, Field Mechanic, Field Service Technician, Field Technician, Heavy for 60 miles. mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and safely. In addition, credentials and professional certifications demon- Equipment Mechanic, Heavy Equipment Technician, Mechanic, Mobile move cargo containers. An operator may extend and retract horizontally strate to employers that you have specific competencies; they can Heavy Equipment Mechanic Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) Certified also significantly increase your salary. Industry-valued credentials for Check out more information on mounted booms and lower and raise hooks attached to load lines. Lubrication Specialist (CLS) renewable credential can be earned An operator is guided by other workers using hand signals or a radio. crane and tower operators include: after three years of experience and a passing grade on a written container ships at: Occupation Description A Crane Mechanic may repair and maintain diesel and gasoline engines exam; certification is valid for five years. http://www.worldshipping.org/ Daily Tasks National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators and related systems; hydraulic pumps, motors and cylinders and related about-the-industry/liner-ships/ International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) renewable Fluid Power Clean, lubricate, and maintain mechanisms such as cables, (NCCCO) has several relevant credentials including the Tower systems; and gear boxes, gears, chains, rail wheels, rubber tires and Certified Technician and Fluid Power Certified Mechanic creden- container-ship-design pulleys, and grappling devices, and make repairs Crane Operator that require submitting an application and earning related systems, in accordance with diagrams, sketches, operation tials can be earned with passing grades on a three-hour written a passing grade on both a written and physical demonstration manuals and manufacturers’ specifications. Determine load weights and checking them against lifting ca- exam and three-hour job performance (hands-on) test; additional exam. Certification is good for five years and renewable; designations are available. pacities to prevent overload employees can earn additional designations at any time. Daily Tasks Direct helpers engaged in placing blocking and outrigging under Crane Institute Certification (CIC) has eight different designated Repair and replace damaged or worn parts. N ext Career Step cranes Crane Operator certifications based on equipment size, make Dismantle and reassemble heavy equipment using hoists and Shop Foreman Inspect and adjust crane mechanisms and lifting accessories to and model; the renewable credential is earned with a passing hand toolstools prevent malfunctions and damage grade on both the physical demonstration and written exams and is valid for five years. Operate and inspect machines or heavy equipment to diagnose Inspect cables and grappling devices for wear, and install or defects replace cables as needed International Union of Operation Engineers (IUOE)’s Operating Engineers Certification Program (OECP) provides professional Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or assembly Education and Credentials certification on five crane types; the renewable credential is to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufacturers’ specifications This occupation does not require a high school diploma or GED but valid for five years and can be earned with union membership, workers must be 18, be physically able to perform the job require- minimum documented and/or training time, and passing grades Clean, lubricate, and perform other routine maintenance work on ments and most employers will require a background check and drug on the written and practical exams. equipment and vehicles screening. The next educational step is taking post-secondary courses at a community college in diesel mechanics toward an academic N ext Career Step Education and Credentials credential or associate degree, taking an accredited training program Crane Inspector This occupation requires a high school diploma or GED with a strong or applying for a registered apprenticeship program in a related background in applied math and science, physics and technical educa- maritime and transportation industry trade. Put yourself in the seat of a Crane and Tower Operator -- click on the tion. The next educational step is taking post-secondary courses at a “Gantry Crane Operator - Port” video on our website community college in non-destructive testing to earn credit toward an

http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ academic credential or associate degree, receiving on-the-job train- Did you know Salary ing through an accredited employer-sponsored training or registered If you lined up the containers on just Salary apprenticeship program. Credentials and professional certifications one ship they would stretch nearly Median hourly wage: $23.42 Median hourly wage: $25.75 halfway around the globe. Median salary: $53,550 Median salary: $48,720 Check out more information on Container ships at: http://www.worldshipping.org/ about-the-industry/liner-ships/ container-ship-design. 87 Port Operations & 89 Marine Logistics ational N ge $44,521 Salary xcellence. E igh wa e for Automotive Servicee for Automotive Low wage $32,662 Low wage H iesel Service Technician is iesel Service Technician Median wage $39,345 wage Median D The standard credential credential The standard Did you know you Did a certification from the a certification from Institut for a Department completing – by credential (DOL) Journeyworker of Labor will learn the you program apprenticeship registered year a five gain under the supervisiontrade of an experienced carpenter, while earning a salary and benefits and hands-on experience required certificatespossibly earn academic through or degrees Journeyworker Diesel also earn a DOL will You work. classroom Mechanic national, portable secure which will help you credential the U.S. in salary anywhere competitive field and a work in your Service Automotive National Institute for Excellence (ASE) Diesel Diesel Engine Diagnosis Specialist Engine (DE) and Electronic and relevant with a passing exam grade can be earned credentials work experience or education ext Car N Machinery Maintenance Mechanic and Mechanic’s Technician life glimpse of a Diesel ServiceGet a real eer Step work in ports Marine Diesel and on the water -- click on the “Career: Mechanic” video on our website: http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ ic n a h c nd Me a n icia hn

c e Te edentials ic escription D Serv l e s Conduct preventive maintenance. Following a checklist that a checklist maintenance. Following Conduct preventive systems, steering mechanisms, wheel includes inspecting brake bearings, and other important parts or or adjust partsRepair and remove that do not work properly partsreplace that cannot be fixed working on a vehicle’s - like kinds of repairs Handle various the next engine repairs electrical system one day and doing major engines and maintain diesel Repair systems, such as emission engines with emissions control Retrofit regulations filters and catalysts, to comply with pollution and adjust problems Use hand-held or laptop computers to diagnose engine functions e aily Tasks aily ducation and Cr E a high school diploma or GED This occupation requires with a strong in math, physics and technical education (automotive background The next educational step is taking post-secondary electronics). repair, a certificate college toward courses in diesel mechanics at a community taking an accredited in diesel mechanics and an associate degree, or applying for a registered program formal training employer-sponsored certifications and professional Credentials program. apprenticeship competencies; they specific have that you to employers demonstrate credentials Industry-valued your salary. can also significantly increase for diesel mechanics include: Di Occupation D A Diesel Service Technician and Mechanic may repair and maintain the and Mechanic may repair and Technician A Diesel Service transportation at the port equipment diesel engines that power and in transportation companies that support the port. she may work He or trucks, bulldozers, and mobile equipment, including on heavy vehicles and forklifts. cranes

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U.S. Treasury. U.S. Treasury. Customs Brokers are are Brokers Customs Did you know you Did licensed and regulated by the regulated licensed and Did you know Marine Logistics Operations Port & Some ship and shore equipment are controlled by Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)? As an ElectronicS Technician Forklift Operator electronic technician you may be required to work on PLCs. Related Positions DOL Journeyworker credential – by completing a five year Occupation Description Critical Systems Technician, Electronic Bench Technician, Electronic registered apprenticeship program you will learn the trade under A Forklift Operator may drive and control industrial trucks and forklifts equipped to move materials around warehouses, storage yards, facto- Technician, Electronics Mechanic, Locomotive Electrician, Marine the supervision of an experienced electronics technician, gain ries, construction sites, or other work sites. A typical forklift has a hydraulic lifting mechanism and forks for moving heavy and large objects.

Electrician, Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Supervisor (MEP Supervisor), hands-on experience while earning a salary and benefits and Industrial truck and forklift operators may also operate tractors that pull trailers loaded with materials, goods, or equipment within factories

Radio Technician, Troubleshooter possibly earn academic certificates or degrees through required and warehouses or around outdoor storage areas. classroom work. You will also earn a DOL Journeyworker Electronics Occupation Description Technician national, portable credential which will help you secure Daily Tasks An Electronics Technician installs, adjusts, or maintains mobile elec- work in your field and a competitive salary anywhere in the U.S. Manually or mechanically load and unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles tronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, International Society of Certified Electronics Technicans (ISCET) Move controls to drive gasoline or electric powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other Associate Certified Electronics Technician (CET) certification can storage areas mobile equipment. be earned by students or new technicians; it requires a 75% passing exam grade and is valid for four years. Journeymen can apply for Move levers and controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams and swivel-hooks, hoists, and elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, and stack material Daily Tasks Certified Electronics Technician (CET) credential. Inspect and test electrical systems and equipment to locate and Operate or tend to automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines diagnose malfunctions, using visual inspections, testing devices, N ext Career Step Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replac- and computer software Electrical Engineer ing liquefied gas tank Reassemble and test equipment after repairs Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, and boxes, and securing material or products for transport to desig- Interested in electronics and electrical systems? Watch the Marine Splice wires with knives or cutting pliers, and solder connections nated areas Electrician videos on our website: to fixtures, outlets, and equipment Did you know http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ Weigh materials or products, and record weight and other production data on tags or labels Install new fuses, electrical cables, or power sources as required Forklifts are also known as power industrial trucks and their operation and Locate and remove or repair circuit defects such as blown fuses or Education and Credentials training is regulated by the Occupational malfunctioning transistors This occupation may require a high school diploma or GED but a hiring employer may only require an applicant to be at least 18 years old, physically able to perform the work, and pass a drug test. The next educational step is to take post-secondary courses at a community Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). college in transportation, distribution and logistics toward an academic certificate which may be “stacked” toward an associate degree in Check out more information on OSHA Education and Credentials transportation, distribution and logistics. Credentials and professional certifications demonstrate to employers that you have specific compe- Forklift Requirements at: This occupation requires a high school diploma or GED with a strong tencies; they can also significantly increase your salary. Industry-valued credentials for forklift operators include: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ background in math and technical education including electrical and poweredindustrialtrucks/standards.html mechatronics. The next educational step is taking post-secondary courses at a community college in electronics technology toward an Materials Handling and Management Society (MHMS) Certified Associate in Materials Handling renewable credential is earned with a academic certificate which may be “stacked” toward an Associate passing grade on a written exam. Degree in Electronic Technology or Electronics Engineering Technology. Credentials and professional certifications demonstrate to employers N ext Career Step Salary that you have specific competencies; they can also significantly increase Warehouse Manager Salary your salary. Industry-valued credentials for electronic technicians include: Median hourly wage: $26.92 Take a virtual tour of the Virginia Port. Watch the video “SMART Partner: Port of Virginia at: http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ Low wage $20,538 Median salary: $56,000 Median wage $26,972 High wage $32,525

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Daily Tasks Process Technician, Production Staff Worker, Quality Control Engineering Education and Credentials Assemble product containers and crates using hand tools Technician (QC Engineering Technician) This occupation requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering. The Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information next educational step is to obtain a Master’s Degree in Engineering. Credentials and professional certifications demonstrate to employ- Move freight, stock, and other materials to and from storage and production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, ships, and containers, Occupation Description by hand or using trucks, tractors, and other equipment An Industrial Engineer applies engineering theory and principles to ers that you have specific competencies; they can also significantly problems of industrial layout or manufacturing production, usually increase your salary. Industry-valued credentials for industrial Pack containers and re-packing damaged containers under the direction of engineering staff. He or she may perform time engineers include: Read work orders or receive instructions to determine work assignments and material and equipment needs and motion studies on worker operations in a variety of industries Record numbers of units handled and moved, using daily production sheets or work tickets for purposes such as establishing standard production rates or Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Certified Professional improving efficiency. Industrial Engineers are the bridge between in Supply Management (CPSM) renewable credential requires Sort cargo before loading and unloading management goals and operational performance. five years experience (or three and a bachelor’s degree) and a passing grade on three CPSM exams. Education and Credentials Daily Tasks Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Certified Manu- This occupation typically requires a high school diploma or GED but employers may simply require workers to be at least 18 years old and physi- Design new equipment or materials or recommend revision to cally able to perform the work. The next educational step is taking post-secondary courses at a community college in transportation, distribution facturing Engineer (CMfgE) credential requires a minimum of methods of operation, material handling, equipment layout, or and logistics toward an academic certificate which may be “stackable” toward an associate degree in transportation, distribution and logistics. eight years of combined manufacturing-related education and/ other changes to increase production or improve standards or work experience, including a minimum of four years of work Credentials and professional certifications demonstrate to employers that you have specific competencies; they can also significantly increase Did you know your salary. Industry-valued credentials for freight, stock and material movers include: Test selected products at specified stages in the production experience. A Certified Manufacturing Technician (CMfgT) cre- process for performance characteristics or adherence to dential with a minimum of seven years manufacturing-related Industrial Engineers apply science, specifications work experience and/or education also qualifies. The International Society of Logistics (SOLE) Demonstrated Logistician (DL), Demonstrated Senior Logistician (DSL) or Demonstrated Master mathematics, and engineering Logistician (DML) credentials do not require formal exams but require submitting an application reflecting the necessary education and Compile and evaluate statistical data to determine and maintain Materials Handling and Management Society (MHMS) Professional performance requirements as well as supporting documents including transcripts, references, endorsements and copies of awards or citations. quality and reliability of products Certified in Materials Handling (PCMH) renewable credential methods to complex system Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC) Certified Logistics Technician (CLT) credential consists of two parts: the Certified Logistics is earned by obtaining certification as a Certified Associate integration and operations. Study time, motion, methods, or speed involved in mainte- in Materials Handling (CAMH) and then a passing grade on a Associate (CLA) certificate and the mid-level technical CLT certification. CLT certification is attained after obtaining a CLA certificate and nance, production, or other operations to establish standard passing the written exam. PCMH written exam. production rate or improve efficiency Materials Handling and Management Society (MHMS) Certified Associate in Materials Handling renewable credential is earned with a passing Interpret engineering drawings, schematic diagrams, or grade on a written exam. N ext Career Step formulas for management or engineering staff Operations Manager Apply statistical methods and perform mathematical Salary N ext Career Step First-Line Supervisor of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff Want to know more about Maritime and Transportation careers Salary requirements, and production standards watch the videos at: Low wage $16,358 http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ Median hourly wage: $25.66 Find more information on American ports here: http://www.aapa-ports.org/Industry/content.cfm?ItemNumber=1022&navItemNumber=901 Median wage $20,969 Median salary: $53,370 High wage $27,327

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or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) credentials can be Occupation Description American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) Dis- earned with relevant industry workplace experience and a passing A logistics analyst uses analytical and quantitative methods to Occupation Description tinguished Logistics Professional Designation in Logistics and grade on the APICS exam. understand, predict, and enhance logistics processes. Analysts are A Logistics Engineer designs logistics processes, technology, and/ Supply Chain Management can be earned with relevant industry responsible for assembling data, analyzing performance, identifying Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC) Certified Logistics or infrastructure to support the efficient and cost-effective man- workplace experience and a passing grade on the APICS exam. problems, and developing recommendations to support the manage- Technician (CLT) credential consists of two parts: the Certified agement of products from their conception on the drawing board The International Society of Logistics (SOLE) Demonstrated ment of logistics. Maritime transportation analysts are employed by Logistics Associate (CLA) certificate and the mid-level technical through production, distribution, and usable life cycle. He or she Logistician (DL), Demonstrated Senior Logistician (DSL) or carriers, logistics service providers, manufacturers, or other supply CLT certification. CLT certification is attained after obtaining a CLA develops recommendations on such matters as timing of activities, Demonstrated Master Logistician (DML) credentials do not chain members. certificate and passing the written exam. location of operations, and the environmental and human factors require formal exams but require submitting an application that affect logistics performance. A Logistics Engineer works closely The International Society of Logistics (SOLE) Demonstrated Logis- reflecting the necessary education and performance require- with customers, logistics service providers, logistics managers, Daily Tasks tician (DL), Demonstrated Senior Logistician (DSL) or Demonstrated ments as well as supporting documents including transcripts, and other supply chain members to develop innovative solutions to Gather and interpret relevant data (costs, productivity, demand Master Logistician (DML) credentials do not require formal exams references, endorsements and copies of awards or citations. ongoing operating problems. patterns, etc.) but require submitting an application reflecting the necessary Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Investigate problems, find root causes, and develop solutions education and performance requirements as well as supporting SCPro renewable credential is a three-tiered certification documents including transcripts, references, endorsements and Daily Tasks achieved through passing exams grades and maintained by Develop periodic performance reports and distribute to stakeholders copies of awards or citations. Assess the effectiveness of current logistics and/or transpor- meeting re-certification requirements every three years Monitor contract compliance of carriers and other logistics service tation processes, determine improvements, and coordinate American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Reliability Engineer providers institutionalized change N ext Career Step (CRE) renewable credential requires a passing CRE exam grade Did you know Provide analytical support for projects, new business opportuni- Senior Logistics Analyst Design facility layouts to maximize space utilization, productivity, and eight years relevant workplace experience – a portion may ties and proposals and safety be waived with an undergraduate or graduate academic degree The word logistics applies to Ever wonder what logistics is all about? Find out by clicking on the Develop standard operating procedures and performance Coordinate delivery schedules and other supply chain activities the process by which goods and “What is Logistics” video on our website: standards N ext Career Step http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ services are distributed. Education and Credentials Investigate and implement new technologies and information Senior Logistics/Project Engineer This occupation requires a bachelor’s degree and a strong background systems in quantitative analysis, production planning and project management Analyze costs and pricing Ever wonder what logistics is all about? Find out by clicking on the skills. Credentials and professional certifications demonstrate to “What is Logistics” video on our website: employers that you have specific competencies; they can also signifi- http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ Education and Credentials cantly increase your salary. 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Carrier Operator then takes that container from the stack and Occupation Description Daily Tasks delivers it to rail cars or onto the back of a truck, for transport Longshoremen are the men and women who handle cargo at a port. Create software programs to help analyze data Longshoremen load and unload ships and also complete other important port duties that are part of that process. There are different Education and Credentials Identify and collect information from a variety of sources kinds of Longshoremen: This occupation does not require a high school diploma or GED; Identify important principles and facts by analyzing and separating information into employers may only require that a worker be 18 years old and pass distinct parts a physical exam and drug screen. The next educational step is to Clerks/Checkers Apply all branches of mathematical principles, including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, take post-secondary courses at a community college in maritime Crane Operators calculus, and statistics Lashers technologies or a related maritime skilled trade toward an academic Line Handlers certificate or associate degree, or applying for a registered appren- Report information and findings to supervisors, project teams and others in clear and Straddle Carrier Operators ticeship program in a related maritime skilled trade. Longshoremen concise terms are frequently employed and trained by a union (International Long- shoreman and Warehouse Union) that operate at ports nationwide. Education and Credentials Longshoremen use different mechanical technologies to unload This occupation requires a bachelor’s and advanced degree, such as a master’s degree or Credentials and professional certifications demonstrate to employers containers from cargo ships. When a ship arrives in port, longshore- Ph.D. in mathematics, statistics, economics, or a similar concentration. Credentials and that you have specific competencies; they can also significantly men operate large cranes and other equipment to lift the containers professional certifications demonstrate to employers that you have specific competencies; increase your salary. Industry-valued credentials for longshoremen off the ships and place them on the dock, so they can be loaded onto they can also significantly increase your salary. Industry-valued credentials for maritime include: rail cars or trucks. What used to take up to two weeks to unload from statisticians include: a ship can now be done in a few hours. A ship with 5,000 containers, Materials Handling and Management Society (MHMS) Certified for example, now can be unloaded in 15 hours. American Statistical Association (ASA) – there are two levels of ASA accreditation: Associate in Materials Handling or Professional Certified in Graduate Staistician (GStat) and Accredited Professional Statistician (PStat). To apply Materials Handling renewable credentials require relevant work you will need to belong to the ASA and submit a cover letter and resume (GStat) or a Daily Tasks experience and a passing grade on a written exam Clerks/Checkers make sure the code on each container matches comprehensive application (PStat). the manifest documents that correspond to the container N ext Career Step Certificate in Applied Statistics (Texas A&M University) – by completing four online Crane Operators take orders from the control tower and off-load Port Maintenance Technician courses (12 credit hours) you can earn the college’s industry-valued academic certificate containers from the cargo ship and put them on an asphalt pad in applied statistics. Lashers board the cargo ship and go to the container holds, Ports wouldn’t work – and our economy wouldn’t move – without N ext Career Step where they unfasten steel rods used to keep the containers longshoremen! Learn about the career by clicking on the “Career: Senior Statistician secured while the ship is in transit Longshoreman” video on our website: http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ Salary Line handlers tie the cargo ship to the berth. One is needed at Do you enjoy working outdoors in an ever-changing environment? Working at a port could Salary each end of the ship be the job for you! See behind the scenes work at the Port of Virginia by clicking on the Low wage $20/hr “SMART Partner: Port of Virginia” video on our website: Low wage $37,790 Median wage $26/hr http://www.maritime-technology.org/video-gallery/ Median wage $61,950 High wage $32/hr High wage $70,318

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Manufacturing 10-12 feet for a tower top section. Once the plate has been rolled into a All modes of transport – truck, rail, and barge or ship – are used to Manufacturing facilities must operate year-round to be economical circular section, a longitudinal weld seam completes the can. After the deliver the major wind turbine supply components – blades, nacelles, and to provide their employees with secure, full-time jobs, but ocean In order to understand the skills and trades needed to fabricate and as- longitudinal weld is ground flush, several cans are joined together with and tower sections – to the coastal port where they would be staged installation of offshore wind turbines can be carried out only during semble the various components of an offshore wind turbine, a diagram circumferential butt welds to produce a tower section. Finally, secondary prior to offshore deployment and installation at the ocean site. Wind the calm-weather summer months. This means that a large area of of the major components is provided on the left. Travel lifts and other fabrication produces the bolt holes for joining the tower sections at sea, turbine blades provide the greatest logistics challenge for moving by waterfront property must be leased as a port staging area to accu- specialized transport equipment are needed to move such heavy pieces internal ladders for climbing access, intermediate decks and hatchways, truck or by rail. Offshore wind turbine blades for a 6-megawatt turbine mulate the nacelles, blades, and tower sections that are delivered of equipment within the fabrication hall, and such equipment also is rou- and a door frame in the base section. All of these steps directly utilize can range in length from 230 to 260 feet (70 to 80 m), requiring three from the manufacturing facilities. The 2015 Virginia Port Readiness tinely used in shipyards, to move hull modules and deckhouse modules production techniques familiar to shipyard workers. The finished tower 89-foot flatbed rail cars to transport a single blade. Evaluation (www.dmme.virginia.gov/DE/OffshoreWindPortEvalu around the yard. section is then painted and moved to outside storage. ation.shtml) estimates that a staging area of 50 acres is required to Land-based wind turbines are typically half the size of their offshore store the manufacturing output of 100 turbines per year. Structural steel comprises the greatest weight of materials in a wind Foundation “jacket” substructures are fabricated using a production line counterparts, but the components are still so large that they can be turbine nacelle assembly, and so there is a direct need for the same skills similar to that used for offshore oil and gas platforms, where small-diam- transported more economically by water than by land. Heavy-lift vessels Ocean Installation and competencies already used in the building and repair of steel ships. eter tubular sections are welded to create frames, and then the frames transporting wind turbine blades or tower sections destined for These skills include computer-aided design, precision machining, fitting, are welded together to create a three-dimensional jacket. The main legs land-based wind projects in the Midwest are a common site on the The first step in erecting an offshore wind turbine is to install its jack- welding, surface preparation and coating. Moreover, due to the large size are formed from 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch thick plate and have a finished tube Great Lakes. These vessels typically have their own rotating cranes et foundation substructure. This involves driving a pile through each of the nacelle structural framework, these trades must be exercised on diameter of 3 to 7 feet. Cross-braces are rolled or pressed from thinner installed along one side of the ship, so that they don’t depend on of the main legs of the jacket. Supporting the lift boat is a “feeder mobile lifts or on fixed scaffolding similar to the lifts and scaffolding used plate (typically 1/4-inch or less) and have a finished tube diameter of 1 cranes being available at their ports of origin and destination. barge” that brings out the jacket structure sections for installation. for shipyard worker access to high areas on a hull or deckhouse module. to 2 feet. Once the foundation is completed, a larger turbine installation vessel Note that waterborne transport on barges or ships not only requires is used to erect the tower sections, which are lifted into place and In addition to the nacelle assembly, a complete wind turbine also In 2015, the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy com- vessel operators, but it also requires the skilled use of welding rod bolted together. Once the tower is complete, the same vessel installs requires fabrication of the rotor blades. This offshore wind manufac- missioned an evaluation of Virginia’s port readiness for offshore wind and cutting torch to make and break rigid steel “sea fastenings” that the nacelle and rotor. turing specialty draws on the same skills and qualifications needed for (www.dmme.virginia.gov/DE/OffshoreWindPortEvaluation.shtml). secure these large and heavy components to the deck. Likewise, fiberglass boat building. This included an estimate of the numbers and types of direct jobs that transfer of a component from one mode of transport (say, from a ship Reliable Operation would be needed to manufacture 100 offshore wind turbines per year. Two major offshore wind turbine components, whose fabrication would that is delivering blades or tower sections from an overseas manu- This study shows that fabrication of foundation substructures has the Offshore wind service technicians are needed to inspect, maintain, draw most heavily and directly from the steel shipbuilding and ship re- facturing plant) to another mode of transport (say, to a truck or to a greatest requirement for skilled shipyard trade workers among the six and repair the mechanical and electrical equipment inside the nacelle, pair industry, are the turbine towers and foundation substructures. Each rail car) requires riggers and crane operators … stevedoring trades different types of offshore wind manufacturing facilities. In fact, founda- to inspect and repair the turbine rotor blades, and to inspect and of these utilizes a different type of production line. that are found at any major port. Managing these deliveries also tion manufacturing creates more shipyard trade jobs than all five of the refurbish the steel substructure foundation. requires logistics planning skills on a global scale. For tower fabrication, steel plates having a thickness of 3/4 to 1 inch are other facilities combined. rolled into a cylinder called a “can” that is about 9 feet long. The can diameter ranges from 18-20 feet for a tower base section, up to

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Tower Fabrication: The skills and trades needed to fabricate tower sections are Working in this part of the offshore wind supply chain is a matter of identifying the most directly transferable from shipbuilding & ship repair. The specific cer- companies that already are active in logistics for land-based wind projects, par- tifications needed to qualify for hire at a tower fabrication facility will be listed ticularly if they have experience in the waterborne transport of tower sections, and referenced to the appropriate job description in the shipbuilding & ship blades, and nacelles. repair section of this SMART Career Guide. Ocean Installation and Reliable Operation Foundation Jacket Substructure Fabrication: Fabrication of foundation jacket The personnel who captain and crew the vessels used to deploy components substructures and offshore substation platforms requires some additional offshore and install them in the ocean must meet U.S. Coast Guard mariner qualifications related to the fitting up of frames and welding together the main certification requirements. Certain fabrication trades, such as welding and legs and braces. Secondary steel fabrication, such as ladders, railings, platform grouting, are also required for offshore installation, and these workers must gratings, hatches, and doors uses exactly the same skill set as required for these same have basic offshore safety and survival training, in addition to the certifications structures on ships. Specific certifications needed to qualify for hire at a foundation of their trade. jacket substructure fabrication facility will be listed and referenced to the appropriate job description in the shipbuilding & ship repair section of this Wind turbine service technicians who already are certified to work up-tower on SMART Career Guide. land-based wind turbines likewise must have basic offshore safety and survival training, in addition to their wind energy technician certifications. Some offshore Wind Turbine Blade Fabrication: Manufacturing of wind turbine blades requires wind turbines are accessible by helicopter and service technicians for these tur- composite fabrication skills, some of which are transferable from the fiberglass bines also must have helicopter underwater egress training (HUET).The SMART boatbuilding and repair industry. Additional training is available from the American Center is participating in an offshore wind health and safety working group that Composites Manufacturers Association. Specific certifications needed to qualify will define the specific offshore safety and survival training requirements, infor apprenticeship and hire at a blade fabrication and repair facility may vary cluding HUET, which will be required for any land-based wind service technician and will be determined by that facility. that wants to work offshore. Wind Turbine Nacelle Production: Manufacturing of wind turbine nacelles utilizes steel fabrication skills but also specialized assembly line training from the turbine manufacturer. Registered 107 Apprenticeship recognized by industry employers nationwide. “Having a Journeyman card means card nationwide. “Having a Journeyman industry employers by recognized salary,” and get paid a competitive in the U.S. and work anywhere I can move BAE will also pay for her to continue schooling explains Megan. As an apprentice bachelor’s complete her A.A.S. degree, if she wants to take additional courses to degree. graduate or even degree, day I see people at the ship- “Every as filled with possibility. Megan sees her future I’ll I know and pay. responsibility up quickly to positions of greater moving yard than more Alan notes that within the last four years the same opportunity.” have of their within a year been promoted have graduates program 50% of apprentices gradua- on, and apprenticeship path that Megan’s a career really “It’s graduation. tion is just the beginning,” he says. students to look into the maritime and transportationMegan encourages industry “It used to be that getting a four-year programs. apprenticeship and registered invest says. “You a gamble,” she it’s but now a job, you guaranteed college degree show anything to might not have you a lot of time and money but after graduation to expand their thinking students, teachers, and parents for it.” She encourages in life not going anywhere think that you’re many kids pathways. “Too about career not the out of high school, but that’s college straight go to four-year don’t if you earn a paycheck, a job, have means you apprentice truth. Becoming a registered path for a lot of students and workers great a It’s for. education paid your and have looking for better opportunities.” they will pay for them too!” pay for them too!” they will that and once I graduate, if I if once I graduate, that and off, no loans or anything like like or anything loans off, no do want to take more classes, more to take do want “I won’t have any debts have “I won’t to pay BAE Systems Ship Repair Apprentice Profile: Megan McCullar Megan Profile: Ship Repair Apprentice BAE Systems high what she wanted to do after know Like many students, Megan McCullar didn’t that was what go to college so I figured school. “I was always told the goal was to in Chesapeake, High School Grassfield from Megan. After graduating do,” says I’d why I sure but “wasn’t Community College (TCC) Tidewater at she enrolled Virginia was going.” about the registered heard when she Megan was 19 and working at a restaurant anything know a friend. “I didn’t from at BAE Systems program apprenticeship I but when he said I could do hands-on work there or shipyards about the program was interested.” test was invited to take a placement After submitting an online application Megan Manager of the Apprentice Walker, and then complete a physical exam. Alan TCC at “The explains, Norfolk Ship Repair placement test allows at BAE Systems Program have we applicants meet the minimum requirements us to determine if apprentice for the phys- ready they’re and writing, and the physical ensures for math, reading, be working in.” they’ll ical environment works a regular Megan program Apprenticeship Registered four-year During BAE’s at night. She TCC classes at and then takes at the shipyard shift learning a trade taking AutoCAD. and is currently Going already TCC has taken four classes at Certificate Studies that Megan will earn a Career guarantees the program through which as a Journeyman Mechanic card, as well TCC from Technologies in Maritime the Department from credential that is of Labor and Industry (DOLI) is a registered lot of opportunities.” “Superintendent, QA, QA, “Superintendent, supervisor the within shop, planning, there’s a there’s shop, planning,

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just working a marginal amount Registered Apprenticeship of overtime and all like that, they’re going to make in excess Will I be required to pay for any of my own training through this program? of $150 -160k over four years.” Registered Apprenticeship Programs the apprenticeship program your employer is actually paying and pay with any employer across the U.S. for your education! Earning college credit can often be applied What types of costs are associated with the program if any? (i.e. Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card, uniform, Alan Walker Apprenticeship is a centuries-old method where employers toward a degree program – often an Associate in Applied Science Some of the many careers in the maritime and transportation drug screening and physical exam, travel, curriculum materials, etc.) Can I BAE Systems, Apprentice Program Directorw provide workers with the opportunity to learn a specific skill or (A.A.S.) which may be applied toward a bachelor’s degree. industry that have employer-sponsored registered apprentice- use federal financial aid/grants or veterans educational benefits to pay for craft through on-the-job training while earning pay and often Depending on your employer’s program you could have a debt- ship programs include any required costs? company benefits. Registered apprenticeships are apprentice- free college education! That’s important given that college Able-Bodied Seaman Marine Services Technician costs have increased by 250% in the last three decades and the Can I receive credit for previous experience toward the requirements for ship programs officially registered with the U.S. Department Boat Builder Outside Machinist of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration average college student is graduating with more than $25,000 this program? Boat Builder (Wood) Ship Pipe Fitter (ETA), sponsored by employers and administered through state in student loan debt. In fact nearly 40% of all students who en- Will I earn full-time or part-time pay through this apprenticeship program? agencies. For more than 75 years U.S. companies have spon- roll in a four-year college leave school before finishing a degree Dock and Wharf Builder Ship Carpenter sored Registered Apprenticeship programs to provide workers program so they have the burden of debt without the economic Joiner Shipyard Painter Will I be eligible for benefits and if so, which ones? with structured technician instruction and on-the-job learning benefits of a degree. Instead of graduating college with a large Loft Worker Ship Pilot debt and a degree that might not result in a well-paying job, a experiences. Marine Drafter Ship Propeller Finisher registered apprenticeship program could provide you with a salary Is there a related classroom instruction component to the program or Marine Electrician Ship Rigger is all the training done on-site under the supervision of an experienced Value of Participating in a Registered Apprenticeship Program while you learn a skill and potentially a debt-free college degree! craftsperson? Marine Engine Machinist Shipfitter There are numerous benefits for workers to participate in a As if pay, benefits, college credit or even a degree without student Marine Firer Shipwright Will I receive a DOL Journeyworker card upon completion of the pro- registered apprenticeship program. First, you will earn a salary loan debt weren’t enough, workers who complete a registered gram? and possibly benefits while you work. On average workers who apprenticeship program also earn highly-valued national credentials. Questions to Ask Potential Employers complete a registered apprenticeship program earn an average For example workers who complete a registered apprenticeship Will I have enough hands-on time in a specific craft area to be eligible for “With the majority of program in the Shipbuilding, Repair, Maintenance and Modern- taking that skill area’s related national credentialing exam upon comple- starting salary of $50,000. The benefits extend well beyond Not all apprenticeship programs are the same. Many companies tion of the program? program completion, however. According to the DOL, workers who ization sector of the Maritime and Transportation industry earn offer informal apprenticeship programs where they train new, skilled tradesmen the U.S. Department of Labor Journeyworker card. complete an apprenticeship make an average of more than entry-level workers on the job while paying a percentage of Are there progressive wage increases throughout the apprenticeship $240,000 over their careers compared to other job seekers – their future full-time salary if they complete the program. These program as I attain specific skill benchmarks? retiring in the next and when you add in benefits that number jumps to more than Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the Maritime and programs do not result in a national industry-valued credential $300,000! Transportation Industry or potential college credit. Are workers who complete your company’s apprenticeship program more likely to be eligible for advancement than other workers or new hires? 5-10 years we need In addition to learning hands-on skills on the job you are Registered apprenticeship is the “gold standard” of education Before applying for an apprenticeship program ask the sponsor: required to take classroom instruction to learn the theory and training for middle-skill technician careers in the maritime Learn more about registered apprenticeship through the Department people to be able to fill and knowledge behind the practical skills you’re focused on. and transportation industry, particularly within the shipbuild- Is this an official registered apprenticeship program or an informal of Labor’s ApprenticeshipUSA website: www.21stcenturyappren- Some companies have partnerships with community colleges ing, ship repair, maintenance and modernization sector. Skilled program run in-house? ticeship.org. You can also learn about local registered appren- those positions and we so that you can earn academic (college) credit for the appren- craft workers in this industry sector who complete a registered ticeship programs in your area through your state’s Department apprenticeship program earn a Department of Labor Journey- How long does the program last? “The Apprenticeship can ticeship-related instruction (ARI) you’re required to complete of Labor; click here for a list of all state labor department offices: want them to come up worker card which ensures they can qualify for a similar position http://www.dol.gov/whd/contacts/state_of.htm take you anywhere you during the program. That’s an enormous benefit since through want to go.” through the ranks.”

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“Am I a success story? Yes. Registered Apprentice I applied, got accepted, and currently a Shipfitter.” Value of Registered Apprenticeship Programs for Employers an apprenticeship program? Who do we partner with for our Eoc.s tEducationalimat r/Pl Institutions–anner (four year colleges, community businesseswith a strong who background want to start in an math. apprenticeship The next educational program partner step is Markita Murphy training? Who determines the type of courses required for each colleges, or career and technical education centers) withtaking local post-secondary community and coursework four- year at colleges a community which college have and earning an academic certificate in marine mechanics. Creden- BAE Systems, Shipyard Apprentice A registered apprenticeship program is a standards-based occupation we decide we need? How do we get started and 3.Build-Related build Positions the core components of your apprenticeship experience in the apprenticeship program. Below are a few links tials and professional certifications demonstrate to employers program which ensures both apprentices and employers have a who do we turn to for help? These are only a few questions that programRisk Management Specialists, Market Research Analysts and which may help you determine and implement your program: clear understanding of the training and measuring requirements may be of concern to an employer when exploring the option to Planning Specialists, Specification Writers, Engineering Techni- that you have specific competencies; they can also significantly of the program. These programs provide the employer with a start an apprenticeship program. Going it alone is never easy ciansa. Business or Planning Involvement Analysts. Listincrease of Apprenticeable your salary. Occupations:Industry-valued credentials for estima- training program which will ensure they have a highly skilled and working with local business and educational partners help b. On-the-Job Training http://www.doleta.gov/OA/occupations.cfmtors/planners include: ship workforce that meets their demands. This not only benefits the make the transition a smooth one. Occupation Description c. Related Training and Instruction ApprenticeshipUSA initiative employee but the employer as well. Not only does the employer Estimator/planners consult with clients, vendors, personnel AACE International – Certified Cost Technician (CCT), Certified http://www.dol.gov/featured/apprenticeship receive the benefits of engaged employees in its apprenticeship The United States Department of Labor is a great starting point ind. other Rewards departments for Skill Gainsor construction foremen to discuss and Scheduling Technician (CST): the CCT is for early-career, young professionals who have not yet achieved the requisite years of program but it also enhances work place camaraderie with for answering these and other questions as they pertain to a formulatee. National estimates Occupational and resolve Credential issues; (Department analyze blueprints of Labor Century Apprenticeship: other employees. Other employer benefits include: registered apprenticeship program. For building an apprentice- experience needed to become certified as a Certified Cost Profes- andJourneyman other documentation Certificate) to prepare time, cost, materials, and https://www.doleta.gov/oa/pdf/brochure.pdfsional (CCP), or experienced mid- to late-career professionals who ship program they have “A Quick-Start Toolkit” which is avail- 4.Register-labor estimates; register prepare your program estimates to become for use partin selecting of the national vendors are working to advance their cost engineering skills. The CST is able on line to help employers begin the process. This process Skilled workers trained to industry/employer specifications Registeredor subcontractors; Apprenticeship confer network.with engineers, architects, owners, Area Collegefor individuals or Community who have College demonstrated join the proficiency RACC (Registered in the general to produce quality results has five steps and helps walk the employer through them. The contractors and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to Apprenticeshipskills and knowledge College Consortium) of the scheduling process; early-career five steps are: a. Technical Assistance and Support Reduced turnover cost estimates; and prepare estimates used by management for http://www.doleta.gov/oa/racc.cfmprofessionals who are working to gain the requisite years of expe- use tong purposesb. National such Credentials as planning, organizing, and scheduling work. rience, to become a certified Planning & Scheduling Professional Pipeline for new skilled workers 1.Explore- explore apprenticeship as a strategy to meet your Pre-apprenticeship(PSP) or more experienced Toolkit Available: mid- to late-career professionals who c. Quality Standards Reduced worker compensation costs due to an emphasis on needs for skilled workers. Daily Tasks https://www.doleta.gov/OA/preapp/wish to be recognized for their planning and scheduling skills d. Tax Credits safety training a. Identify your workforce challenges Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from Federal Resources Playbook for Registered Apprenticeship: “The apprenticeship all relevant sources. N ext Career Step National credentials e. Federal Resources https://www.doleta.gov/oa/federalresources/playbook.pdf b. High turnover rate Supervisor/Superintendent – Project Manager - Manager program enables us to 5.Launch-Using launch computers your and new computer Registered systems Apprenticeship (including hardware program and Better service to customer c. Difficulty finding workers with the right skills software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, Pre-Apprenticeship: Pathways for Women into High-Wage grow employees a. Conduct marketing and outreach Megan McCuller believes her job and experience can lead to being a Some states allow tax credits for apprenticeship training d. Retiring highly skilled workforce or process information. Careers, A Guide for Community-Based Organizations and planner. See Megan’s video at:http://www.maritime-technology.org/ who make meaningful b. RecruitEstimating candidates sizes, distances, for the and program quantities; or determining time, Workforce Providers offers information and resources to help e. Skills that can be learned on the job community-basedstudents-videos/ organizations and other workforce interme- Exploring and Establishing a c. Keepcosts, in resources, contact withor materials your state needed apprenticeship to perform a work office activity. contributions to our Registered Apprenticeship Program f. Difficulty in attracting new or more diverse employees Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of informa- diaries build and sustain quality pre-apprenticeship programs: d. Begin training apprentices work and who have the 2.Partner- partner with key players in your region to develop an tion by breaking down information or data into separate parts http://www.doleta.gov/oa/preapp/pdf/Pre_Apprenticeship_ GuideforWomen.pdf There are many questions an employer may find themselves apprenticeship e. AccessProviding and information continuously to supervisors, improve co-workers, and subordi- ability to rise to asking as they begin to explore the possibility of establishing a. Business Partners – (consortium of business, or similar f. Sharenates yourby telephone, success in written form, e-mail, or in person. an apprenticeship program. How do we determine we need an positions of leadership businesses with in place programs) Although these steps may seem daunting at first, but as you apprenticeship program? Should it be a registered apprentice- Education Credentials and responsibility b. Workforce Intermediaries – (e.g. industry associations, establish your registered apprenticeship program they will “It’s a great opportunity ship or an in-house apprenticeship program and which one is This occupation typically requires a high school diploma or GED most beneficial to both us and our employees? What are the labor management organizations, or community-based become easier to accomplish. State and Federal assistance is more quickly,” that’s changed my career.” organizations) available to help get your program off to a good start. Many benefits of a registered apprenticeship program? Can we afford Brad Mason David Tong AMSEC LLC A Subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Auxiliary Systems, Electrician Apprentice Industries, Director- Maintenance, Modernization and Technical Services 115 w Registered Apprentice

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Machinist, Pipefitter, Rigger, Shipfitter, and Welder. AMH is a four-year, Maritime Ship Building and Repair Industry sional (CCP), or experienced mid- to late-career professionals who “Workers who are dedicated to learning not just the labor estimates; prepare estimates for use in selecting vendors are working to advance their cost engineering skills. The CST is Apprenticeship Program leading to journeyworker level of cer- NAVFAC ‘how’ of doing a job but also the ‘why’ are valuable or subcontractors; confer with engineers, architects, owners, for individuals who have demonstrated proficiency in the general (757) 445-4485 to a company. 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Our hope is that www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Shipyards/Norfolk/Careers/ Four-yearnates program by telephone, in ship in repairwritten and form, alterations e-mail, or in leading person. to http://www.seafarers.org/paulhallcenter/phc.asp apprentices like Dario will earn their Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in the fact that they’ll Apprentice-Program/ Journeyworker’s license in the maritime trades, specializing in The Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education offers Maritime Technologies, their journeyman’s card, and maybe even another degree.” Ross Leach- AMSEC LLC A Subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Apprenticeship Program Coordinator Four-year ship repair program in occupational fields such as: marineEducation electrical Credentials and mechanical contracts. the largest registered apprenticeship program in the U.S. for get a higher pay rate Welder, Pipefitter, Electrician, Machinist, Rigger, Fabric Worker, This occupation typically requires a high school diploma or GED entry-level seafarers. 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riven D chnology- ity Shipyard e C T pprentice Mechanic pprentice A n and O ss at Big ands- H areers: areers: C own Boy is Succe ounselor to Soldier to T C Alec Moline followed a typical course, graduating from Longwood College with a degree in counseling. But office work wasn’t in counseling. But office work wasn’t College with a degree Longwood from a typical course, graduating Alec Moline followed but still wanting to help his country. home afterwards returning and served a tour in Iraq, for him. He joined the National Guard ships. “I’m He found that opportunity blacksmith and working on his nation’s becoming an apprentice at a Norfolk shipyard, and earning nationally employer, his taking classes, paid for by myself on that.” He’s still helping the military out so I pride certificates and credentials making him always employable. that he can take anywhere, recognized Aaron Post had never been around so many people. “I’m used to small towns and I come here and everything’s so big and and everything’s and I come here used to small towns people. “I’m so many been around had never Post Aaron sheetmetal worker, then as an apprentice he liked working with his hands, first as a cabinet maker back home and But busy.” says “There for everybody,” spots open are his employer. paid for by and a degree, learning his skills and earning credentials always going to be something for you.” and there’s job, do your day, to do is go to work every have you “All his supervisor. and pay. with good potential into a career him his Dad and wants to follow son, admires Aaron’s Post, Little Brody From Maritime Maritime safe at sea, ships our nation’s keeping that comes from the satisfaction like technology and you but is not for you, If a desk job niche in finding their people are young choice. Many career great may be a Pathway Career Technologies then the Maritime aptitude. Meet fast right attitude and to those with the can come quickly advancement where field well-paying this fast-paced, learners Gary Murphy in this maritime and transportation and Markita Green video overview. Up with the Men Matching most modern ships. some of the Navy’s no obstacle when it came time to fix found quickly that being small was Canclini Sarah says the shortregistered an left the Navy and entered woman who they couldn’t,” “I could get into spaces but feisty young with a team. “I had to run a and working quickly ship repair she learned the ins and outs of where program apprenticeship to the wire.” it got down people and of five-six them back in. I had a crew I had to take them all out and put valves. sea hundred bought a she’s Now management track. has her on a degree, of obtaining her associate’s the cost who covered Her employer, Choice. thanks to making a SMART motorcycle, new house, car and Small s thway a P

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BeginningTaking a C inhance 2013 on the T alentSMART Center has created 2-3 minute videos featuring different sectors and high- demand STEM-based Women at the Helm careersAuxiliary in Systems the maritime Inc., a and marine transportation equipment industry. repair firm The in “Make Norfolk, the gaveSMART Billy Choice” Erwin, videowho had series spent is intendedtwo years to in provide prison forsecond- drug Many of her male colleagues at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy were not always supportive of female cadet Carol Curtis. aryoffenses, and college-level and David Tong, educators, a refugee faculty, from guidance Vietnam, counselorsthe chance andto prove career they coaches could succeedwith a valuable in the company’s tool to educate rigorous high registered school But the young woman survived that experience to become a star graduate and an officer on oceangoing vessels, rising to the andapprenticeship community program.college students, They succeeded, re-careering earning workers, academic veterans credentials, and underrepresented USDOL journeyworker’s minorities cards about and the their pathways associate’s into the post of captain. Over a 30-year career, this dynamic sailor saw the world, piloting commercial ships into ports on every conti- degrees. Quick promotions into supervisory roles followed. We tell their stories, while also hearing from company management nent. Today Captain Curtis is teaching, writing a book on her career and inspiring a new generation of young women to consider industry and the benefits of working in this vital national industry. Following are descriptions of the current video segments in why they believe apprenticeships are the best option to recruit the next generation of skilled maritime transportation workers. following her lead. the “Make the SMART Choice” series. Two Guys and a Tug Professional Development Ship Maintenance and Modernization Registered Apprenticeship Program Pathways Blake Snapp and Colton Hendrick landed a great internship, especially for two young guys who love being on the water. They were onboard tugs and barges that ply the harbor in Houston, ensuring that vessels move safely through the channel that SMART Institutes are a Week Well Spent connects the city and the Gulf of Mexico. When they are not on the water, they’re in the classroom learning, charting and Maritime Apprenticeships Lead to Broad Teachers, principals, guidance counselors and career coaches all know that every one of their future graduates is not ready or plotting, rules of the road, loading and offloading and the other skills necessary for long careers in vessel operations. “As soon Opporwillingtunities to spend On the & Offnext the four Water years Colter at a four-yearChambers, college Jennifer or Gilbertuniversity. and But Cheryl they Smith need haveto go found to school a home and inwork ship to modernization get ahead. as I get out of school,” says Blake, “I should be looking at $50,000 a year or so with upward advancement very quickly.” That’s Soand these maintenance, caring educators thanks to sign registered up for one apprenticeship of three weeklong programs. institutes Colter, in whoVirginia, loves Texas and Maryland where they are exposed not a bad starting salary and certainly a SMART Choice. to jobswork in on transportation, cars, is now learning port operations, how to be vesselan outside ops, machinist.logistics, and Jennifer, ship maintenance who did five and years modernization in Navy, has alongdiscovered with expertsa talent inas thosea technical fields, writer. gleaning And informationCheryl, who isthey also can a veteran,take home has to taken share her with long their love students. of woodworking They come into smart skilled and training leave SMARTER. Many Pathways to a Maritime Career as a marine carpenter. All are earning valuable credentials and degrees and are being paid while they do so by their employers There are many ways to begin a life on the water. Amalia Boyer got her start in the Coast Guard, graduating from that service’s academy in New London, CT, and then, on the Coast Guard’s dime, she earned a master’s degree at Purdue University. Today who are also covering the cost of their education. Vessel Ops/Seagoing Port Operations and Logistics she is a ship superintendent at a Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, earning the praises of her superiors who say her experience Maritime Apprenticeships Lead to Broad Opportunities On & Off the Water and education is putting her in position for a fulfilling career in the private sector after she exits the military. Meet Amalia in this Opportunity Abounds in Maritime Colter Chambers, Jennifer Gilbert and Cheryl Smith have found a home in ship modernization and maintenance, thanks to SMART CHOICE video. Where there’s water, there’s ships and ports. Careers in ship maintenance and modernizations offer great opportunities. Em- registered apprenticeship programs. Colter, who loves to work on cars, is now learning how to be an outside machinist. Maritime Careers: Hands-On and Technology-Driven Jennifer,ployers are who anxious did five to yearsbring innew Navy, blood has into discovered the field a sotalent the experiencedas a technical pros writer. can Andpass Cheryl, on their who knowledge is also a veteran,to the next has gener- takenation. her They long are love setting of woodworking up registered into apprenticeship skilled training programs as a marine and financing carpenter. education All are earning so young valuable people credentials can earn theand creden- If a desk job is not for you, but you like technology and the satisfaction that comes from keeping our nation’s ships safe at sea, degreestials and and degrees are being they needpaid whileto start they and do advance so by their in what employers can be whoa very are lucrative also covering career the path. cost Hear of their what education. employers in maritime then the Maritime Technologies Career Pathway may be a great career choice. Many young people are finding their niche in this fast-paced, well-paying field where advancement can come quickly to those with the right attitude and aptitude. Meet fast and transportation have to say in this SMART Choice video. Opportunities on the Water learners Gary Green and Markita Murphy in this maritime and transportation video overview.

The Port of Houston, one of the nation’s busiest ports, faces retirements of skilled workers. It is attacking the problem through Three on the Pier partnerships with local high schools, community colleges and four-year institutions. Among the strategies is an aggressive Chris Sweigart got a finance degree at Virginia Tech, but he hated the desk job that followed. Gwendolyn Lee had dreams of Pleasure Craft and Marinas summer internship program. We meet some of these students, who although they grew up in the region, had no idea how diversebeing a highthe opportunities school art teacher for careers and owning on local her waterways own gallery. are. Megan They McCulleralso provide was somewaitressing advice and for youngattending adults community on how tocollege He Works on Yachts withposition no clear themselves career path.for success. Now they are all on the way to satisfying and financially rewarding futures in the skilled trade ca- Scott Hawkins likes to be outdoors and working with his hands and head. He found his calling in a registered apprenticeship reers, thanks to registered apprenticeship programs they entered. Chris is a marine electrician, Gwendolyn a painter, Megan a program in Virginia, then took his well-honed welding skills to nearby employer Ocean Marine, one of the largest yacht repair shipfitter and all are moving up in their companies. They made SMART Choices. firms on the East Coast. Having skilled and credentialed professionals like Scott on the team allows yard owner Jim Bento to compete for top contracts from around the world. “It made my resume look good and it made them look good,” said Scott Hawkins, “when they can bid work and use my qualifications to get the jobs and contracts.”

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1. I know what the maritime and transportation industry is. a. 8. I think people who work on ships have to be away from their 16. I know what types of jobs are available as you move up within the Yes___b. No___ families for at least: maritime and transportation industry from an entry-level position: a. Yes___b. No___ 2. If yes to #1 write what you know about the industry below: a. A year at a time e. 3-5 weeks at a time 17. If yes to #16 please list 1-3 advanced positions (i.e. non-entry b. 6-12 months at a time f. It can vary level positions) within the industry below:

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Terms, Glossary and Acronyms bagged cargo: various kinds of commodities boatswain (bosun): The highest unlicensed usually packed in sacks or in bags, such as sugar, rating in the deck department who has immediate - A - cement, milk powder, onion, grain, flour, etc. charge of all deck hands and who in turn comes under the direct orders of the master or chief mate able bodied seaman: A member of the deck crew bale capacity: cubic capacity of a vessels holds to or mate. who is able to perform all the duties of an experi- carry packaged dry cargo such as bales/pallets. enced seaman; certificated by examination; must bollard: A line-securing device on a wharf around have three years sea service. Also called Able ballast: Heavy substances loaded by a vessel to which mooring and berthing lines are fastened. Seaman and A.B. improve stability, trimming, sea-keeping and to increase the immersion at the propeller. Sea water bow thrusters: A propeller at the lower sea-cov- aft: In, near, or toward the stern of the vessel. ballast is commonly’ loaded in most vessels in ered part of the bow of the ship which turns at ballast tanks, positioned in compartments right at right angles to the fore-and-aft line and thus anchorage: Port charge relating to a vessel the bottom and in some cases on the sides. provides transverse thrust as a maneuvering aid. moored at approved anchorage site in a harbor. barge: A large, flat-bottomed boat used to carry bonded warehouse: A building designated by U.S. apron: The area immediately in front of or behind cargo from a port to shallow-draft waterways. Customs authorities for storage of goods without pay- a wharf shed on which cargo is lifted. On the Barges have no locomotion and are pushed by ment of duties to Customs until goods are removed. “front apron,” cargo is unloaded from or loaded towboats. Barges carry dry bulk (grain, coal, onto a ship. Behind the shed, cargo moves over lumber, gravel, etc.) and liquid bulk (petroleum, breakbulk cargo: Non-containerized general car- the “rear apron” into and out of railroad cars. vegetable oils, molasses, etc.). go stored in boxes, bales, pallets or other units to be loaded onto or discharged from ships or other AWO: American Waterway Operators, the national beam: The width of a ship. Also called breadth. forms of transportation. (See also: bulk and con- trade association for the barge and towing indus- tainer.) Examples include iron, steel, machinery, try and the shipyards employed in the repair and berth: (verb) To bring a ship to a berth. (noun) The linerboard and woodpulp. construction of these craft wharf space at which a ship docks. A wharf may have two or three berths, depending on the length breakbulk vessel: A general, multipurpose, cargo amidships: the middle portion of a vessel. of incoming ships. ship that carriers cargoes of nonuniform sizes, often on pallets, resulting in labor-intensive loading astern: backward direction in the line of a vessel’s berth cargo: When a liner cargo vessel accepts and unloading; calls at various ports to pick up fore and aft line; behind. If a vessel moves back- extra cargo to fill up the empty space remaining. different kinds of cargo. wards it is said to move astern; opposite to ahead bill of lading: A contract between a shipper bridge: Used loosely to refer to the navigating at sea: a ship which is free from its moorings and and carrier listing the terms for moving freight section of the vessel where the wheel house and ready to sail between specified points. chart room are located; erected structure amidships or aft or very rarely fore over the main deck - B - black cargo: Cargo banned by general cargo work- of a ship to accommodate the wheelhouse. ers for some reason. This ban could be because backhaul: To haul a shipment back over part of the cargo is dangerous or hazardous to health. bulk cargo: Loose cargo (dry or liquid) that is a route which it has already traveled; a marine loaded (shoveled, scooped, forked, mechanically transportation carrier’s return movement of cargo, BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of conveyed or pumped) in volume directly into a usually opposite from the direction of its primary Labor. ship’s hold; e.g., grain, coal and oil. cargo distribution.

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bulk carrier: Ship specifically designed to trans- catamaran: A double or treble-hulled vessel common carrier: Trucking, railroad or barge lines customs: A duty or tax on imported goods. These deck house: Small superstructure on the top deck - F - port vast amounts of cargoes such as sugar, grain, constructed in wood, aluminum or reinforced glass that are licensed to transport goods or people fees are a major bonus to the economy. of a vessel which contains the helm and other wine, ore, chemicals, liquefied natural gas; coal fibre and is also composed of two or three hulls di- nationwide are called common carriers. navigational instruments. fireman: an unlicensed member of the engine, and oil. See also LNG Carrier, Tanker, OBO Ship. agonally joined together by various methods. Nor- customs broker: This person prepares the needed room staff whose duties consist in standing watch mally no ballast is needed to counteract the center consolidator: The person or firm that consoli- documentation for importing goods (just as a demurrage: A penalty fee assessed when cargo in the boiler room and insuring the oil burning bunkers: Fuel consumed by the engines of a ship; buoyancy since it enjoys good stability at sea. dates (combines) cargo from a number of shippers freight forwarder does for exports). The broker isn’t moved off a wharf before the free time allow- equipment is working properly. compartments or tanks in a ship for fuel storage. into a container that will deliver the goods to is licensed by the Treasury Department to clear ance ends. catwalk: A raised bridge running fore and aft from several buyers. goods through U.S. Customs. Performs duties fleeting: The area at which barges, towboats and bulkhead: A structure used to protect against the midship, and also called “walkway”. It affords related to documentation, cargo clearance, dock: (verb) - To bring in a vessel to tie up at a tugs are berthed until needed. The operation of shifting cargo and/or to separate the load. safe passage over the pipelines and other deck container: A box made of aluminum, steel or coordination of inland and ocean transportation, wharf berth. (One parks a car, but docks a ship.) building or dismantling barge tows. obstructions. fiberglass used to transport cargo by ship, rail, dockside inspection of cargo, etc. (Also known as (noun) - A dock is a structure built along, or at an buoys: Floats that warn of hazards such as truck or barge. a customhouse broker.) angle from, a navigable waterway so that vessels Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ): Known in some coun- rocks or shallow ground, to help ships maneuver certificate of registry: A document specifying the may lie alongside to receive or discharge cargo. tries as a free zone, a foreign trade zone (FTZ) is a through unfamiliar harbors. nation registry of the vessel. container ship: A ship constructed in such a way - D - Sometimes, the whole wharf is informally called site within the USA (in or near a U.S. Customs port that she can easily stack containers near and on a dock. of entry) where foreign and domestic goods are - C - chandlers: Like a hotel at sea, a ship needs many top of each other as well as on deck. A vessel de- deadhead: When a truck returning from a delivery held until they ready to be released into interna- supplies to operate and serve its crew-- grocer- signed to carry standard intermodal containers en- has no return freight on the back haul, it is said to dockage: A charge by a port authority for the tional commerce. cabotage: Shipment of cargo between a nation’s ies; paper products; engine parts; electronics; abling efficient loading, unloading, and transport be in deadhead. length of water frontage used by a vessel tied up ports is also called coastwise trade. The U.S. and hardware; etc. A chandler sells these supplies to to and from the vessel. at a wharf. freight forwarder: An individual or company that some other countries require such trade to be the ship’s agent. deck barge: Transports heavy or oversize cargoes prepares the documentation and coordinates the carried on domestic ships only. container freight station: The facility for stuffing mounted to its top deck instead of inside a hold. draft: The depth of a loaded vessel in the water movement and storage of export cargoes. See chief engineer: The senior engineer officer re- and stripping a container of its cargo, especially Machinery, appliances, project cargoes and even taken from the level of the waterline to the lowest also Customs house broker. capacity: The available space for, or ability to sponsible for the satisfactory working and upkeep for movement by railroad. recreational vehicles move on deck barges. point of the hull of the vessel; depth of water, handle, freight. of the main and auxiliary machinery and boiler or distance between the bottom of the ship and - G – plant on board ship. container crane: Usually, a rail-mounted gantry deck gang: Officers and seamen comprising the waterline. captive cargo port: When most of a port’s in- crane located on a wharf for the purpose of load- deck department aboard ship. Also called deck gangway: narrow portable platform used as a bound cargoes are being shipped short distances chief mate: The officer in the deck department ing and unloading containers on vessels. crew, deck department, or just deck. drayage: Transport by truck for short distances; passage, by persons entering or leaving a vessel and most of its export products come from nearby next in rank to the master; second in command of e.g. from wharf to warehouse. moored alongside a pier or quay. areas, the port is called a captive cargo port. a ship. He is next to the master, most especially in container terminal: A specialized facility where deckhand: Seaman who works on the deck of a (Contrast with a transit port.) the navigation and as far as the deck department ocean container vessels dock to discharge and ship and remains in the wheelhouse attending to dredge: (noun) A waterborne machine that re- gantry crane: Track-mounted, shoreside crane is concerned. The chief mate assumes the position load containers, equipped with cranes with a safe the orders of the duty officers during navigation moves unwanted silt accumulations from the bot- utilized in the loading and unloading of breakbulk cargo: The freight (goods, products) carried by a of the Master in his absence. lifting capacity of 35-40 tons, with booms having and maneuvering. He also comes under the direct tom of a waterway. (verb) The process of removing cargo, containers and heavy lift cargo. ship, barge, train, truck or plane. an outreach of up to 120 feet in order to reach the orders of the bosun. sediment from harbor or river bottoms for safety chock: A piece of wood or other material put next outside cells of vessels. purposes and to allow for deeper vessels. general cargo: Consists of both containerized cargo plan: A plan giving the quantities and de- to cargo to prevent it from shifting. deck log: Also called Captain’s Log. A full nautical and breakbulk goods, in contrast to bulk cargo. scription of the various grades carried in the ship’s craft: A boat, ship or airplane. record of a ship’s voyage, written up at the end of dry bulk: Minerals or grains stored in loose piles See: breakbulk, container, bulk, dry bulk). General cargo tanks, after the loading is completed. clerks: When cargo is unloaded from a ship, a each watch by the deck officer on watch. moving without mark or count. Examples are cargo operations produce more jobs than bulk clerk checks the actual count of the goods (num- crew: The personnel engaged on board ship, deck officer: As distinguished from engineer offi- potash, industrial sands, wheat, soybeans and handling. carrier: An individual, partnership or corporation ber of boxes, drums, bundles, pipes, etc.) versus excluding the master and officers and the passen- cer, refers to all officers who assist the master in peanuts. engaged in the business of transporting goods or the amount listed on the ship’s manifest. He will gers on passenger ships. navigating the vessel when at sea, and supervise grain elevator: Facility at which bulk grain is un- passengers (See also: ocean carrier.) note shortages, overages or damage. This is used the handling of cargo when in port. dunnage: Wood or other material used in stowing loaded, weighed, cleaned, blended and exported. to make claims if needed. Crew list: List prepared by the master of a ship ship cargo to prevent its movement. cartage: Originally the process of transporting showing the full names, nationality, passport or by cart. Today, the term is used for trucking or combined ships: Ships which can carry both discharge book number, rank and age of every offi- duty: A government tax on imported merchandise. trucking fees. liquid and dry bulk cargoes. cer and crew member engaged on board that ship.

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great lakes ports: Ports in the lakes of Canada helm: A tiller or a wheel generally installed on the of transportation is used to ship cargo from origin LASH: These 900-foot-long ships carry small manifest: The ship captain’s list of individual- - O - and/or USA popular for grain shipments. In Canada: bridge or wheelhouse of a ship to turn the rudder to destination, it is called intermodal transporta- barges inside the vessel. LASH stands for Lighter goods that make up the ship’s cargo. Port Arthur and Fort William in Lake Superior; during maneuvering and navigation. It is in fact tion. For example, boxes of hot sauce from Louisi- Aboard Ship. ocean carrier: Diesel-fueled vessels have re- Hamilton, Kingston, Toronto and Prescott in Lake the steering wheel of the ship. ana are stuffed into metal boxes called containers marine surveyor: Person who inspects a ship hull placed the old steamships of the past, although Ontario. In USA: Chicago, Milwaukee in Lake home port: Port from which a cruise ship loads at the factory. That container is put onto a truck launch service: Companies that offer “water-taxi” or its cargo for damage or quality. many people still refer to modern diesel ships as Michigan; Duluth and Superior in Lake Superior passengers and begins its itinerary, and to which it chassis (or a railroad flat car) and moved to a port. service to ships at anchor. steamships. Likewise, the person who represents and Toledo in Lake Erie. returns to disembark passengers upon conclusion There the container is lifted off the vehicle and lift- master: The officer in charge of the ship. “Cap- the ship in port is still often called a steamship of voyage. Sometimes referred to as “embarkation ed onto a ship. At the receiving port, the process length overall (LOA): Linear measurement of a tain” is a courtesy title often given to a master. agent. (See: steamship agent) great lakes ships: Cargo ship developed to carry port” and “turn around port.” is reversed. Intermodal transportation uses few vessel from bow to stern. raw materials and manufactured goods on the laborers and speeds up the delivery time. MARAD: U.S. Department of maritime Adminis- officer: Any of the licensed members of the ship’s Great Lakes. Most carry bulk cargoes of grain, iron hull: Shell or body of a ship. lifeboat: A specially constructed double ended tration; oversees subsidy programs to the United complement. ore or coal. international waterways: Consist of international boat which can withstand heavy, rough seas. States Merchant Marine and assigns routes to hydrofoil: A craft more or less similar to the straits, inland and interocean canals and rivers subsidized liners. off-load: Discharge of cargo from a ship. gross tonnage: The sum of container, breakbulk Hovercraft insofar as it flies over water and thus where they separate the territories of two or more lifeboat drill: The master of every vessel is bound and bulk tonnage. eliminates friction between the water and the nations. Provided no treaty is enforced both mer- by international law to make the officers, crew maritime: (adjective) Located on or near the sea. offshore service vessels: Special vessels hull. Under acceleration it rises above water chant ships and warships have the right of free and and passengers adequately acquainted with the Commerce or navigation by sea. The maritime in- employed in exploration for, development of or - H - but remains in contact with the surface through unrestricted navigation through these waterways. procedures of lowering and the use of lifeboats in dustry includes people working for transportation continuous production of, subsea oil and gas. supporting legs. case of emergency. (ship, rail, truck and towboat/barge) companies, harbor: A port of haven where ships may anchor. intracoastal: Domestic shipping routes along a freight forwarders and customs brokers; steve- oiler: An unlicensed member of the engine room harbor master: A person usually having the experi- - I - single coast. Lift On-Lift Off (LO/LO): Cargo handling tech- doring companies; labor unions; chandlers; ware- staff who oils and greases bearings and moving ence of a certificated master mariner and having a nique involving transfer of commodities to and houses; ship building and repair firms; importers/ parts of the main engine and auxiliaries. Most of good knowledge of the characteristics of the port interchange: Point of entry/exit for trucks - J - from the ship using shoreside cranes or ship’s gear. exporters; pilot associations, etc. this work is now done automatically and the oiler and its whole area. delivering and picking up containerized cargo. merely insures it operates correctly. Point where pickups and deposits of containers in Jones Act: Merchant Marine Act of 1920, Section LNG: Liquefied Natural Gas, or a carrier of LNG. marshaling yard: This is a container parking lot, hatch: An opening, generally rectangular, in a ship’s storage area or yard are assigned. 27, requiring that all U.S. domestic waterborne or any open area where containers are stored oil tanker: A ship designed for the carriage of oil deck affording access into the compartment below. trade be carried by U.S.-flag, U.S.-built, and U.S.- LNG carrier: Liquefied natural gas carrier, perhaps in a precise order according to the ship loading in bulk, her cargo space consisting of several or I.L.A.: International Longshoremen’s Association, manned vessels. the most sophisticated of all commercial ships. plan. Containers terminals may use a grounded or many tanks. Tankers load their cargo by gravity hawser: Large strong rope used for towing pur- which operates on the East and Gulf Coasts. The cargo tanks are made of a special aluminum wheeled layout. If the cargo box is placed directly from the shore or by shore pumps and discharge poses and for securing or mooring ships. Hawsers - K – alloy and are heavily insulated to carry natural on the ground, it is called a grounded operation. using their own pumps. are now mostly made of steel. I.L.W.U.: International Longshore and Warehouse gas in its liquid state at a temperature of -2850F. If the box is on a chassis/trailer, it is a wheeled Union, which operates on the West Coast. keel: The lowest longitudinal timber of a vessel, The LNG ship costs about twice as much as an oil operation. ordinary seaman: A deck crew member who is heavy hauler: A truck equipped to transport on which framework of the whole is built up; tanker of the same size. subordinate to the Able Bodied Seamen. unusually heavy cargoes (steel slabs, bulldozers, IMO: International Maritime Organization: Former- combination of iron plates serving same purpose - N - transformers, boats, heavy machinery, etc.) ly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Con- in iron vessel. longshoremen: Dock workers who load and unload - P - sultative Organization (IMCO), was established ships, or perform administrative tasks associated national flag: The flag carried by a ship to show heavy lift: Very heavy cargoes that require spe- in 1958 through the United Nations to coordinate knot: Unit of speed in navigation which is the rate of with the loading or unloading of cargo. They may her nationality. pallet: A short wooden, metal or plastic platform cialized equipment to move the products to and international maritime safety and related practices nautical mile (6,080 feet or 1,852 meters) per hour. or may not be members of labor unions. Longshore on which package cargo is placed, then handled from ship/truck/rail/barge and terminals. This gangs are hired by stevedoring firms to work the net tonnage: Equals gross tonnage minus by a forklift truck. “heavy lift” machinery may be installed aboard inland waters: Term referring to lakes, streams, - L - ships. Longshoremen are also called stevedores. deductions for space occupied by crew accom- a ship designed just for such transport. Shore rivers, canals, waterways, inlets, bays and the like. modations, machinery, navigation equipment and PANAMAX: A vessel designed to be just small cranes, floating cranes and lift trucks may also labor union: An organization of workers formed - M - bunkers. It represents space available for cargo enough to transit the Panama Canal adapted for such heavy lifts. intercoastal: Domestic shipping routes serving to serve members’ collective interests with regard (and passengers). Canal tolls are based on net more than one coast. to wages and working conditions. Some laborers main deck: The main continuous deck of a ship (registered) tonnage. passenger ship: A passenger ship that its autho- intermodal shipment: When more than one mode don’t belong to a union. running from fore to aft; the principle deck; the rized to carry over twelve passengers. deck from which the freeboard is determined.

131131 pier: A structure which just out into a waterway - R - for pilots; tug services; stevedores; inspections, towboat: A snub-nosed boat with push knees trailer is the detachable wheeled chassis behind wharfage fee: A charge assessed by a pier or from the shore, for mooring vessels and cargo etc., as well as, seeing that a ship is supplied with used for pushing barges. A small towboat (called the tractor, on which containers or other cargoes wharf owner for handling incoming or outgoing handling. Sometimes called a finger pier. radio operator: An officer who operates and con- food, water, mail, medical services, etc. A steam- a push boat) may push one or two barges around are placed. (See: common carrier; heavy hauler; cargo. trols the shipboard communication equipment. ship agency does not own the ship. the harbor. A large towboat is used to push from 5 drayage) pilot: A licensed navigational guide with thorough to 40 barges in a tow is called a line boat. - Y - knowledge of a particular section of a waterway railhead: End of the railroad line or point in the area stevedores: Labor management companies that tugboat: Strong v-hull shaped boat used for whose occupation is to steep ships along a coast of operations at which cargo is loaded and unloaded. provide equipment and hire workers to transfer tractor-trailer: Some trucks are a solid unit, such maneuvering ships into and out of port and to yard: a system of tracks within a certain area used or into and out of a harbor. Local pilots board the cargo between ships and docks. Stevedore com- as a van, but many have three main units. The carry supplies. A ship is too powerful to pull up for making up trains, storing cars, placing cars to ship to advise the captain and navigator of local railyard: A rail terminal at which occur traditional panies may also serve as terminal operators. The front section where the driver sits is called the to the wharf on its own. It cuts power and lets the be loaded or unloaded, etc. navigation conditions (difficult currents; hidden railroad activities for sorting and redistribution of laborers hired by the stevedoring firms are called cab or the tractor (because it pulls a load). Cargo tug nudge it in. Generally barges are pushed by wrecks, etc.). railcars and cargo. stevedores or longshoremen. is loaded into the metal box (container), which towboats, not tugs. is loaded onto the wheel base called a chassis port: This term is used both for the harbor area reefer: A container with refrigeration for trans- straddle carrier: Container terminal equipment, or a trailer. These big trucks are often also called Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU): A unit of where ships are docked and for the agency porting frozen foods (meat, ice cream, fruit, etc.) which is motorized and runs on rubber tires. It can 18-wheelers. measurement equal to the space occupied by a (port authority), which administers use of public straddle a single row of containers and is primarily standard twenty foot container. Used in stating wharves and port properties. refrigeration or reefer units: The protective cool- used to move containers around the terminal, but tramp: A ship operating with no fixed route or the capacity of container vessel or storage area. ing of perishable freight by ice, liquid nitrogen, or also to transport containers to and from the transtain- published schedule. One 40 ft. Container is equal to two TEU’s. port-of-call: Port at which cruise ship makes a mechanical devices er and load/unload containers from truck chassis. stop along its itinerary. Calls may range from five to transit port: When the majority of cargoes moving - V - 24 hours. Sometimes referred to as “transit port” ro/ro: Short for roll on/roll/off . A ro/ro ship is stripping: The process of removing cargo from a through a port aren’t coming from or destined for and “destination port.” (See also: home port) designed with ramps that can be lowered to the container. the local market, the port is called a transit (or vessel: A ship or large boat. dock so cars, buses, trucks or other vehicles can through) port. vessel operator: A firm that charters vessels for pumpman: A rating who tends to the pumps of an drive into the belly of the ship, rather than be lift- stuffing: The process of packing a container with its service requirements, which are handled by oil tanker. ed aboard. A ro/ro ship, like a container ship, has loose cargo prior to inland or ocean shipment. transit shed: The shed on a wharf is designed to their own offices or appointed agents at ports of a quick turnaround time of about 12 hours. protect cargoes from weather damage and is used call. Vessel operators also handle the operation of purser: A ship’s officer who is in charge of ac- - T - only for short-term storage. Warehouses operated vessels on behalf of owners. counts, especially on a passenger ship. - S - by private firms house goods for longer periods. tank barges: Used for transporting bulk liquids, - W - - Q - short ton: A short ton equals 2,000. Lifting such as petroleum, chemicals, molasses, vegeta- transshipment: The unloading of cargo at a port capacity and cargo measurements are designated ble oils and liquefied gases. or point where it is then reloaded, sometimes into warehouse: A place in which goods or merchan- qualified member of the engine department in short tons. another mode of transportation, for transfer to a dise is stored. (QMED): Unlicensed members of the engine de- tariff: Schedule, system of duties imposed by a final destination. partment who attend to a fully automated engine steamship: Today, ships that transport cargo over- government on the import/export of goods; also, way bill: The document used to identify the ship- room. seas are powered by diesel fuel instead of steam. the charges, rates and rules of a transportation transtainer: A type of crane used in the handling per and consignee, present the routing, describe Many people still use the term “steamship,” but company as listed in published industry tables. of containers, which is motorized, mounted on the goods, present the applicable rate, show the quartermaster/helmsman: An able-bodied sea- the more modern term for the service is “ocean rubber tires and can straddle at least four railway weight of the shipment, and make other useful men entrusted with the steering of a vessel. carrier” and for the ship itself, “motor vessel.” terminal: The place where cargo is handled is tracks, some up to six, with a lifting capacity of 35 information notations. called a terminal (or a wharf). tons for loading and unloading containers to and quarters: Accommodations. steamship agent: The local representative who from railway cards. wharf: The place at which ships tie up to unload and acts as a liaison among ship owners, local port terminal operator: The company that operates load cargo. The wharf typically has front and rear quay: A wharf, which parallels the waterline. authorities, terminals and supply/service compa- cargo handling activities on a wharf. trucks: Heavy automotive vehicles used to loading docks (aprons), a transit shed, open (un- Courtesy of American Association of nies. An agent handles all details for getting the transport cargo. In the maritime industry, cargo shedded) storage areas, truck bays, and rail tracks. Port Authorities, Port of Houston Authority, Port ship into port; having it unloaded and loaded; inis often carried by tractor-trailers. The tractor is of New Orleans, Georgia Ports Authority, and Port spected and out to sea quickly. An agent arranges the front part of the vehicle, also called a cab. The of Halifax.

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