fisheries deckhand
ISCO: 8350. Skills: 63. Essential: 35.
Essential skills
- assist anchoring operations
- assist in ship maintenance
- assist with emergencies
- clean ships
- code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
- deterioration of fish products
- extinguish fires
- fire-fighting systems
- fisheries legislation
- fishing gear
- fishing vessels
- follow hygienic practices in fishery operations
- follow verbal instructions
- follow work procedures
- handle cargo
- handle fish products
- health and safety regulations
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- maintain safe navigation watches
- moor vessels
- operate echo sounding equipment
- operate ship equipment
- pollution prevention
- prepare deck equipment
- prepare lifeboats
- preserve fish products
- quality assurance methodologies
- quality of fish products
- risks associated with undertaking fishing operations
- secure ships using rope
- support vessel manoeuvres
- survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment
- unmoor vessels
- use fishing vessel equipment
Supporting skills
- adapt to changes on a boat
- assessment of risks and threats
- assist in maritime rescue operations
- communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system
- conduct on board safety inspections
- cope with challenging circumstances in the fishery sector
- fish anatomy
- fisheries management
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- maintain safe engineering watches
- maintain vessel safety and emergency equipment
- manage engine-room resources
- maritime meteorology
- mark migrating fish
- operate ship rescue machinery
- operate traditional water depth measurement equipment
- perform lookout duties during maritime operations
- provide radio services in emergencies
- relay messages through radio and telephone systems
- report to captain
- support fishery training procedures
- types of maritime vessels
- undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations
- use maritime English
- use radar navigation
- work in a fishery team
- work in a multicultural environment in fishery
- work in shifts