Ship & Boat Captains
Command vessels in oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, or coastal waters.
Also called: Boat Captain, Captain, Tug Captain, Tugboat Captain
Knowledge:
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
- public safety and security
- law and government
Engineering and Technology
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- understanding people's reactions
Abilites:
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
- know where things are around you
- imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
- notice when problems happen
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need
- Dependability
- Leadership
- Self Control
- Stress Tolerance
- Attention to Detail
- Independence
Technology:
Route navigation software
- Jeppesen Marine Nobeltec Admiral
- Maptech The CAPN
Data base user interface and query software
- KNMI TurboWin
- Log book software
Education:
certificate after high school
