Harbor Pilot/Craftmaster

Job Title: Harbor Pilot/Craftmaster

Job Summary:

Tlingit Haida Tribal Business Corporation is seeking a highly skilled Harbor Pilot/Craftmaster to join our team in direct support of the Port Operations Guantanamo Bay contract in Cuba.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise Contractor personnel in docking, berthing, mooring, and direct operations of all classes of vessels and barges.
• Direct courses and speeds of ships, based on specialized knowledge of local winds, weather, water depths, tides, currents, and hazards.
• Prevent ships under navigational control from engaging in unsafe operations.
• Serve as a vessel's docking master upon arrival at a port or at a berth.
• Consult maps, charts, weather reports, or navigation equipment to determine and direct ship movements.
• Steer and operate vessels, using radios, depth finders, radars, lights, buoys, or lighthouses.
• Operate ship-to-shore radios to exchange information needed for ship operations.
• Dock or undock vessels, sometimes maneuvering through narrow spaces, such as locks.
• Stand watches on vessels during specified periods while vessels are underway.
• Inspect vessels to ensure efficient and safe operation of vessels and equipment and conformance to regulations.
• Read gauges to verify sufficient levels of hydraulic fluid, air pressure, or oxygen.
• Adhere to company policies, procedures, and safety regulations.
• Consistently produce quality products and service.
• Complete all training within the required timeline.
• Perform all work in a safe and secure manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Must have prior Navy boat handling experience and hold a Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC harbor/docking pilot) with 10 years' experience piloting Naval ships OR hold a Coast Guard issued master license with a 1st class pilot endorsement with 10 years' experience.
• Must have experience in ship movement, docking, berthing, and mooring in close quarters harbor environments.
• Must have prior Navy boat operating experience and have prior (NEC) 0161 qualifications OR a minimum of a USCG Master License on Near Coastal Waters for Motor vessels of 200 Gross Tons with towing endorsement.
• Must have at least 5 years documented experience operating harbor tugs or point-to-point ferry operations.
• Must be an experienced marine radio operator, understand international and inland rules-of-the-road, and proficiently operate radar and other navigational aids.
• Must also be familiar with administrative ship business and demonstrate overall charge of the vessel.

Benefits:

Tlingit Haida Tribal Business Corporation offers full-time employees and their families a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Health Savings Account
• Hospital Indemnity Plan
• Company paid short term disability, basic life & AD&D
• Employee paid, long term disability, voluntary life and AD&D for dependents
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Accrued PTO based on years of service
• Paid holidays throughout the calendar year