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Motorboat Operators: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Operate small motor-driven boats. May assist in navigational activities.
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This source lists 16 tasks, including 13 marked Core and 3 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2023.
16 tasks shown
Core · Task 14537 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Operate engine throttles and steering mechanisms to guide boats on desired courses.
Core · Task 14538 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Direct safety operations in emergency situations.
Core · Task 14540 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Secure boats to docks with mooring lines, and cast off lines to enable departure.
Core · Task 14535 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Maintain desired courses, using compasses or electronic navigational aids.
Core · Task 14545 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Organize and direct the activities of crew members.
Core · Task 14536 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Follow safety procedures to ensure the protection of passengers, cargo, and vessels.
Core · Task 14541 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Maintain equipment such as range markers, fire extinguishers, boat fenders, lines, pumps, and fittings.
Core · Task 14542 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Report any observed navigational hazards to authorities.
Core · Task 14548 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Oversee operation of vessels used for carrying passengers, motor vehicles, or goods across rivers, harbors, lakes, and coastal waters.
Core · Task 14543 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Service motors by performing tasks such as changing oil and lubricating parts.
Core · Task 14544 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Arrange repairs, fuel, and supplies for vessels.
Core · Task 14539 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Issue directions for loading, unloading, and seating in boats.
Core · Task 14547 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Clean boats and repair hulls and superstructures, using hand tools, paint, and brushes.
Supplemental · Task 14546 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Tow, push, or guide other boats, barges, logs, or rafts.
Supplemental · Task 14549 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Take depth soundings in turning basins.
Supplemental · Task 14550 · 08/2023 · Incumbent
Perform general labor duties such as repairing booms.
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