Able Bodied Seaman - Seaward Services - USNS Guam

Hornblower Group is a global leader in experience and transportation. Spanning a 100-year history, Hornblower Group’s portfolio of international offerings includes water- and land-based experiences and ferry and transportation services. City Experiences, Hornblower Group’s premier experience division, offers dining and sightseeing cruises and walking and food tours through the City Cruises, Walks, and Devour brands. City Ferry, part of Hornblower Group’s Ferry and Transportation Division, is the largest private operator of high-speed passenger and vehicle ferries in the United States, carrying more than 10 million passengers annually and operating services including NYC Ferry, Puerto Rico Ferry, and other regional ferry systems. Hornblower Group’s subsidiaries include Hornblower Marine, which provides vessel outhaul and maintenance services at Bridgeport Boatworks in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Seaward Services, Inc., a full-service shipping, waterfront logistics and management company that specializes in the operation and maintenance of government and commercial vessels. Additionally, Anchor Operating System, LLC, a Hornblower Group subsidiary and independent entity, provides reservation, ticketing and website integration services for clients in the transportation, tourism and entertainment industries. Today, Hornblower Group’s global portfolio covers over 10 countries, over 50 U.S. cities and serves more than 20 million guests annually. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Hornblower Group’s additional corporate offices reside in San Francisco, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; London, United Kingdom; New York, New York; Dublin, Ireland; and across Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit hornblowercorp.com.

Position Summary:
The AB on the Guam will memorize and carry out assignments on the Watch Quarter Station Bill; know location of all safety equipment, including fire extinguishers, fire and bilge pumps, fire hoses, lifejacket lockers, emergency lighting, first aid supplies and rescue equipment; and know proper lifejacket donning methods.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Know location of all safety equipment, including fire extinguishers, fire and bilge pumps, fire hoses, life jacket lockers, emergency lighting, first aid supplies and rescue equipment.
• Know proper life jacket donning methods.
• Participate in the operation of the vessel within the legal requirements of the USCG and other pertinent regulatory agencies under the supervision of the Mate.
• Monitor safety issues and report hazards to the Mate for correction.
• Participate in Safety, Seamanship and other training as required.
• Participate in drills as directed by the Mate.
• Participate in meetings as requested.
• Ensure that safety equipment is provided and properly used for all tasks involving physical hazards.
• Assist, under the direction of the Mate, with the safe mooring, docking of the vessel in a variety of weather and water stage conditions.
• Assist with routine maintenance, painting and clean up as instructed by the Mate.
• Stay aware of guest service and safety issues and provide regular and dependable feedback to the Master by way of the Mate
• Communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing and demonstrate well-developed inter-personal skills, to include maintaining quality working relationships with other employees and the public during the course of work
• Complete work assignments as directed by the Chief Mate
• Demonstrate initiative and an ability to set and achieve high standards of performance
• Be able to pursue and complete multiple assignments under time constraints and in an environment subject to many distractions
• Possess and demonstrate superior judgment, analytical ability, performance under pressure and other skills necessary during routine operation or emergence response aboard a high capacity motor vessel
• Understudy the Third Mate

Minimum Qualifications:

• STCW 95 Certificate
• AB Unlimited Endorsement
• Third Mate preferred but not required
• Secret Clearance preferred but not required
• MSC training preferred
• A valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
• Have and maintain a valid U.S. Passport
• One-year experience on seagoing
• High Speed passenger vessel experience
• Water Jet Experience preferred
• Maintain compliance with USCG physical standards

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Hornblower will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with fair chance or other applicable laws and regulations.

The RESPECT Service System embodies our mission, vision, values and operating principles. By creating a company culture that puts RESPECT at its core, we believe it will drive us to achieve our goal of becoming a Global Experiences and Transportation Leader.

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