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“Fishing Vessel Captain” will probably be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Use nets, fishing rods, traps, or other equipment to catch and gather fish or other aquatic animals from rivers, lakes, or oceans, for human consumption or other uses. May haul game onto ship.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 45-3011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 30,740.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 14.00
Currently, there are 520 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Fishers and Related Fishing Workers”.

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Tasks for “Fishing Vessel Captain”

Operate rowboats, dinghies, or skiffs to transport fishers, divers, or sponge hookers or to tow and position fishing equipment.
Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.
Signal other workers to move, hoist, and position loads.
Share fishing expertise through activities such as writing for fishing magazines, hosting television shows, or testing and endorsing fishing equipment.
Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
Put fishing equipment into the water and anchor or tow equipment, according to the fishing method used.
Wash decks, conveyors, knives, and other equipment, using brushes, detergents, and water.
Sell catches by contacting and negotiating with buyers or by sending catches to fish auctions.
Connect accessories such as floats, weights, flags, lights, or markers to nets, lines, or traps.
Transport fish to processing plants or to buyers.
Return undesirable or illegal catches to the water.
Hire qualified crew members, and assign their duties.
Oversee the purchase of supplies, gear, and equipment such as fuel, netting, and cables.
Attach nets, slings, hooks, blades, or lifting devices to cables, booms, hoists, or dredges.
Plan fishing operations, establishing the fish to be sought, the fishing location, the method of capture, and the duration of the trip.
Sort, pack, and store catch in holds with salt and ice.
Estimate costs of operations and plan fishing season budgets accordingly.
Record in logbooks specifics of fishing activities such as dates, harvest areas, yields, and weather and sea conditions.
Load and unload vessel equipment and supplies, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Club or gaff large fish to enable hauling them into fishing vessel.
Participate in wildlife management, disease control, and research activities.
Pull and guide nets, traps, and lines onto vessels, by hand or using hoisting equipment.
Locate fish, using fish-finding equipment.
Stand lookout for schools of fish, and for steering and engine-room watches.
Maintain engines, fishing gear, and other on-board equipment and perform minor repairs.
Harvest marine life for human or animal consumption, using diving or dredging equipment, traps, barges, rods, reels, or tackle.
Remove catches from fishing equipment and measure them to ensure compliance with legal size.
Monitor distribution of proceeds from sales of catches to ensure that crew members receive their prearranged portions.
Direct fishing operations, and supervise fishing crew members.

Related Technology & Tools

Hook files
Scuba diving equipment
Crab tongs
Planers
Hook counters
Strobe lights
Undecked fishing vessels
Set nets
Laptop computers
Marine hard hats
Distress flares
Acorn buoys
Slat boxes
Hand capstans
Life throw rings
Jigging machines
Foam-filled marine fenders
Commercial fishing line sinkers
Fishing spears
Mooring buoys
Anchors
Triplex trawls
Fish finders
Trotlines
Lobster traps
Net cleaning machines
Shrimp winches
Multibeam sonar equipment
Bilge pumping systems
Hand windlasses
Fishing scissors
Magnetic compasses
Gillnetters
Longline snaps
Harpoons
Deck winches
Trolling blocks
Fishing utility knives
Small decked fishing vessels
Midwater trawls
Net haulers
Pot haulers
Pulse trawls
Anchor chains
Scottish seines
Tablet computers
Cast nets
Boat hooks
Bait nets
Anchor release hooks
Radio direction finders RDF
Hand crimpers
Groundlines
Bench-mounted crimpers
Electric bottom-fishing reels
Longline spools
Float lines
Longline haulers
Fishing life preservers
Fish transfer pumps
Crab nets
Fish magnets
Line haulers
Sink lines
Power blocks
Large decked fishing vessels
Fishing pliers
Dehookers
Personal computers
Fishing dinghies
Hoop nets
Gaffs
Gypsy hoists
Distress flags
Skiffs
Thimbles
Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems
Longline blocks
Trollers
Handlines
Bullet buoys
Marine radar navigation systems
Hydraulic capstans
Chain stoppers
Snatch blocks
Brailers
Purse seines
Otter trawls
Toggles
Mooring lines
Leader carts
Weir traps
Pneumatic marine fenders
Fish pots
Trap harnesses
Emergency position-indicating radio beacons
Electric windlasses
Seiners
Pair trawls
Half-face respirators
Pound nets
Stake nets
Fish tag guns
Balloon trawls
Fishing dredges
Inflatable life rafts
Immersion suits
Danish seines
Digital spring balance scales
Ice shovels
Searchlight sonars
Commercial fishing vessel lifeboats
Satellite radios
Fixed blade knives
Fishing rowboats
Lobster pots
Eel traps
Dogbones
Polyballs
Trawlers
Stow nets
Hydraulic windlasses
Wood shell blocks
Marine fire extinguishers
Drogues
Jigs
Radio buoys
Marine first aid equipment
Fishing poles
Bait freezers
Beach seines
Gill nets
Crab pots
Trammel nets
Dip nets
Safety vests
Marine sextants
Fathometer sonar equipment
Downriggers
Line setters
Commercial fish or shark hooks
Marine radar reflectors
Drift nets
Wire rope cutters
Knuckle-boom cranes
Hook timers

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