Deckhand Resume Example

Acts as the lead deckhand on the fishing vessel, designated by the Captain.

Performs any combination of following duties aboard fishing vessel: Stands lookout, steering, and engine-room watches.

Attaches nets, slings, hooks, and other lifting devices to cables, booms, and hoists.

• Managed daily factory operations, vessel maintenance, and catch integrity as the deck boss and factory foreman.
• Job Duties: Vessel maintenance and gear repair, Purse seine, catch and deliver salmon.
• Performed vessel maintenance to keep the vessel seaworthy.
• Operate Hydraulic winches during fishing operations Regular vessel maintenance and deck preservation.

• Supported captain, including taking responsibility for ship operations in cases of injury or illness.
• Learned to operate new technology systems and procedures through instruction, simulators and models.
• Loaded cargo according to ship capacity and appropriate weight load distribution.
• Kept watch aboard vessels to identify changing conditions or potential issues and implement corrective actions.
• Applied thorough navigation knowledge to determine geographical location and speed with or without assistive devices.
• Prevented ships under navigational control from engaging in unsafe operations.
• Managed efficient supply and food replenishment at port stops.
• Verified presence of necessary equipment, including cargo-handling gear, lifesaving equipment and dredging gear, prior to departures.
• Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
• Successfully maintain clean, valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation.
• Managed hazardous materials including proper storage, handling and labeling.
• Set up and operated drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
• Requisitioned replacement tools, parts and equipment.
• Stands lookout, steering, and engine-room watches. Attaches nets, slings, hooks, and other lifting devices to cables, booms, and hoists.

• Boosted team efficiency by moving materials with forklifts, cranes and other equipment.
• Completed regular checks of incoming freight in staging area each day.
• Handled multiple tasks simultaneously to maximize work efficiency.
• Loaded warehouse trailers using warehouse forklift.
• Safely operated lifting devices, including lift beams, swivel-hooks, hoists and forklifts.
• Transported goods between warehouse locations according to shipment and storage needs.
• Unloaded materials and goods at designated locations for best project availability.
• Used strapping and bracing techniques combined with proper balancing to prevent load shifting.