Fleet Boat Deckhand- Baton Rouge, LA

Location:

Must live within 45 minutes of Baton Rouge, LA.

• Build tows by handling lines and cables to tie/untie barges and boats.
• Perform scheduled vessel maintenance for tools and equipment and general housekeeping duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Work a 14 days on/7 days off or 20 days on/10 days off schedule, 12‑hour shifts day and night.
• Attach and remove lines and cables to and from vessel, barges, docks, locks.
• Operate winches to tighten lines or cables, monitor and adjust tension during towing, loading, discharging, locking or docking.
• Untie and retie lines 4 to 8 times during loading and discharging to adjust to vessel and barge height changes.
• Maintain vessel by sweeping, removing rust, priming and painting.
• Make minor repairs such as tightening bolts, replacing fluid and air lines, hanging light bulbs, replacing equipment such as cables, winches, pumps, fan belts.
• Use tools such as hammers, fire axes, ratchets, hand winches, stripping pumps, needle guns and grinders.

• Must be able to work in inclement weather, outdoors, heat and cold.
• Must be willing and able to attend paid required training on and off scheduled work time.
• Must have reliable transportation and be able to drive to/from vessel location.

$207 per day, plus benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k), etc.).

• Valid TWIC card in hand prior to applying.
• Valid driver’s license.
• No DWI or DUI in the last three years.
• No more than two moving driving violations in the last three years.
• Must satisfy all United States Coast Guard physical requirements (CG‑719K) and 46 CFR Part 10.
• Must satisfy all United States Coast Guard Chemical Drug Testing Programs for Vessel Personnel, 46 CFR Part 10.
• Must pass company requirements of 46 CFR Part 197 Subpart C Benzene.
• Valid state‑issued birth certificate required.
• Valid social security card required.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• No pending criminal charges or probation.
• Must meet standards of the Criteria Skill Assessment (online).
• Must read and write English; understand written and verbal orders.
• Must not be color‑blind.

• Walk: 2–3 miles per day.
• Step: 2 ft vertical and 2 ft horizontal.
• Reach: full horizontal and vertical arms range (throwing and catching lines).
• Climb: 90‑degree vertical ladder 25–30 ft, carrying weight while climbing.
• Grip/Hold/Pull: 50 lb.
• Lift: 75 lb.
• Lift & Carry: 50 lb for ≈350 ft.
• Vision: color vision and eyesight sufficient to pass eye test, 20/200 uncorrected, 20/40 corrected.
• Hearing: minimum USCG standards.
• Speech: verbal communicate in English via handheld radios or other devices.
• Smell: detect presence of potentially dangerous vapors.
• Pulmonary: pass function test with ≥75 %.
• General: enter and exit hatches/doorways quickly in emergency.
• Equipment: wear negative or positive pressure respirator, PVC foul‑weather gear, personal flotation device, rubber gloves and boots.
• Use firefighting / spill containment equipment.