Boat Officer 4 (Captain - PCN 111103

Boat Officer 4

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries is recruiting for a Boat Officer 4 located in Homer, Alaska!

What you will be doing:
This position is responsible for the safe operation, navigation/piloting, and maintenance of the R/V Equinox. This 85 ft vessel is currently in refit status, nearing completion in Newport, Oregon. The Equinox will serve as a working base for at sea biological assessment projects by conducting fisheries surveys and on-site management of commercial fisheries. The incumbent in this position will be asked to locate and obtain biological samples using a wide variety of commercial gear types including;

longlines, bottom and surface trawls, drift gillnets, dredges, pots and ROV transects while adhering to requirements and techniques of scientific procedure. Duties also include supervising a vessel crew of 3 or more in addition to administrative tasks such as:
Budget oversight and expense tracking. Preparing detailed "requests for quotations" for major maintenance and repair projects. Implementing and monitoring shipyard work while adhering to procurement procedures.

Our mission, values, and culture:
The mission of ADF&G is to protect, maintain, and improve the fish, game, and aquatic plant resources of the state, and manage their use and development in the best interest of the economy and the well-being of the people of the state, consistent with the sustained yield principle. The core services of the Commercial Fisheries Division are to ensure the conservation of natural stocks of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants based on scientifically sound assessments.

Through coordination with staff biologist, the Equinox captain will conduct vessel-based surveys to collect assessment data necessary to achieve these goals. The work conducted from this vessel supports the sustainable management of some of the most important fisheries in the state including Bristol Bay salmon, Norton Sound king crab, Yukon River Chinook salmon and southeast Alaska rockfish fishery.

The Benefits of joining our team:
This position will provide opportunity to work in some of the most exciting marine environments in Alaska on a state vessel equipped with modern electronics and fishing equipment. The incumbent will work with a wide variety of highly competent staff while conducting important fisheries surveys across the state. The wide variety of fishery gear types employed creates a challenging opportunity for a team- oriented mariner with a solid working knowledge of multiple gear types.

The incumbent is provided with medical benefits, paid leave and sea duty pay. Sea duty is additional compensation for days at sea.

The working environment you can expect:
The Equinox is home ported in Homer and conducts research/assessment work in in Cook Inlet, North Gulf Coast, Prince William Sound, Bristol Bay, Norton Sound and southeast Alaska. Captain and vessel crew will be living aboard the vessel for between 80 and 120 days a year while on surveys. Under normal conditions a 12 hour day is standard and 24-hour operation is often required during long range transits between surveys.

While in port between surveys, or in off season the incumbent divides "in town" tasks between administrative duties and vessel maintenance, repairs and upgrades.

Who we are looking for:
We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of staff with experience levels ranging from novice to highly experienced researchers with extensive maritime and fisheries experience.
• Effective, adaptive, and documentable supervision of crew while ven skills in resolving personnel issues in a fair, effective manner.
• Extensive "hands-on" operation and maneuvering of a deep draft vessel in heavy currents, wind and seas, often while restricted in ability to maneuver.
• Commercial fishing or fisheries experience with a wide variety of gear types including long-line, surface and bottom trawls, gillnets, purse seines, scallop dredges and crab/shrimp pots.
• Strong mechanical and electrical skills as they pertain to the repair and maintenance of propulsion, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems typically found on vessels of 58 feet or more in length.
• Ability to work independently and make effective decisions under pressure with minimal or no direct supervision.
• Safety oriented with training in marine safety procedures and conducting drills.

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Note:

A valid Driver's License is required. Must have a U.S. Coast Guard 100-ton Master`s License. Must have the physical capacity for arduous work and extended time at sea. A valid Alaska Driver`s license is required. Desirable licenses include a U.S. Coast Guard operator or Engineer license, 100-ton Master or Merchant Mariner`s Documents:
Seafarer or able Seafarer. A Federal Communications Radiotelephone Operator License is required prior to attaining permanent status. Must have physical…