Captain - Pensacola City Ferry

HMS Global Maritime Pensacola FL, 750 Commendencia St, Pensacola, Florida, United States of America

Posted Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM

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, waterfrontlogisticsand 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’sadditionalcorporate officesresidein San Francisco, California;
Boston, Massachusetts;
Chicago, Illinois;
London, United Kingdom;
New York, New York;
Dublin, Ireland; and across Ontario, Canada. For more information,

Directs the ferry’s activities including repair, maintenance, restoration, inspection and licensing programs. Serves as primary contact onboard the vessel with the USCG concerning compliance with laws and regulations. Supervise on-board crew members. Provide high level of customer service.
This is a part-time seasonal position, 8-12 hours / week. Sundays required.

• Direct the ferry’s activities and insures passengers’ safety and security while vessels are underway on river.
• Plan and coordinate safety inspections of the ferry to insure safe operation of equipment, crew safety and compliance with USCG laws and regulations.
• Ensures that ferry logs concerning official log, radio log, safety inspections, licensing information and safety training records are maintained in accordance with USCG regulations.
• Trains and provides feedback for evaluation of the performance of marine crew.
• Acts as representative of the operation to the public, community groups, Coast Guard and other appropriate governmental agencies to provide information concerning ferry operations.
• Prepares and submits reports and completes special projects as directed.
• Ensure that all inspections by the USCG meet the standard (no 835s) insofar as is practicable.
• Ensure that all vessel(s) are in a COI inspection ready condition at all times.
• Maintain and enhance our benchmark status with all inspecting agencies.
• Operate vessel at economical engine speeds, per established policies.
• Ensure a physically safe and environmentally sound working environment, proper tools, training, facilities and materials for all crew members. Conduct weekly emergency drills.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable local, state and federal safety and environmental regulations to include station bill assignments.
• Provide required training as needed for working with and proper disposal of hazardous waste.
• Review contents of Vessel Operations Guide and Pass Down Log.
• Ensure that all vessels are always kept in appropriate satisfactory condition and that maintenance work is done as unobtrusively as possible while guests are onboard.
• Maintain radio watch and monitor VHF channels 13 and 16.
• Responsible for accuracy of passenger and vehicular numbers. Ensuring cash deposits and pickup.
• Ensure…