DECKHAND bei Department of the Army

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Duties

Serve as a deckhand of floating plant to include derrick boat, crane barge, patrol vessels, and survey vessels.,Perform lookout watches and assist the Captain of the vessel with navigation duties as prescribed in the US Coast Guard navigation rules.,Serve as a laborer during waterfront construction activities constructing new or renewing piers, docks, dolphins, bulkheads, and other structures.,Assembles rigging (cables, ropes, pulleys, winches, blocks, and sheaves according to weight and size of load to be moved) to lift and move loads (nav aids, obstructions, scientific and engineering equipment, etc.),Maintains vessel inventory and develops shortage lists of necessary supplies and equipment.,Maintain the floating plant's machinery and metal structures to include interior and exterior of the vessel by performing routine inspections.,Performs maintenance on bilges, machinery, equipment, and tools,Assist with a variety of tasks that include removing hazards to navigation (navigation, aids, trees, vehicles, floating debris), hydrographic surveys, and other environmental and engineering missions.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a Deckhand without more than normal supervision. Perform common hull maintenance and clean, sweep, mop decks and bulkheads, and maintain floating plant machinery and metal interior and exterior structures. Prepare vessels for movement and assemble rigging to lift and move loads. Safely operate various tools and equipment such as chainsaw, hammers, circular saw, jigsaw, drills, pike pole, deck crane, winch, and davits. Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating. Physical Efforts: Incumbent required to lift 50 lbs and sustain strenuous physical effort when operating a chainsaw (20 lbs); deploying and retrieving scientific and surveying equipment (50 lbs) over the side of a boat; loading and unloading supplies and equipment from other vessels, barges, and land; washing, scrubbing scraping, cleaning and painting surfaces; and handling lines. Work requires long periods of standing, lifting, climbing, and walking on a moving platform (such as a skiff or boat) and on rugged terrain. Working Conditions: Work is performed inside and outside and is subject to extreme weather conditions to include high temperatures, high humidity, low temperatures, high winds, and heavy precipitation. Incumbent is exposed to hazards such as cuts, bruises, loud noises, burns from moving machinery, equipment and tool operations, breaking cables, falls, slippery and tilting surfaces, Hazards that are present when performing duties are from moving machinery; loud noises from equipment/tool operations; breaking cables; slippery and tilting surfaces, climbing up and down stairs and ladders, strains in lifting and pulling, eye injuries from chipping paint and rust, exposure to dust, fumes, and heat; and possibility of drowning or falling overboard. Work is performed on boats that operate in various sea conditions that cause the boat to rock back and forth and incumbent is required to continue to perform duties. Areas on vessels are confined and require climbing ladders and entering and exiting through hatches and port holes that are 15 inches in width.

Other Information

This announcement uses the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. This is a Career Program (CP) 24 - Transportation and Distribution Management position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Information may be requested regarding the vaccination status of selectees for the purposes of implementing workplace safety protocols. For more information, visit https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/.