Skills
58 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Optional skills / competences
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Explore work as decksman. This page gives a simple overview of inland-vessel deck work, useful skills, map context and ways to continue in Job Explorer.
Decksmen are entry-level deck crew on inland vessels, helping with deck upkeep, engine and equipment tasks, mooring and unmooring, cargo or passenger routines and limited steering duties.
In job descriptions, look for inland waterways, deck cleaning, ropes, anchoring, cargo handling, passenger safety, alarms, lifeboats, traffic rules, checklists and teamwork on board.
Work happens on inland vessels around the deck, ropes, cargo areas, passenger movement, alarms and basic engine or equipment upkeep. Decksmen clean, moor, unmoor, assist anchoring, follow checklists and support safe routines on board.
Useful strengths include inland-waterway traffic rules, cargo transport regulations, ropes, lifeboats, safety drills, passenger disembarkation, vessel cleaning and following verbal or written instructions. Some roles add first aid, hull checks or traffic-control systems.
Salary context depends on vessel type, cargo or passenger work, route pattern, time away from home, emergency duties, manual workload, steering assistance and progression toward able seaman tasks. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
The role can be an entry point toward able seaman duties, deck crew responsibility, cargo handling, passenger operations, safety coordination or further vessel-operation training.
Check whether the advert names inland routes, crew size, mooring duties, cargo type, passenger contact, alarm procedures, lifeboat drills, cleaning routines, shift pattern, meals on board and expected autonomy.
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
58 skills are associated with this occupation.
0 skills selected
4 skills
36 skills
5 skills
13 skills
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Ships’ deck crews and related workers (8350)
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ddb3e6a4-5bae-480a-a49a-748f93022892 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8350.2 |
| ISCO group | 8350 |
| Concept type | Occupation |