How do they match: Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

  • Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

  • Command or supervise operations of ships and water vessels, such as tugboats and ferryboats. Required to hold license issued by U.S. Coast Guard.

  • Calculate sightings of land, using electronic sounding devices and following contour lines on charts.
  • Measure depths of water, using depth-measuring equipment.
  • Signal passing vessels, using whistles, flashing lights, flags, or radios.
  • Steer and operate vessels, using radios, depth finders, radars, lights, buoys, or lighthouses.