Maritime Vessel Operations

Seattle Skills Center

Learn modern and traditional seafaring and deckhand skills with training in engine maintenance and repair, navigation, and safety for careers on fishing vessels, ferryboats, and cargo ships.

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About this opportunity

Learn how to work on ships in Puget Sound! This course blends modern and traditional seafaring and deckhand skills with training in engine maintenance and repair. Students learn what it takes to work on fishing vessels, ferryboats, cargo ships and more. They develop fundamental skills in navigation, tides, currents, boat handling, knots, safety, communications, radar, tool use, and marine engine maintenance and repair. Course work is taught on the water and in the classroom. Students prepare for summer jobs and further training after high school that could result in Coast Guard certification.

What you'll do

Learn navigation, tides, and currents
Practice boat handling and knot-tying
Study marine engine maintenance and repair
Develop skills in safety, communications, and radar operation
Gain on-water experience and classroom instruction

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