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.
There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.
Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Welder (Deckhand) without more than normal supervision. I am independently performed as journeyman Welder (Deckhand), all of the following duties. I provide welder instructions to others when needed in the following duties: operation of electric and acetylene gas welding equipment; complete penetration, as well as fusion of base and filler metals; weld in positions to include flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead; brazing, soldering, flame and arc- cutting, surface hardening, annealing and metal spraying; handle mooring line; act as a wheelman. - Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating.
- Physical Effort: Work requires continuous physical effort, working in awkward positions, and working in one position for long periods of time while welding; heavy lifting is required occasionally.
- Working Conditions: Usually works outside, exposed to all kinds of weather; is exposed to danger of physical injuries working around floating derricks, operating power equipment and tools, and from working on heavy equipment: is exposed to eye injuries and burns from flying sparks while welding, grinding and forging; and to danger of falling from marine structures of floating plant and drowning. The floating plant rate is justified since the work occurs primarily aboard our crane barge working on or adjacent to harbor structures. This job requires the incumbent to perform all the tasks expected of a journeyman Welder as well as all the duties required of a Deckhand. As such, he is an integral and essential part of the deck crew. He is subject to seasonal lay-off after the operating season and/or the floating plant has gone through winter lay-up.