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       CODE: 197.163-018 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): MASTER, RIVERBOAT (water trans.) alternate titles: riverboat captain
Commands riverboat to transport passengers, freight, or other cargo along rivers: Determines
course and speed of riverboat on basis of knowledge of winds, weather, tides, and current. Steers
riverboat or orders crew worker at helm to steer riverboat and navigates boat to avoid reefs,
outlying shoals, and other hazards to shipping, utilizing aids to navigation, such as lighthouses
and buoys. Inspects riverboat to ensure that passengers and crew observe regulations pertaining to
safe and efficient operation of riverboat. Relinquishes command of riverboat to PILOT, SHIP (water
trans.) to guide riverboat through hazardous waters. Maintains riverboat's log. Must be licensed by
U.S. Coast Guard for steam or motor riverboat according to waters navigated and tonnage of
riverboat.
GOE: 05.04.02 STRENGTH: L GED: R4 M4 L4 SVP: 7 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 97502A Ship and Boat Captains
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