Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Minimum Qualifications:
• Uganda Certificate of Education

Experience:
• Excellent teamwork, written and spoken English skills.
• Physically fit and able to work for long hours in all weather conditions.
• Operated outboard engine vessels in past 5 years

Duties and responsibilities:
• Steer the ship and comply with helm orders issued (covers the use of magnetic and gyro compasses, helm orders)
• Keep a proper look-out by sight and hearing
• Contribute to monitoring and controlling a safe watch (covers shipboard terms and definitions, use of internal communication and alarm systems, have the ability to understand orders and to communicate with the officer of the watch in matters relevant to watch-keeping duties, be familiar with the procedures for the relief, maintenance and hand-over of a watch, the information required to maintain a safe watch and basic environmental protection procedures).
• Operate emergency equipment and apply emergency procedures (covers knowledge of emergency duties and alarm signals, knowledge of pyrotechnic distress signals, satellite EPIRB’s and SARTS, avoidance of false distress alerts and action to be taken in the event of accidental activation).
• Cleaning and maintaining living areas on board ship and storage rooms
• Performing other duties as assigned by superiors, such as assisting with the loading and offloading of cargo


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: High School

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified applicants should send hand written applications with detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) including telephone contacts (office and mobile), email address; copies of Certificates and Testimonials; three (3) recent coloured passport size photographs; copy of a National ID, copy of a valid practicing License (where necessary) to the undersigned not later than two (2) weeks from the date of this advert.

Note:
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Late submissions SHALL NOT be accepted.

The Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Works and Transport,
P.O. Box 7174,
KAMPALA- UGANDA


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