A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of crew aboard fishing vessel. Responsibilities include:

• Examines fishing gear and life-saving equipment and orders crew to repair or replace defective gear and equipment.
• Stands watch during specified periods and determines geographical position of vessel upon request of captain, fishing vessel, using loran and azimuths of celestial bodies.
• Directs activities of workers engaged in capture, preservation, stowing, and refrigeration of fish aboard fishing vessel.
• Assumes command of fishing vessel in event captain, fishing vessel becomes incapacitated.
• May locate schools of finfish and other marine life by observation from masthead and relay navigating directions to captain, fishing vessel.
• May be required to hold license issued by U.S.
• Coast Guard.