Ferry and Harbor Tug CraftmasterActive$80K

The opportunity

At Tlingit Haida Tribal Business Corporation (THTBC), your work goes beyond the job description—it becomes part of a purpose-driven legacy. Our continuous commitment to growth directly contributes to the strength, resilience, and future of the communities we serve.

What you'll do

  • Primary responsibility is operating the base Ferry Point to Point: transporting personnel, vehicles and cargo supporting Guantanamo Bay mission.

  • Secondary responsibility is operating Single Screw Navy YTB towing, twisting,: mooring, berthing, docking, streaming, shifting, assisting, pulling, and escorting vessels, barges, submarines, crafts, hulls, sleds, derricks, lighters, and objects of whatsoever nature including anything carried thereon.

  • Towing may include origin and destination locations offshore.

  • Transfers of pilots and Government Personnel by vessel.

  • Tug emergency support services, including responses to weather conditions threatening

  • vessels, piers, dry-docks, or shore facilities; shipboard fires; vessels: aground; vessel equipment failures; downed aircraft; oil spills; missions of mercy; collisions; ammunition mishaps; and search-and-rescue operations and shipboard casualty.

What they're looking for

  • Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Must either have either prior Navy Tugboat operating experience and have: prior (NEC) 0161 qualifications or minimum of a USCG Master License on Near Coastal Waters for Motor vessels of 200 Gross Tons with towing endorsement.
  • In addition to the NEC 0161 qualification and/or the USGC Masters License,: Captains position requires at least 5 years documented experience operating harbor tugs or point-to-point ferry operations. This includes experience operating under conditions requiring precise navigation, station keeping, close quarter maneuvering, anchoring, and specialized testing operations.
  • Shall be an experienced marine radio operator, understand international and: inland rules-of-the-road and proficiently operate radar and other navigational aids.