About This Role
Working as a deckhand involves fishing operations, handling and storing the catch, and maintaining the vessel. The role focuses on safety, sustainable fishing practices, product quality, and regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities
- Deploy and retrieve mid-water trawl gear
- Operate ropes, wires, winches, and deck equipment as trained and directed
- Handle, sort, process, and store catch
- Identify species and monitor catch and product quality
- Assist with catch records and monitoring requirements
- Load catch into vessel storage systems and assist with unloading
- Inspect, clean, and maintain nets, fishing gear, deck equipment, and work areas
- Undertake routine vessel maintenance
- Follow directions from the Master and senior crew
- Berth and unberth the vessel when in port
- Handle and maintain mooring lines, anchoring, and winches whilst undertaking fishing operations
- Operate and maintain deck winches and machinery
- Stand watch and navigation lookout
- Perform general safety duties, including fire-fighting and life-saving equipment maintenance
- Perform routine maintenance as directed by Skipper/Master
- Follow Master/Skipper instructions
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of relevant commercial fishing or seagoing experience, with documented sea time
- Demonstrated net mending experience, including identifying damage and repairing fishing nets
- Ability to work safely and effectively as part of a vessel crew
- Ability to follow operational, safety, and emergency instructions
- Complete required vessel safety induction and training in accordance with the vessel’s Safety Management System and applicable AMSA requirements
- Physically capable of demanding manual work at sea, including lifting up to 35 kg where safe
- Able to work safely on moving decks, stairs, and ladders
- Able to work in rough seas and variable weather conditions
Nice to have:
- Commercial fishing, trawling, winch, or deck machinery experience
Important Details
- Schedule: shifts of up to 12 hours, including nights, weekends, and overtime