Jerry Caspersen

Able seaman unlimited. Assist or supervise loads/unloads. Responsible for the proper training of entry level seamen and new ABs. Cleaned, and maintained deck equipment and lines. Expert helmsman, with experience driving 500 foot ships through Wrangell narrows, and across the gulf of Alaska.

Seasonally operated dump trucks, front end loaders, articulated dump trucks, backhoes, compactors. Building roads, and residential lots.

Loads/unloads container barges via 50 tin forklift, maneuvering in tight spaces. Delivers containers to various locations via tractor trailer combo.

Learned all aspects of salmon seine fishery, Troll fishery, commercial seafood dive industry. Maintaining deck equipment, including winches, davits, booms, and blocks. splicing and whipping line, and mending nets. Own and operate salmon troll vessel.

Delivered construction materials via boom truck and trailer. Sometimes operating crane in hard to get locations and near power lines. Team leader.

Able seaman on tugboats and operating articulating offroad dump trucks, towing barges with heavy equipment to remote locations for road construction or demolition, loading and hauling rock.

• Swept, mopped and washed down decks to remove dirt and debris.
• Cleaned, maintained and mended ship decks and assessed areas requiring major damage repair.
• Chipped and cleaned rust spots on decks, superstructures or sides of ships.
• Spliced and repaired lines, wire cables or cordage.
• Lubricated machinery, equipment or engine parts.
• Documented vessel's supplies and equipment inventory.
• Monitored equipment for leaks, loose pipes, broken lights or other issues and informed mechanics of repair needs.
• Examined machinery to verify pressures or lubricant flows.
• Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and recorded data in engineering logs.

• Monitored engine, machinery or equipment indicators to report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff.
• Understood and followed oral and written directions.
• Tankerman PIC trainee.

• make/break tow
• chip and paint
• general housekeeping
• operate deck machinery
• general ship maintenance
• cooking