75210 Boat and cable ferry operators and related occupations

What this occupation covers

Boat and cable ferry operators and workers in related occupations operate lock gates, bridges and similar equipment along canal systems and operate cable ferries and ferry terminals. This unit group also includes boat operators, and owner-operators, who operate small motorboats or watercraft to transport passengers or freight. They are employed by the federal government, cable ferry companies, ferry terminals, marine companies and canal, port or harbour authorities. Owner-operators of small boats are self-employed.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 12 main duties for this code.

• Operate telecommunication equipment or use portable loudspeakers to direct movements of vessels in lock area
• Operate controls to open or close lock gates
• Operate controls to raise, lower or turn bridges
• Observe progress of vessels passing through locks.
• Signal passengers and motor vehicles to embark and disembark
• Operate cable ferry across narrow waterway
• Perform routine maintenance and repairs to engine, cables and winches.
• Operate controls to adjust landing bridge, position or remove gangplank, open or close doors and gates, and secure or remove docking devices
• May collect tickets or fares from passengers.
• Operate motorboats, launches, small ferry boats and other similar vessels to transport passengers or freight
• Maintain boats and equipment on board, such as engines, winches, derricks, fire extinguishers and life preservers
• May perform other duties, such as checking for oil spills or other pollutants around ports and harbours, patrolling beaches and measuring depth of water.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 12 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 72602 Deck officers, water transport
• 74201 Water transport deck and engine room crew

Excluded from this code

• Deck officers, water transport (See 72602 Deck officers, water transport)
• Water transport deck and engine room crew (See 74201 Water transport deck and engine room crew)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

barge captain · barge operator · beachcomber · bridge attendant - canal lock systems · bridge keeper - lock system · bridgemaster · bridgemaster - lock systems · cable ferry deckhand · cable ferry operator · canal lock operator · canal lock tender · canal lockman/woman · charter boat captain · charter boat master · charter boat operator · dry dock worker - shipbuilding · ferry terminal attendant · ferry terminal worker · launch captain · launch master · launch operator · launch owner-operator · lighthouse keeper · lineshandler - canal lock system

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education is usually required.
• On-the-job training is provided.
• Master, Master Limited or Small Vessel Operator Proficiency (SVOP) Certificate, issued by Transport Canada, is required for boat operators.
• Marine Emergency Duties (MED) training is required for boat operators and crew members.