Demo

Ab - Able Seaman

Coastal Transportation, Inc.
Seattle, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/7/2025 CLOSED ON 12/18/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ab - Able Seaman position at Coastal Transportation, Inc.?

Job Details

SEATTLE, WA $420.00 - $430.00 Salary

Description

Title: Able-Bodied Seaman / Ordinary Seaman

Type: Daily Vessel Crew – Daily Pay DOE

Reports to: Port Captain (Vessel Captain at Sea)

Job Summary

Deckhands load cargo on and off our cargo vessels, act as lookout, and perform maintenance work such as painting and splicing rope. Deckhands may also act as Wipers who perform duties in the engine room when the vessel is traveling but will work cargo as when in Port. Each workday is at least 12 hours long and often much longer.

Essential Job Function/Duties

  • Stand watches in the wheelhouse or engine room
  • Complete routine and scheduled maintenance aboard the vessel
  • Maintain vessel cleanliness
  • Handle, repair, splice lines and other shipboard equipment
  • Perform cargo operations, which consist of strenuous physical work in an extreme environment. Duties include:
    • Driving yard and stay cargo gear
    • Operating lift trucks
    • Slinging cargo loads
    • Working with lashing chain, chain binders, and dunnage
    • Sweeping and cleaning cargo holds
Work Environment

Work is performed aboard seagoing vessels making trips between Seattle, WA, Western Alaska, and the Aleutian Islands. Voyages average 24 days long. Crew members perform duties both in the ship’s house, on deck, and in the ship’s holds, where they may be exposed to extreme temperatures and weather conditions.

Crew members are assigned to their own cabin for the duration of the voyage. There is a ship’s cook aboard and access to limited wifi.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

  • Forklift experience or the willingness to learn
  • A.B Seaman - Merchant Mariner’s Document (MMD) from the U.S. Coast Guard is required.

Key Attributes

  • Ability to work at sea for approximately 24-day trips
  • Ability to adapt to watch shifts for both underway and cargo operations
  • Ability to work at a fast-paced, physical job
  • A desire to learn best practices and methods of cargo operations
  • Ability to take instruction

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

  • Exposure to extreme outside weather conditions - wet, cold, icy conditions
  • Exposure to loud noise levels
  • Exposure to dangerous machinery and equipment that requires utmost attention to safety
  • Regularly stand and walk for prolonged periods of time
  • Often required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, twist, and bend
  • Occasionally work within confined spaces
  • Required ability to lift/move up to 100 pounds
  • Ability to communicate verbally
  • Adequate vision abilities required for this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception

Salary : $420 - $430

Principal, AB BizDev, BizDev US
Amazon -
Seattle, WA

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Ab - Able Seaman?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Ab - Able Seaman career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$115,898 - $155,468
Income Estimation: 
$160,561 - $207,658
Income Estimation: 
$32,288 - $43,091
Income Estimation: 
$40,018 - $53,233
This job has expired.
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Ab - Able Seaman jobs in the Seattle, WA area that may be a better fit.

  • AB Staffing Solutions Issaquah, WA
  • Weekly Pay: $1,192–$1,305Schedule: Part-Time | 22.5 hours per weekSchool Year: 2025–2026Setting: Pre-K / Early ChildhoodWhy You’ll Love This Role:Work with... more
  • 25 Days Ago

  • AB Staffing Solutions Seattle, WA
  • School Nurse (RN) This is an exciting travel or local opportunity to work with an organization that places a high value on compassion, customer service, qu... more
  • 12 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!