National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006

• C - Natural and Applied Sciences and Related Occupations
• C1 - Technical Occupations Related to Natural and Applied Sciences
• C17 - Transportation Officers and Controllers

C173 - Deck Officers, Water Transport

Deck officers, water transport, operate ships or self-propelled vessels to transport passengers and cargo on oceans and coastal and inland waters, and supervise and co-ordinate the activities of deck crews. This unit group also includes Canadian Coast Guard deck officers. They are employed by marine transportation companies and federal government departments.

• Example Titles

  • apprentice master - minor waters
  • captain - water transport
  • captain, ferryboat
  • captain, offshore rig
  • captain, passenger ship
  • captain, self-propelled barge
  • captain, self-propelled drilling rig
  • captain, ship
  • chief officer, Coast Guard vessel
  • chief officer, ship
  • chief officer, ship operations
  • Coast Guard vessel commanding officer
  • Coast Guard vessel first watchkeeping officer
  • Coast Guard vessel navigation officer
  • Coast Guard vessel second officer
  • Coast Guard vessel second watchkeeping officer
  • Coast Guard vessel third officer
  • Coast Guard vessel third watchkeeping officer
  • commanding officer - water transport
  • commanding officer, Coast Guard vessel
  • commanding officer, dredge
  • commanding officer, offshore rig
  • deck officer
  • deck officer - water transport
  • deck officer, self-propelled barge
  • deck officer, self-propelled oil rig
  • dredge captain
  • dredge commanding officer
  • dredge mate
  • ferryboat captain
  • ferryboat first mate
  • ferryboat master
  • ferryboat operator
  • first mate - inland waters
  • first mate, ferryboat
  • first mate, foreign-going
  • first mate, home trade
  • first mate, offshore drilling rig
  • first mate, self-propelled drilling rig
  • first mate, ship
  • first watchkeeping officer, Coast Guard vessel
  • foreign-going first mate
  • foreign-going second mate
  • harbour pilot
  • home trade first mate
  • home trade master
  • home trade second mate
  • hovercraft master
  • inland navigation mate
  • junior mate, ship
  • launchman / woman
  • master - inland waters
  • master - minor waters
  • master - water transport
  • master mariner
  • master, dredge
  • master, ferryboat
  • master, hovercraft
  • master, self-propelled drilling rig
  • master, ship
  • mate - water transport
  • mate, home trade
  • mate, inland navigation
  • mate, merchant navy
  • mate, self-propelled drilling rig
  • mate, ship
  • merchant navy mate
  • navigation officer - water transport
  • navigation officer, Coast Guard vessel
  • officer, deck
  • officer, deck - water transport
  • officer, navigation - water transport
  • offshore drilling rig first mate
  • offshore rig captain
  • offshore rig commanding officer
  • passenger ship captain
  • pilot - water transport
  • pilot, harbour
  • pilot, ship
  • river pilot
  • riverboat captain
  • second deck officer
  • second mate
  • second mate - inland waters
  • second mate, foreign-going
  • second mate, home trade
  • second mate, ship
  • second officer, Coast Guard vessel
  • second watchkeeping officer, Coast Guard vessel
  • self-propelled barge captain
  • self-propelled barge deck officer
  • self-propelled drilling rig captain
  • self-propelled drilling rig first mate
  • self-propelled drilling rig mate
  • self-propelled oil rig deck officer
  • ship first mate
  • ship master
  • ship pilot
  • ship watchkeeping mate
  • ship's captain
  • ship's mate
  • skipper, tugboat
  • third mate, ship
  • third officer, Coast Guard vessel
  • third watchkeeping officer, Coast Guard vessel
  • tugboat captain
  • tugboat master
  • tugboat skipper
  • watchkeeping mate, ship
  • watchkeeping officer - water transport
  • watchkeeping officer, Coast Guard vessel
  • waterman / woman

• Exclusion

  • Engineer officers (See C174 Engineer Officers, Water Transport)
  • Maritime surface and sub-surface officer - military (See A353 Commissioned Officers, Armed Forces)
  • Small boat officers (See H736 Boat Operators)