Vessel Operations

When people imagine the seafood industry they imagine fishing boats. Fishing boats, or vessels as they are known, are the mainstay of the Vessel Operations sector which focuses on harvesting wild fish or shellfish.

Vessels range in size from small owner-operator boats that fish inshore waters or pot for lobster, to large vessels that carry 40 crew and fish as far as the Antarctic Ocean or North Atlantic Sea.

Whatever the size of the vessel, Seafood ITO can assist training for people who live and work on the open sea.

Could this be a job for you?

Here are some of the types of jobs available in the Vessel Operations sector. In some cases there are links to the Career Services descriptions of the jobs.

• Deckhand
• Skipper
• Vessel manager
• Marine engineer
• Vessel factory manager

Check out the Vessel Operations qualifications Seafood ITO offer here or have a look at our videos about the kind of jobs in the Vessel Operations and Fishing sector.