| Job Title |
Shellfish Dredge Operator |
| Job Description |
Drives And Operates Mechanical Or Hydraulic Dredge To
Cultivate, Transplant, And Harvest Marine Life, Such As Oysters,
Clams, And Sea Grass: Steers Dredge To Designated Area, Using
Navigational Aids, Such As Compass And Landmarks, And Knowledge
Of Tides, Or Is Towed By Other Vessel. Fastens Water Pressure
Hoses, Lifting And Towing Cables, And Dredge Baskets To Dredge,
Using Handtools. Primes Pumps And Adjusts Angle Of Water Jets
And Conveyor, To Prepare For Dredging. Activates Dredge Engine
And Lowers Dredge Baskets Or Hydraulic Dredger To Sea Bottom,
Using Hoisting Boom And Winch. Activates Hydraulic Dredge
Impeller Pumps And Conveyor And Drags Hydraulic Dredger Or
Dredge Baskets Along Sea Bottom To Scoop Or Flush Shellfish From
Beds. Inspects Contents Dumped From Dredges Onto Deck To
Determine Depth Of Cut Into Sea Bottom, And Adjusts Water
Pressure Or Angle Of Basket Blade To Attain Depth Of Cut
Desired. Observes Flow Of Shellfish On Conveyor And Stops
Conveyor To Prevent Or Clear Jamming. Observes And Listens To
Operation Of Equipment To Detect Malfunction And Makes
Adjustments And Minor Repairs To Correct Operational Defects.
Attaches Cutting Blades Or Harrows To Dredge And Lowers To
Specified Distance Above Or On Sea Bottom And Steers Dredge In
Diminishing Circles To Cultivate Shellfish Beds Or Cut Sea
Grass. May Record Date, Harvest Area, And Yield In Logbook. May
Direct Helpers In Sorting Of Clams. May Be Designated According
To Type Of Dredge Operated As Hydraulic Dredge Operator (fishing
& Hunt.); Self-propelled Dredge Operator (fishing & Hunt.); Or
Kind Of Shellfish Harvested As Clam Dredge Operator (fishing &
Hunt.); Oyster Dredge Operator (fishing & Hunt.).
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