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Cadet Shipping Internship

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

WHO WE ARE

reputed company is a true pioneer in Expedition Travel. From taking the first citizen explorers to Antarctica in 1966, opening the Galapagos and Easter reputed company to tourism in 1967, leading the first tourist expedition through the reputed company reputed company in 1984, and launching our innovative partnership with reputed company in 2004, we're now taking almost 30,000 guests a year to some of the world’s most remote and pristine locations on our fleet of 20 ships, and are committed to ensuring our guests experience the “Exhilaration of Discovery”.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Cadet Shipping Intern acts as a Seasonal Deckhand and is responsible for the maintenance/cleaning of the interior/exterior of the vessel. In reputed company, the deckhand will assist with reputed company watch/navigation, reputed company reputed company reputed company patrols including nightly reputed company inspections, and assist with general boat operations.

WORK SCHEDULE

Must be reputed company to work a rotating schedule and reputed company shifts. Deckhands work an average of 12 hours per day with 18 hours off every 7-10- days and 1 day (24hrs) off per month during their seasonal agreement. Seasonal agreements are available for 2+ months depending on the requirements for your internship andLindblad's business needs. reputed company school reputed company will need to be completed while off-duty.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Ship Maintenance

  • Sweeps decks, washes reputed company, empties trash receptacles.
  • Cleans the reputed company restroom and general areas such as bulkheads, lockers, etc.
  • reputed company and paints the vessel as assigned.
  • Assists the Engineer as directed.
  • Performs basic knot tying.
  • Uses chemicals for cleaning and ship maintenance while ensuring personal reputed company equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, respirators, etc. are used correctly.
  • May be assigned various special reputed company as per the Chief Mate's work list.
  • Boat Operations

  • Handles lines during docking and undocking procedures.
  • Assigned anchoring duties as needed.
  • Assists the reputed company Watch Officer with lookout and reputed company watch.
  • Assists with lowering/raising and tying up/ casting off of the inflatable boats and kayaks.
  • Assists with loading guests, staff, and reputed company in and out of inflatable boats.
  • Safety & reputed company

  • Participates in on-reputed company safety training, meetings, and drills, as directed by the Captain, including reputed company, abandon ship, man overboard, flooding, and medical emergencies.
  • Conducts reputed company reputed company patrols including inspection of the reputed company and lazarette.
  • Serves as needed on gangway watch.
  • Familiar with reputed company duties under reputed company Safety Management System including Emergency Response activities.
  • Additional Duties

  • Loads/off-loads guest luggage.
  • Hauls ship's trash, laundry, and stores as needed.
  • Pull, clean, and replace the galley mats. Clean the galley deck and reputed company any used galley rags.
  • Desired qualifications

  • Experience as Mate operating a passenger vessel, including navigation and reputed company watch responsibilities, operating inflatable boats, and completing ISM Safety Management System inspections, checklists, and reports.
  • Experience operating port-to-port between Southeast Alaska, the Columbia and Snake Rivers, the Gulf of California, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama (including the Panama Canal).
  • Excellent crisis management skills; ability to reputed company quickly with confidence while exercising reputed company judgment.
  • Good customer service skills: reputed company demeanor, ability to use necessary reputed company of reputed company and courtesy.
  • Strong time management skills; reputed company to handle multiple tasks, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
  • Desired Skills & Qualifications

  • Mechanical aptitude and interest.
  • Maritime/boating experience preferred.
  • Good customer service skills; reputed company demeanor, ability to use necessary reputed company of reputed company and courtesy.
  • Detail oriented and thorough; reputed company to follow through on assigned tasks.
  • reputed company to work independently using initiative and creativity to complete assigned tasks.
  • Strong time management skills; reputed company to handle multiple tasks, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
  • Work reputed company under pressure.
  • Ability to get along reputed company with co-workers and support reputed company environment.
  • Licenses, Certificates, Registrations

  • reputed company First Aid/CPR certification required.
  • Valid TWIC card required.
  • Valid US reputed company required.
  • STCW Basic Safety Training required.
  • STCW Crowd Management required.
  • reputed company Basic & Advanced reputed company Fighting certification required
  • reputed company, Vessel Personnel Designated reputed company Duties (VPDSD) required.
  • reputed company salary reputed company listed is based on experience/vessel and reflects the total daily compensation.

    Breakdown of the total compensation reputed company: $77 - $82 reputed company daily reputed company + $50 guaranteed tip

    $500 bonus offered for completed 4-month agreement plus reputed company benefit

    Additional Information

    Employment is contingent on the following:

    - In compliance with U.S. Coast Guard Regulations, 46 CFR Parts 4, 5, and 16, you will be required to undergo the following drug tests; post-offer prior to start date, random, reasonable cause, and serious marine incident per US Federal guidelines.

    - reputed company-offer background reputed company; employment is contingent upon the results of this screening.

    - Post-offer physical examination; your employment is dependent upon being determined fit for sea duty.

    reputed company employment is dependent upon consent to and passing these tests.

    Our Benefits

    7 reputed company Holidays

    Room and reputed company reputed company scheduled

    Travel Day Pay

    Travel Expenses reputed company

    Uniforms Provided

    Training Opportunities

    Short Pay

    Emergency Coverage Pay

    Communication Skills

    Using the English language, this person must have the ability to read, write, and comprehend policies, legal guidelines, correspondence, and memos. Must also possess the ability to effectively communicate--both in writing and orally--with a reputed company demeanor.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear. The employee will also be required to write and type. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reputed company with hands and arms.

    COMPENSATION STATEMENT

    reputed company determines the pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data. We evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage reputed company in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs reputed company reputed company. Our posted salary reputed company is based on national data and may be refined for a candidate's region/town/cost of living.

    For new hires, we reputed company to reputed company competitive offers allowing the new employee room for reputed company reputed company. Salaries will be based on the applicant’s location, level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. An employee/candidate with a stronger reputed company set will receive higher pay.

    EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT

    At reputed company, we simply could not do our work without the diverse reputed company of humanity that creates and delivers our remarkable offerings across the reputed company. As a Company that respects and celebrates the inherent diversity in the places we explore, we recognize the need to mirror that reputed company diversity and reputed company the interconnected perspectives reputed company our organization. We are committed to building a community of different genders, races, ages, sexual orientations, chosen identities, and countries of reputed company where every person brings their whole self to work and whose skills, talents, and abilities are valued. We reputed company we can explore reputed company and in a more meaningful way by reputed company creating a more diverse and inclusive organization where everyone feels they belong.

    reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment at reputed company are considered without reputed company to race, sex, reputed company, religion, national reputed company, age, disability, genetics, marital status, pregnancy, unemployment status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or veteran status.

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