VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

You will serve as a VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST and be responsible for promoting the safe and efficient movement of maritime traffic in an assigned geographical area, ensuring that vessel traffic is properly informed, advised and directed in order to reduce the probability of collisions, rammings, groundings and ensuing environmental damage. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Provides continuous direct vessel traffic management services as a Vessel Traffic Control Specialist in a Vessel Traffic Center Ensures that vessel traffic is properly informed, advised, or directed in order to reduce the probability of collisions Monitors the progress of all vessels, and informs, advises or directs vessel operators, masters or pilots in an assigned area Anticipates and intervenes to resolve user conflicts or confrontations resulting from conflicting uses of the waterway Monitors, informs, advises and, when n