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Just returned from a lovely trip to Alaska and was wondering, who actually drives the tender boats? Also, we were speculating, do all of the crew have to have lessons in the event of an emergency where they may be required to operate the tender boats?

 

 

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It depends on what tenders are used. In some ports, it's required that the ship use local boats, and for others, the ship's crew/officers operate the ship's own tenders.

 

In an emergency, each crew member has a specific assignment.

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Just returned from a lovely trip to Alaska and was wondering, who actually drives the tender boats? Also, we were speculating, do all of the crew have to have lessons in the event of an emergency where they may be required to operate the tender boats?

 

 

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One of our wait staff was trained to drive the tender. This was a number of years ago, not sure if it was our TA on Galaxy (2005) or Australia / New Zealand on Mercury (2008)

He & his wife were also trained in First Aid and had to attend special Muster Drills.

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One of our wait staff was trained to drive the tender. This was a number of years ago, not sure if it was our TA on Galaxy (2005) or Australia / New Zealand on Mercury (2008)

He & his wife were also trained in First Aid and had to attend special Muster Drills.

 

Most of the crew have multiple responsibilities for emergencies.:D

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While strolling the lifeboat deck on my TA this spring, I noticed that each lifeboat had a laminated card on it that indicated who was on command of each lifeboat, 2nd in command and the assistant. It didn't NAME them but assigned a position, such as Casino Manager, Head waiter, etc. each boat was different.

 

Also there was a full passenger manifest kept in a clear box posted near the entrance to the lifeboats.

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Greetings

 

I would believe that anyone "steering" the tender must possess a captain's license. That's the certification that is required to operate a vessel which transports passengers. This doesn't mean he's a "ship's captain". Your license allows you to operate vessels up to a certain size limit i.e. you may have a 100 ton license that allows you to operate vessels up to 100 tons.

 

Yes, I am a licensed captain, but they don't allow me to steer the cruise ship :).

 

Good Sailing

Tom

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My husband persuaded the crew to let him steer the tender boat in Cabo on returning to the ship. He did a few doughnuts! Hope the crew didn`t get into trouble!

 

They should make it an excursion. ;)

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Greetings

 

I would believe that anyone "steering" the tender must possess a captain's license. That's the certification that is required to operate a vessel which transports passengers. This doesn't mean he's a "ship's captain". Your license allows you to operate vessels up to a certain size limit i.e. you may have a 100 ton license that allows you to operate vessels up to 100 tons.

 

Yes, I am a licensed captain, but they don't allow me to steer the cruise ship :).

 

Good Sailing

Tom

 

Thank you...I thought that was the case..

Feeling a bit more secure...some tender operations can be challenging...esp in rough waters

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I would think regulations should vary by country as to specific licensure requirements. Is there some sort of overall international licensure group for such things?

 

Greetings

 

Yes, requirements vary from country to country but the OP asked about Alaska where they must operate under U.S. Coast Guard rules and regs.

 

For the EU and USA the license requirements are similar. I believe that the UK still has a separate license. There are probably small countries that allow anyone with a boat to transport passengers regardless of training, but then you better also worry about the condition of the vessel being used for transport.

 

Good Sailing

Tom

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