Assistant Damage Control Officer

Sealift Command; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Sealift Command (MSC CIVMAR) seeks an Assistant Damage Control Officer (ADCO) to serve aboard MSC civil service marine vessels worldwide, performing training, ship drills, inspections and casualty investigations to meet MSC and USCG requirements.

ADCOs may be assigned to a training center, field site, or afloat training team; duties include developing training materials, writing reports, and advising on damage control.

Qualifications

• US citizenship required, 18+ years old.
• US Regular Passport with minimum ten months remaining.
• TWIC with minimum ten months remaining.
• USCG Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) with minimum ten months remaining.

Responsibilities

• Conduct training, ship drills, and inspections per MSC/USCG requirements.
• Develop/revise training materials, lesson plans, and instructor guides.
• Write instructional, investigation, and inspection reports with recommendations.
• Provide technical advice on damage control and act as safety observer during evolutions.

Job description

Announcement opens continuously from 10/01/2025, with periodic cut-offs.

Average Annual Salary: $138,244 + up to a $10,368 BONUS

This is the average annual salary not the base pay featured in the job opportunity announcement. All calculations include CIVMAR total take-home pay (including overtime, penalty, etc.).

DUTIES

A recruitment incentive is authorized for eligible selectees and requires a service agreement. Please visit: https://sealiftcommand.com/recruitment-bonus for details. Incentive is paid as a lump sum at the beginning of employment with the Command. Mixed Work Schedule, VEOA candidates and Annuitants selected for employment are not eligible for recruitment incentives.

The Assistant Damage Control Officer is a Civil Service Mariner (CIVMAR) employed by the Navy to serve the Military Sealift Command (MSC) onboard naval auxiliaries and hybrid-maned warships worldwide, in peace and war. MSC exists to support the joint warfighter across the full spectrum of military operations. MSC provides on time logistics, strategic sealift, as well as specialized missions anywhere in the world, in contested or uncontested environments.

Assistant Damage Control Officers (ADCOs) conduct training based upon MSC and USCG training requirements, ship drills, ship inspections and/or casualty investigations for the MSC civil service marine workforce. ADCOs may be assigned to a MSC training center, field site, or on an Afloat Training Team. Duties include, but are not limited to, conducting training and/or ship drills based upon MSC and USCG training requirements; conducting ship inspections and casualty investigations; developing/revising training courses, lesson plans, student/instructor guides, and other training material; writing instructional, investigation and/or inspection reports with recommendations; providing technical advice on damage control issues; acting as safety observer during field evolutions; and/or maintaining and repairing school facilities and equipment as necessary. ADCOs report to a Damage Control Leader. Candidates selected required to sail 30-45 days on annual basis during high relief request seasons and mission contingencies.

When assigned to a ship, ADCOs come under the administrative supervision of the ship’s Master.

Everything in this Position Description is considered to be an essential function of this position. Performs all other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:Must be a United States citizen of at least 18 years of age and possess and maintain:

• U.S. Regular Passport (also referred to as a tourist or blue passport) with minimum of ten (10) months of expiration date.
• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) with a minimum of ten (10) months remaining of expiration.
• United States Coast Guard (USCG) Merchant Mariner’s Credential (MMC), with a minimum of ten months remaining of expiration date.

Position Specific Requirements:

• Applicants must possess credentials that will allow them to return to seagoing positions, up to either Second Officer or Second Assistant Engineer aboard MSC CIVMAR manned vessels. Therefore, each must have a USCG Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) endorsed as:
• Second Officer (Any Gross Tons Upon Oceans) or higher; or Second Assistant Engineer (Steam, Motor or Gas Turbine vessels of Any Horse Power) or higher.
• Applicants must also possess the respective STCW Certification that should accompany the Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC).
• Any Unlicensed Rating in the Deck Department, Able Seafarer – Deck, Any Unlicensed Rating in the Engine Department or Able Seafarer - Engine.
• Applicants with an Engineer's license must also possess a Universal EPA Ozone Depleting Substances certificate. Applicants with a Deck license must also possess a current Radar Observer endorsement.
• Although not required for consideration, candidates that hold Tankerman PIC (person in charge)/DL (dangerous liquids), or the appropriate Towing credentials as specified in 46 CFR 15.805(a)(5), Towing Officers Assessment Record (TOAR), possess credentials or certificates demonstrating proficiency with unusual and technical shipboard operations systems and programs such as Dynamic Positioning (DP) Systems, salvage operations, cable operations, command ship operations, or foreign naval auxiliary operations shall provide that information on the Application form.