boatswain

Boatswains organise the crew on deck and at the fishing hold to execute the orders received from a superior. They coordinate the operations of maintenance, manoeuvres, assembly and repair of fishing gear and sorting, processing and preserving of the catches while observing the hygienic standards and established safety regulations.

The most in-demand skills for this role include international regulations for preventing collisions at sea, fishing gear, pollution prevention, code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, fisheries legislation. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives boatswain a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.