Deckhand serves as senior deck-hand on a seagoing vessel. He/she stands lookout, steers the vessel as directed, handles mooring lines on board, lowers and raises lifeboats, and takes charge of lifeboats and other small boats. He/she also maintains lifeboats, life-saving gear, deck equipment and makes minor repairs, scrapes and cleans painted surfaces of the vessel and repaints them. He/she washes decks and maintains cleanliness of the ship’s hull, fittings, superstructure and cargo spaces.