NOC 74201: Water transport deck and engine room crew
What water transport deck and engine room crew do
Water transport deck and engine room crew stand watch, operate and maintain deck equipment, perform other deck and bridge duties and assist ship engineer officers to operate, maintain and repair engines, machinery and auxiliary equipment aboard ships or self-propelled vessels. They are employed by marine transportation companies and federal government departments.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Deck crew - water transport
- Stand watch and steer ship or self-propelled vessel under the direction of the officer on watch
- Operate, maintain and repair deck equipment such as winches, cranes, derricks and hawsers
- Clean, chip and paint deck surfaces
- Handle mooring lines, and splice and repair ropes, wire cables and other cordage
- Load, discharge and secure ship cargo.
- Engine room crew - water transport
- Assist ship engineer officers in performing routine maintenance work and repair to ship's engine, machinery and auxiliary equipment
- Monitor engine, machinery and equipment indicators, record variables and report abnormalities to ship engineer officer on watch
- Lubricate moving parts of engines, machinery and auxiliary equipment
- Operate and maintain off-loading liquid pumps and valves
- Maintain engine parts and keep engine room clean.
Job titles under NOC 74201
40 job titles are classified here, including able seaman/woman (except armed forces), boatswain - water transport, deckhand.
- able seaman/woman (except armed forces)
- barge deckhand
- boatswain
- boatswain - Canadian Armed Forces
- boatswain - water transport
- boiler tender - ships
- deckhand
- deckhand - ships
- dredge deckhand
- engine room crew member - ship
- engine room greaser - marine
- engine room greaser - water transport
- engine room mechanical assistant - ships
- ferryboat deckhand
- helmsman/woman - water transport
- log boom tugboat deckhand
- marine engine oiler
- marine engineering mechanic
- marine engineering technician
- marine oiler
- mechanical assistant - water transport
- mechanical assistant, ship's engine room
- ordinary seaman/woman (except armed forces)
- pump seaman/woman
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is required.
- On-the-job training is provided.
Water transport deck and engine room crew wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $17.75/hr | $28.00/hr | $43.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $25.00/hr | $30.23/hr | $35.10/hr |
Montréal QC | $20.00/hr | $30.02/hr | $35.65/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $20.00/hr | $34.68/hr | $43.30/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $18.00/hr | $27.00/hr | $34.61/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $18.10/hr | $31.08/hr | $36.68/hr |
Halifax NS | $24.07/hr | $30.16/hr | $39.42/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $25.00/hr | $30.43/hr | $40.00/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.03/hr | $26.00/hr | $35.58/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $28.00/hr | $40.00/hr |
New Brunswick | $19.24/hr | $27.43/hr | $42.34/hr |
Quebec | $18.00/hr | $27.00/hr | $34.61/hr |
Ontario | $19.00/hr | $30.05/hr | $35.44/hr |
Manitoba | $22.37/hr | $28.46/hr | $36.78/hr |
British Columbia | $24.00/hr | $32.00/hr | $42.37/hr |
Using NOC 74201 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 40 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Deck officers, water transport (NOC 72602)
- Engineer officers, water transport (NOC 72603)
- Fishing vessel deckhands (NOC 84121)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for water transport deck and engine room crew?
Water transport deck and engine room crew are NOC 2021 unit group 74201. Example job titles in this group include able seaman/woman (except armed forces), boatswain - water transport, deckhand, engine room crew member - ship.
What TEER is NOC 74201?
NOC 74201 is TEER 4 (High school and on-the-job training). Usually requires completion of secondary school, or several weeks of on-the-job training. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do water transport deck and engine room crew earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $28.00/hr, about $55,000 a year full-time, with a range of $17.75/hr to $43.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.