DESL 291A - Alaska Marine Highway Oiler Internship

Students will be assigned to Alaska Marine Highway vessels and will work week-on and week-off that vessel to completion of the required 1440 hours for course. Start dates vary and most students work across semesters.

This unpaid internship fulfills the United States Coast Guard's large vessel engine room sea time requirement of 1440 hours needed prior to taking the USCG oiler examination and receiving a USCG merchant mariner's document (Z card) with an oiler endorsement. The student will work in the engine room onboard an Alaska Marine Highway ferry in Southeast Alaska.  

Prerequisite: Completion of the Marine Engine Room Preparation Certificate, a valid USCG wiper Z card, and instructor permission. Please contact Chuck Craig at (907) 796-6129 or chuck.craig@uas.alaska.edu for more information about this internship opportunity.