Job Description:

• 1) Pulls ferryboat guided by overhead cable to transport passengers and freight across river: Signals passengers to board ferryboat and directs workers engaged in loading of freight.

• 2) Pays out rope on one side of ferryboat and pulls in rope on other side to propel ferryboat across river.

• 3) Inspects equipment, such as cables, ropes, pontoons, and railings and repairs or replaces defective equipment.