NOC 74201: Water transport deck and engine room crew

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.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): no, TEER 4 does not count for Express Entry.
• Canadian Experience Class: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Trades Program: not one of the eligible trades.
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): no. No high-wage add-on, and a job offer in it earns no CRS points.

TEER 4: Occupations that usually need a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 74201 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws if you qualify through other experience.

Category lists checked on canada.ca on 2026-10-17. IRCC category-based selection

CRS points for work in NOC 74201

None. Work in TEER 4 and 5 occupations earns no Canadian work points in the CRS.

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

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.

For Express Entry your duties must match the lead statement and most of the main duties above.

Example job titles

• able seaman/woman (except armed forces)
• boatswain - water transport
• deckhand
• engine room crew member - ship
• helmsman/woman - water transport
• marine engine oiler
• marine engineering mechanic
• ship stoker
• ship tunnel operator

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education is required.
• On-the-job training is provided.

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