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Water transportation

Water Transportation Occupations

Merchant mariners spend extended periods at sea.
Entry, training, and educational requirements for most water transportation occupations are established and regulated by the U.S. Coast Guard, an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Increasing global trade and tourism will generate growth in water transportation occupations.

Water Transportation Workers, all other

Characters

On television

'Skipper' Jonas Grumby, Gilligan's Island
Gilligan, Gilligan's Island
Captain Merrill Stubing, The Love Boat

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