After the completion of your first contract, future contracts may be flexible in their duration. We encourage you to work multiple contracts. Working conditions aboard fishing vessels varies from boat to boat. Observers often work 12 hours per day or more and rarely sleep uninterrupted for eight hours. The weather in Alaska is ever-changing and extreme.
Winters are long, dark, cold, snowy and wet.
Spring and summer can bring wind and rain as well as some warm and sunny days. The vessels range in size from 60' up to 300' in length. Living onboard a vessel requires flexibility and an ability to get along with different types of people. Quarters are typically confined and you will usually share a cabin with 1 - 6 crew members. Facilities are shared, and are often used by both men and women.