Waterway Marker Inspector
General Description:
Assists Law Enforcement Division staff by performing annual inspections on Regulatory Waterway Marker Permit sites.
Specific Duties:
- Performs annual inspections of Regulatory Waterway Marker sites
- Utilizes GPS coordinates, maps, drawings and other information, to locate existing sites
- Takes GPS readings of existing sites to determine accuracy of placement and compliance
- Details findings on Department forms
- Contacts permit holders to update contact information and responsible party information
- Details results of updates on Department forms or in database
- Sends out correspondence to responsible parties to gain compliance with maintenance requirements for permit sites
- Assists Department in modernizing and standardizing current system
- Makes inspections of potential sites for new Regulatory Waterway Marker permits
- Makes recommendations to Region staff concerning placement of markers and new permit sites
Qualifications:
- Knowlegeable in use of GPS, mapping, navigation, latitude and longitude readings
- Able to operate watercraft appropriate to water location and size
- Skilled in the use of computers and able to learn and perform limited functions on Access database
- Availability in spring to early summer months
- Able to accurately keep records and make reports
- May be required/permitted to drive state vehicle or watercraft during the course of operations (Requires written authorization from CWF Program Coordinator)
- May be required to utilize volunteer’s privately owned watercraft to perform duties (Requires a signed Memorandum of Agreement prior to use and reimbursement)
Training:
- Orientation
- On the Job Training
- Advanced - as determined by responsibilities undertaken
