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The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

• MATE, FISH AND GAME VESSEL - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 6 months:

Exam Code(s):

3255

For MATE, FISH AND GAME VESSEL, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 6 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-03255

ONLINE APPLICATIONS VIA CAL CAREERS AND EMAILED APPLICATIONS ARE PREFERRED. Submit your completed EXAMINATION/EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION (STD. 678) along with any required educational documentation (if applicable) via email at examsubmission@wildlife.ca.gov

Please include the Exam Code and the Title of the Examination in the subject line of your email. The Examination/Employment Application (STD. 678) is available through your CalCareers Account or the internet at Examination and Employment Application.  Once your application has been received and minimum qualifications can be verified, you will be sent a link to the Training and Experience Questionnaire. If minimum qualifications cannot be verified, you will be asked to submit additional information prior to receiving the exam link. 

To ensure we receive your application, please send your application via certified mail to the mailing address indicated on the announcement. Completed applications and all required documents must be received to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining filing of an application. The State Examination Application (Form STD. 678) may be filed by mail at the address below

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

You may apply by mail to:

• Human Resources Branch
  Department of Fish and Wildlife
  Department of Fish and Wildlife
  P.O. Box 944209
  Sacramento, CA 94244
  

Indicate the Examination Code and Classification(s) on your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678).

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

Applications and any attached resumes require employment history information including "to" and "from" dates (month/day/year), time base, and if applicable, civil service class titles. Applications and any attached resumes received without this information MAY BE REJECTED because of incomplete information.

Either I

Two years of experience performing the duties of a Deckhand, Fish and Game Boat, on vessels at least 30 feet in length operated by the Department of Fish and Game.

Or II

Three years of commercial fishing experience on seagoing vessels at least 30 feet in length which shall have included extensive experience in handling, repairing and constructing specialized fishing gear and tow nets.

Or III

Three years of experience operating and maintaining a commercial or government vessel at least 30 feet in length.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications prior to receiving an examination link. If applicants do not meet the minimum qualifications for the examination, they will need to submit additional information before moving forward in the examination process. This process may take TWO business days. 

This examination consists of the following component(s):

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

Applicants will be sent a link through their Cal Careers account or by the email provided on your STD 678 application to complete the Fish and Game Assistant Chief Training and Experience Questionnaire. Applicants must take the exam within ten (10) business days after recieving the link to not get disqualified. 

This examination consists of a Training and Experience Questionnaire and is the sole component of the examination. To obtain a position on the eligible list, you must attain a minimum rating of 70%.

COMPETITORS WHO DO NOT COMPLETE THE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of:

1. Construction and use of various types of commercial fishing gear used on the Pacific Coast.

2. Construction, hanging, mending, and storage of nets of all types.

3. Principles of coastal navigation.

4. Seamanship, including the rigging, splicing, and tying of ropes and cables.

5. Rules of the road.

6. Principles of effective supervision and directing the work of others.

Ability to:

1. Identify, repair, and properly store nets of all types.

2. Direct the work of others.

3. Think and act quickly in emergencies.

4. Assist in non-enforcement patrol or marine research duties.

5. Cut, sew, bind, and maintain canvas.

6. Operate and maintain diesel and gasoline- powered boats up to 115 feet in length including auxiliary equipment.

7. Follow oral and written directions.

8. Row a boat.

9. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

A Departmental Open eligible list for the MATE, FISH AND GAME VESSEL Classification will be established for:

• Department of Fish and Wildlife

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

• Department of Fish and Wildlife

Questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Fish and Wildlife reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.