The world's cushiest job could be about to open up for several summers students - boating about Bermuda and jotting down mooring positions.

The Department of Marine and Ports is planning to chart the position of moorings and log them on to a GPS system.

Marine and Ports could be looking for summer help with the project which starts in April and involves going out in a boat and logging coordinates.

Acting Marine Services Officer for Moorings Kevin Hollis said those bearings would be attached to mooring licences which will help people relocate moorings moved in storms and also stop people sneakily moving moorings to a better spot.

He said: "After Fabian hundreds of moorings got dragged all over the place.

"This will be a useful little tool as we don't really have any information anybody can use. At the moment is all on paper charts."

The moorings will not have GPS locators but the position where they are found by Marine and Ports staff - or their summer students - will be logged on a computer for easy reference.

Mr. Hollis said: "It would be a great job for a couple of college kids in the summer."

He said Bermuda had about 5,200 moorings and people are being reminded they must mark all bow and stern moorings with a green 2005 mooring decal on the buoy. Moorings which don't require a buoy must still sport visible decal.

Moorings which don't have markings can be removed while moorings with a boat attached but no decal can lead to the boat owner facing prosecution.