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Job Description

Stand watch to look for obstructions in path of vessel, measure water depth, turn wheel on bridge, or use emergency equipment as directed by captain, mate, or pilot. Break out, rig, overhaul, and store cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, and running gear. Perform a variety of maintenance tasks to preserve the painted surface of the ship and to maintain line and ship equipment. Must hold government-issued certification and tankerman certification when working aboard liquid-carrying vessels. Includes able seamen and ordinary seamen.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-5011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,170.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
Currently, there are 32,530 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Sailors and Marine Oilers”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Barge Hand”

Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Participate in shore patrols.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Stand watch in ships' bows or bridge wings to look for obstructions in a ship's path or to locate navigational aids, such as buoys or lighthouses.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.

Related Technology & Tools

Electric deck cranes
Life rings
Synthetic mooring ropes
Pyrotechnic distress signals
Centrifugal cargo pumps
Hand punches
Respirators
Ship alarm systems
Cargo hooks
Mooring cables
Ratchet sets
Safety glasses
Lifting spreaders
Sounding tapes
Desktop computers
Pilot ladders
Chain cargo falls
Hydraulic mooring winches
Emergency position-indicating radio beacons
Bolt cutters
Bridge telephones
Electric windlasses
Portable fire extinguishers
Engine room alarm systems
Explosimeters
Hydraulic windlasses
Life jackets
Filter masks
Centrifugal ventilators
Steam winches
Liquid cargo transfer hoses
Safety helmets
Electric telegraphs
Oil dispensing cans
Lifeboat davits
Riding pawls
Workshop vises
Voice pipes
Bilge pumping systems
Ship anchor chocks
Wire splicers
Wire cutters
Grabbing cranes
Mechanical telegraphs
Fids
Forklifts
Hand capstans
Air chippers
Safety belts
Foam firefighting systems
Electric mooring winches
Crescent wrenches
Cargo derricks
Cargo booms
Magnetic compasses
Welders
Sharpening steels
Lifeboats
Claw hammers
Radar navigation systems
Pipe wrenches
Sewing needles
Tank level gauges
Signal flags
Sheave blocks
Fire hoses
Hydraulic deck cranes
Two way radios
Gear pumps
Emergency generators
Spanner wrenches
Locking jaw pliers
Portable gas detectors
Thermal protective aids TPA
Magnet hoists
Semaphores
Metal chisels
Grease dispensing guns
Hand windlasses
Anti-exposure coveralls
Container lift trucks
Gyrocompasses
Reciprocating pumps
Radio direction finders RDF
Carbon dioxide CO2 firefighting systems
Personal computers
Hydraulic capstans
Life buoys
Sounding rods
Mooring chains
Galvanized thimbles
Manual winches
Natural fiber mooring ropes
Safety lanyards
Blinker lights
Chipping hammers
Lifting slings

KNMI TurboWin
Kongsberg Maritime K-Log Deck Logbook
Microsoft Windows
Log book software
Microsoft Word
Computerized maintenance management system CMMS