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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”.

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Tasks for “Barge Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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