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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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