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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 “Bosun”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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