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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 “Buoy Tender”

Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
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.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
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.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Participate in shore patrols.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
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.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
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.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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