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“Buoy Tender” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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