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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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