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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 “Cabin Worker”

Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Participate in shore patrols.
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.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
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.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
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.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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