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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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