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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Cadet”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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