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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 “Captain's Assistant”

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.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
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.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
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.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
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.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
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.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
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.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Participate in shore patrols.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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