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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 “Chief Engineer's Helper”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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