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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 Yeoman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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