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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 “Crew Member”

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.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
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.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
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.
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.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Participate in shore patrols.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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