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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 “Crew Member”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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