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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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