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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”

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.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
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.
Participate in shore patrols.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
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.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
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.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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