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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 “Deck Cadet”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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