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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 “Deck Cadet”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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