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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 “Float Tender”

Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
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.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
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.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Participate in shore patrols.
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.
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.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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