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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 “Handyman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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