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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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