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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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