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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 “Handyman”

Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
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.
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.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
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.
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.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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